Claude Memory Status

Check claude-memory Status

When to Use

• User asks if claude-memory is configured
• Before using search tools to confirm the index has data
• Troubleshooting empty search results
• After indexing to confirm it completed correctly

Workflow

1. Run status command to check ChromaDB commit count
2. Check if MCP server is configured in ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json
3. Check if post-commit hook is installed in the repo
4. Report findings and any gaps

Checklist

- [ ] ChromaDB has > 0 commits indexed
- [ ] claude-memory MCP server is in claude_desktop_config.json
- [ ] post-commit hook is installed and executable
- [ ] user-id matches between index and MCP server config

Commands

Check index size

source .venv/bin/activate
claude-memory status --repo-path /path/to/repo

Or via Python:

from claude_memory import ChromaCommitIndex
c = ChromaCommitIndex()
print(f"{c.count()} commits indexed")

Check MCP config

cat ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json | python3 -m json.tool | grep -A8 "claude-memory"

Check hook

ls -la /path/to/repo/.git/hooks/post-commit
cat /path/to/repo/.git/hooks/post-commit | head -5

Check Ollama is running (required for local mode)

curl -s http://localhost:11434/api/tags | python3 -c "import sys,json; print([m['name'] for m in json.load(sys.stdin).get('models',[])])"

Healthy Status Example

── claude-memory status ──────────────────────────
  Repo          : lokumcu
  Chroma docs   : 39
  Total commits : 42
  Coverage      : 93%

Common Issues