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Memories land in the wrong project when no project is given #527
Description
What happens
learnover MCP orPOST /v1/learnhas no project field and uses the project of the server process's working directory (for exampleproject:tmp~<hash>when the server was started in/tmp).- The PreCompact hook uses its own working directory when the payload has no
cwd, and writes every payload without asession_idinto one sharedpre-compact-unknownmemory across projects. task --project "",briefing --project ""andimport --notes --project ""accept an empty project; a filesystem path is accepted as a task-state project.
Steps
- Start
memesh servefrom/tmp,POST /v1/learnwith an error and a fix: the lesson is taggedproject:tmp~<hash>. memesh task --project "" --goal g: stored under project"".
Expected
learn accepts a project like task_state does; hooks without a usable cwd or session_id skip and say why; empty or path-shaped projects are refused.
Activity
fix(project): one length limit for a project name, and clearer projec…
docs(project): say that learn, task_state and briefing accept no path…
fix(mcp): file and recall memories under the session's bound project
feat(hooks): name the session's project at SessionStart
fix(project): land exact project names (#558) on the current main
fix(project): one length limit for project reads, and a true learn ex…
merge main into the project-name branch (#558), keeping both changes
kevintseng commentedon Oct 5, 2026
Fixed by #558 (merged to main in a6f856c): learn takes a project on MCP, CLI and HTTP (required over HTTP), and project names are stored exactly as given.
fix(project): name the project a memory belongs to, and refuse to gue…