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Summary

Fixes #993.

  • Bug fix: post-tool-use and post-tool-failure now skip agentmemory's own MCP tools (memory_*, plus plumbing like ToolSearch) so recall/search calls are not written back into the observation store.
  • Config knobs: new env vars for capture filtering and limits:
    • AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_DENY — extra comma/whitespace-separated deny patterns (default deny includes memory_* and plumbing tools even when unset)
    • AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_ALLOW — if set, only listed tools are captured (overrides deny defaults)
    • AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_OUTPUT_MAX — per-observation output cap (default 8000)
    • AGENTMEMORY_PRE_COMPACT_BUDGET/agentmemory/context budget on /compact (default 1500; 0 disables injection)

Test plan

  • vitest run test/capture-filter.test.ts test/post-tool-use-capture.test.ts
  • memory_* MCP tool names are skipped by default (including mcp__agentmemory__* prefixed forms)
  • normal tools (Bash, Edit, etc.) still captured
  • hook integration test confirms no /observe POST for filtered tools

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added environment-configurable allow/deny filtering to control which tool events are recorded.
    • Added configurable maximum captured tool-output size with automatic truncation.
    • Added runtime control for the pre-compact context budget, including an option to disable it.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented excluded tool events from generating observation requests.
    • Ensured captured output respects the configured size limit.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for filtering, output limits, and pre-compact budget behavior.

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Adds environment-driven tool capture filtering, configurable output limits, and configurable pre-compact budgets. The TypeScript hooks and bundled plugin scripts use the new behavior. Unit and integration tests cover filtering and request behavior.

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Configurable Tool Capture Filter

Layer / File(s) Summary
Capture filter configuration
src/hooks/_capture-filter.ts
Adds tool-name normalization, wildcard matching, allow/deny lists, output-limit parsing, and pre-compact budget parsing.
TypeScript hook request controls
src/hooks/post-tool-use.ts, src/hooks/post-tool-failure.ts, src/hooks/pre-compact.ts
Skips disallowed captures, applies the configured output limit, and skips or configures context requests based on the pre-compact budget.
Bundled plugin script behavior
plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs, plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs, plugin/scripts/pre-compact.mjs
Adds equivalent filtering and configurable limits to the bundled scripts.
Filter and hook validation
test/capture-filter.test.ts, test/post-tool-use-capture.test.ts
Tests helper behavior and verifies filtered and normal tool observations through a spawned hook and local HTTP server.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 1a042

Captured observation output can exceed the configured maximum by the truncation marker length, modestly increasing stored payload size; the PR is otherwise mergeable with owner awareness and a bounded follow-up fix.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ToolHook
  participant CaptureFilter
  participant ObservationEndpoint
  ToolHook->>CaptureFilter: evaluate tool name and output limit
  CaptureFilter-->>ToolHook: capture decision and limit
  ToolHook->>ObservationEndpoint: POST observation when allowed
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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The PR also changes post-tool-failure and plugin script hooks, while issue #993 limits scope to post-tool-use and pre-compact hooks. Remove unrelated post-tool-failure and plugin script changes, or extend the linked issue scope to cover these hook variants.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 10.81% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the hook fix and the added capture configuration environment variables.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes prevent self-capture, preserve normal tool capture, add environment-based controls, and include tests for issue #993.
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In `@test/post-tool-use-capture.test.ts`:
- Around line 42-57: The observe assertions in the test are relying on fixed
sleeps after the fire-and-forget fetch from the hook script, which makes the
test flaky. Update the test setup around startServer and the observe call checks
to wait on an explicit server-side signal from the request handler, or use a
bounded polling helper, so the assertions do not depend on scheduler timing.
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  • plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs
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  • src/hooks/_capture-filter.ts
  • src/hooks/post-tool-failure.ts
  • src/hooks/post-tool-use.ts
  • src/hooks/pre-compact.ts
  • test/capture-filter.test.ts
  • test/post-tool-use-capture.test.ts

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joyjit added a commit to joyjit/agentmemory that referenced this pull request Jun 30, 2026
Address CodeRabbit review on rohitg00#994 — integration test now resolves when
the mock server receives /observe (or confirms none arrive after hook exit).
joyjit added 2 commits August 17, 2026 18:11
…env vars

Closes rohitg00#993.

post-tool-use and post-tool-failure now filter agentmemory's own MCP tools
(memory_*, ToolSearch, etc.) so recall/search calls are not written back
into the observation store. Adds AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_DENY/ALLOW,
AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_OUTPUT_MAX, and AGENTMEMORY_PRE_COMPACT_BUDGET.
Address CodeRabbit review on rohitg00#994 — integration test now resolves when
the mock server receives /observe (or confirms none arrive after hook exit).
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joyjit force-pushed the fix/hooks-capture-filter-993 branch from 09f7fdb to 1a04222 Compare August 18, 2026 01:12

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In `@plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs`:
- Line 123: Update the source truncation helper used by post-tool output so the
marker is included within the configured outputMax limit: reserve marker space
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tool_name: toolName,
tool_input: toolInput,
tool_output: truncate(cleanOutput, 8e3),
tool_output: truncate(cleanOutput, outputMax),

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Enforce AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_OUTPUT_MAX as an exact limit.

At Line 123, truncate() slices to outputMax and then appends a truncation marker. A truncated string exceeds the configured limit by 15 characters. Reserve marker space before slicing, including for very small limits. Update the source helper and regenerate this bundled script.

Proposed fix
- return value.slice(0, max) + "\n[...truncated]";
+ const suffix = "\n[...truncated]";
+ return max <= suffix.length
+   ? suffix.slice(0, max)
+   : value.slice(0, max - suffix.length) + suffix;
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In `@plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs` at line 123, Update the source truncation
helper used by post-tool output so the marker is included within the configured
outputMax limit: reserve marker space before slicing, including when outputMax
is smaller than the marker length, and preserve untruncated output behavior.
Regenerate the bundled post-tool-use script so its truncate call uses the
corrected helper.

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