fix: update Rust CLI for entities pagination API changes

* misc: performance improvements

* misc: performance improvements

* misc: performance improvements

.env.example

@@ -2,11 +2,23 @@
 # Copy this file to .env and fill in your values
 
 # LLM Configuration (Required)
+# Supported providers: openai, groq, ollama, gemini, anthropic, lmstudio
 HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=openai
 HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
 HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=o3-mini
 HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
 
+# Example: Anthropic Claude configuration
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=anthropic
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=claude-sonnet-4-20250514
+
+# Example: LM Studio local configuration (Qwen 2.5 32B recommended)
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=lmstudio
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=lmstudio
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL=http://localhost:1234/v1
+# HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=qwen2.5-32b-instruct
+
 # API Configuration (Optional)
 HINDSIGHT_API_HOST=0.0.0.0
 HINDSIGHT_API_PORT=8888

.githooks/pre-commit

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Pre-commit hook - runs all scripts in scripts/hooks/
+
+set -e
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+HOOKS_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/hooks"
+
+if [ ! -d "$HOOKS_DIR" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Running pre-commit hooks ==="
+echo ""
+
+# Run all executable scripts in hooks directory
+for hook in "$HOOKS_DIR"/*.sh; do
+    if [ -x "$hook" ]; then
+        echo "[hook] $(basename "$hook")"
+        (cd "$REPO_ROOT" && "$hook")
+    fi
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Pre-commit hooks completed ==="
+echo ""

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: Bug Report
+description: Report a bug or unexpected behavior
+labels: ["bug", "triage"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to report a bug! Please fill out the sections below.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Bug Description
+      description: A clear and concise description of the bug
+      placeholder: What happened?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduction
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to Reproduce
+      description: Steps to reproduce the behavior
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Configure '...'
+        2. Call '...'
+        3. See error
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected Behavior
+      description: What did you expect to happen?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: actual
+    attributes:
+      label: Actual Behavior
+      description: What actually happened?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: Version
+      description: What version are you using?
+      placeholder: e.g., 0.1.0 or commit hash
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: llm-provider
+    attributes:
+      label: LLM Provider
+      description: Which LLM provider are you using?
+      options:
+        - OpenAI
+        - Anthropic
+        - Gemini
+        - Groq
+        - Ollama
+        - LM Studio
+        - Other
+    validations:
+      required: false
+

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Questions & Help
+    url: https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/discussions/categories/q-a
+    about: Please ask questions and get help in Discussions instead of opening an issue.
+  - name: Ideas & Feedback
+    url: https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/discussions/categories/ideas
+    about: Share ideas or give feedback in Discussions.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: Feature Request
+description: Suggest a new feature or enhancement
+labels: ["enhancement", "triage"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for suggesting a feature! Please describe what you'd like to see added.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: use-case
+    attributes:
+      label: Use Case
+      description: Describe your specific use case. What are you building? What's your goal?
+      placeholder: |
+        I'm building an AI agent that needs to...
+        My application handles...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: Problem Statement
+      description: What problem are you facing? What's missing or difficult today?
+      placeholder: Currently I have to... which causes...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: benefit
+    attributes:
+      label: How This Feature Would Help
+      description: Explain how this feature would improve your workflow or solve your problem
+      placeholder: With this feature, I would be able to...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: solution
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed Solution
+      description: Describe your ideal solution (optional - we may have ideas too!)
+      placeholder: It would be great if Hindsight could...
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: Alternatives Considered
+      description: Have you considered any alternative solutions or workarounds?
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: priority
+    attributes:
+      label: Priority
+      description: How important is this feature to you?
+      options:
+        - Nice to have
+        - Important - affects my workflow
+        - Critical - blocking my use case
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional Context
+      description: Any other context, mockups, or examples?
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checklist
+    attributes:
+      label: Checklist
+      options:
+        - label: I would be willing to contribute this feature
+          required: false

.github/actions/setup-pg0/action.yml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Setup pg0'
-description: 'Install pg0 embedded PostgreSQL'
-
-runs:
-  using: 'composite'
-  steps:
-    - name: Install pg0
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vectorize-io/pg0/main/install.sh | bash
-        echo "$HOME/.pg0/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml

@@ -20,18 +20,17 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: hindsight-docs
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
           cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: hindsight-docs/package-lock.json
-      - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm run build
+          cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+      - run: npm ci --workspace=hindsight-docs
+      - run: uv run generate-llms-full
+      - run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-docs
       - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: hindsight-docs/build

