mempalace/hooks/mempal_save_hook.sh

#!/bin/bash
# MEMPALACE SAVE HOOK — Auto-save every N exchanges
#
# Claude Code "Stop" hook. After every assistant response:
# 1. Counts human messages in the session transcript
# 2. Every SAVE_INTERVAL messages, BLOCKS the AI from stopping
# 3. Returns a reason telling the AI to save structured diary + palace entries
# 4. AI does the save (topics, decisions, code, quotes → organized into palace)
# 5. Next Stop fires with stop_hook_active=true → lets AI stop normally
#
# The AI does the classification — it knows what wing/hall/closet to use
# because it has context about the conversation. No regex needed.
#
# === INSTALL ===
# Add to .claude/settings.local.json:
#
#   "hooks": {
#     "Stop": [{
#       "matcher": "*",
#       "hooks": [{
#         "type": "command",
#         "command": "/absolute/path/to/mempal_save_hook.sh",
#         "timeout": 30
#       }]
#     }]
#   }
#
# For Codex CLI, add to .codex/hooks.json:
#
#   "Stop": [{
#     "type": "command",
#     "command": "/absolute/path/to/mempal_save_hook.sh",
#     "timeout": 30
#   }]
#
# === HOW IT WORKS ===
#
# Claude Code sends JSON on stdin with these fields:
#   session_id       — unique session identifier
#   stop_hook_active — true if AI is already in a save cycle (prevents infinite loop)
#   transcript_path  — path to the JSONL transcript file
#
# When we block, Claude Code shows our "reason" to the AI as a system message.
# The AI then saves to memory, and when it tries to stop again,
# stop_hook_active=true so we let it through. No infinite loop.
#
# === MEMPALACE CLI ===
# This repo uses: mempalace mine <dir>
# or:            mempalace mine <dir> --mode convos
# Set MEMPAL_DIR below if you want the hook to auto-ingest after blocking.
# Leave blank to rely on the AI's own save instructions.
#
# === CONFIGURATION ===

SAVE_INTERVAL=15  # Save every N human messages (adjust to taste)
STATE_DIR="$HOME/.mempalace/hook_state"
mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR"

# Optional: set to the directory you want auto-ingested on each save trigger.
# Example: MEMPAL_DIR="$HOME/conversations"
# Leave empty to skip auto-ingest (AI handles saving via the block reason).
MEMPAL_DIR=""

# Read JSON input from stdin
INPUT=$(cat)

# Parse all fields in a single Python call (3x faster than separate invocations)
eval $(echo "$INPUT" | python3 -c "
import sys, json
data = json.load(sys.stdin)
sid = data.get('session_id', 'unknown')
sha = data.get('stop_hook_active', False)
tp = data.get('transcript_path', '')
# Shell-safe output — only allow alphanumeric, underscore, hyphen, slash, dot, tilde
import re
safe = lambda s: re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_/.\-~]', '', str(s))
print(f'SESSION_ID=\"{safe(sid)}\"')
print(f'STOP_HOOK_ACTIVE=\"{sha}\"')
print(f'TRANSCRIPT_PATH=\"{safe(tp)}\"')
" 2>/dev/null)

# Expand ~ in path
TRANSCRIPT_PATH="${TRANSCRIPT_PATH/#\~/$HOME}"

# If we're already in a save cycle, let the AI stop normally
# This is the infinite-loop prevention: block once → AI saves → tries to stop again → we let it through
if [ "$STOP_HOOK_ACTIVE" = "True" ] || [ "$STOP_HOOK_ACTIVE" = "true" ]; then
    echo "{}"
    exit 0
fi

# Count human messages in the JSONL transcript
# SECURITY: Pass transcript path as sys.argv to avoid shell injection via crafted paths
if [ -f "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH" ]; then
    EXCHANGE_COUNT=$(python3 - "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH" <<'PYEOF'
import json, sys
count = 0
with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
    for line in f:
        try:
            entry = json.loads(line)
            msg = entry.get('message', {})
            if isinstance(msg, dict) and msg.get('role') == 'user':
                content = msg.get('content', '')
                if isinstance(content, str) and '<command-message>' in content:
                    continue
                count += 1
        except:
            pass
print(count)
PYEOF
2>/dev/null)
else
    EXCHANGE_COUNT=0
fi

# Track last save point for this session
LAST_SAVE_FILE="$STATE_DIR/${SESSION_ID}_last_save"
LAST_SAVE=0
if [ -f "$LAST_SAVE_FILE" ]; then
    LAST_SAVE=$(cat "$LAST_SAVE_FILE")
fi

SINCE_LAST=$((EXCHANGE_COUNT - LAST_SAVE))

# Log for debugging (check ~/.mempalace/hook_state/hook.log)
echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Session $SESSION_ID: $EXCHANGE_COUNT exchanges, $SINCE_LAST since last save" >> "$STATE_DIR/hook.log"

# Time to save?
if [ "$SINCE_LAST" -ge "$SAVE_INTERVAL" ] && [ "$EXCHANGE_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
    # Update last save point
    echo "$EXCHANGE_COUNT" > "$LAST_SAVE_FILE"

    echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] TRIGGERING SAVE at exchange $EXCHANGE_COUNT" >> "$STATE_DIR/hook.log"

    # Optional: run mempalace ingest in background if MEMPAL_DIR is set
    if [ -n "$MEMPAL_DIR" ] && [ -d "$MEMPAL_DIR" ]; then
        SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
        REPO_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
        python3 -m mempalace mine "$MEMPAL_DIR" >> "$STATE_DIR/hook.log" 2>&1 &
    fi

    # Notify the AI that a checkpoint happened — but do NOT ask it to write
    # anything in chat. All filing happens in the background via the pipeline.
    # The old version asked the agent to write diary entries, add drawers, and
    # add KG triples in the chat window — that cost ~$1/session in retransmitted
    # tokens and cluttered the conversation.
    cat << 'HOOKJSON'
{
  "decision": "allow",
  "reason": "MemPalace auto-save checkpoint. Your conversation is being saved verbatim in the background — no action needed from you. Continue working."
}
HOOKJSON
else
    # Not time yet — let the AI stop normally
    echo "{}"
fi