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./hindsight
       run: uv build --out-dir dist
 
+    - name: Build hindsight-litellm
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-integrations/litellm
+      run: uv build --out-dir dist
+
+    - name: Build hindsight-embed
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-embed
+      run: uv build --out-dir dist
+
     # Publish in order (client and api first, then hindsight-all which depends on them)
     - name: Publish hindsight-client to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
@@ -57,6 +65,18 @@ jobs:
         packages-dir: ./hindsight/dist
         skip-existing: true
 
+    - name: Publish hindsight-litellm to PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+      with:
+        packages-dir: ./hindsight-integrations/litellm/dist
+        skip-existing: true
+
+    - name: Publish hindsight-embed to PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+      with:
+        packages-dir: ./hindsight-embed/dist
+        skip-existing: true
+
     # Upload artifacts for GitHub release
     - name: Upload artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -66,6 +86,8 @@ jobs:
           hindsight-clients/python/dist/*
           hindsight-api/dist/*
           hindsight/dist/*
+          hindsight-integrations/litellm/dist/*
+          hindsight-embed/dist/*
         retention-days: 1
 
   release-typescript-client:
@@ -80,18 +102,29 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '20'
         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      working-directory: ./hindsight-clients/typescript
-      run: npm ci
+      run: npm ci --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
 
     - name: Build
-      working-directory: ./hindsight-clients/typescript
-      run: npm run build
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
 
     - name: Publish to npm
       working-directory: ./hindsight-clients/typescript
-      run: npm publish --access public
+      run: |
+        set +e
+        OUTPUT=$(npm publish --access public 2>&1)
+        EXIT_CODE=$?
+        echo "$OUTPUT"
+        if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+          if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "cannot publish over"; then
+            echo "Package version already published, skipping..."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          exit $EXIT_CODE
+        fi
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -106,6 +139,65 @@ jobs:
         path: hindsight-clients/typescript/*.tgz
         retention-days: 1
 
+  release-control-plane:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: npm
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: '20'
+        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+
+    - name: Build TypeScript client (dependency)
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+
+    - name: Fix platform-specific native modules
+      run: |
+        # npm ci installs from lockfile which may have wrong platform binaries
+        # Delete hoisted native modules and reinstall for current platform
+        rm -rf node_modules/lightningcss node_modules/@tailwindcss
+        npm install lightningcss @tailwindcss/postcss @tailwindcss/node
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-control-plane
+
+    - name: Publish to npm
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-control-plane
+      run: |
+        set +e
+        OUTPUT=$(npm publish --access public 2>&1)
+        EXIT_CODE=$?
+        echo "$OUTPUT"
+        if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+          if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "cannot publish over"; then
+            echo "Package version already published, skipping..."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          exit $EXIT_CODE
+        fi
+      env:
+        NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Pack for GitHub release
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-control-plane
+      run: npm pack
+
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: control-plane
+        path: hindsight-control-plane/*.tgz
+        retention-days: 1
+
   release-rust-cli:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
@@ -170,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Free Disk Space
       uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
       with:
-        tool-cache: false
+        tool-cache: true
         android: true
         dotnet: true
         haskell: true
@@ -195,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
       id: get_version
       run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-    - name: Extract metadata
+    - name: Extract metadata for release tags
       id: meta
       uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
       with:
@@ -206,7 +298,29 @@ jobs:
           type=semver,pattern={{major}},value=${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
           type=raw,value=latest
 
-    - name: Build and push
+    # TODO: Re-enable smoke test when disk space issue is resolved
+    # # Step 1: Build for local testing (single platform, no push)
+    # # This creates an identical image to what will be released, just for one platform
+    # - name: Build image for testing
+    #   uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+    #   with:
+    #     context: .
+    #     file: docker/standalone/Dockerfile
+    #     target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+    #     push: false
+    #     load: true
+    #     tags: ${{ matrix.image_name }}:test
+    #     cache-from: type=gha
+    #     cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+
+    # # Step 2: Test the image before pushing anything
+    # - name: Smoke test - verify container starts
+    #   env:
+    #     GROQ_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+    #   run: ./scripts/docker-smoke-test.sh "${{ matrix.image_name }}:test" "${{ matrix.target }}"
+
+    # Build multi-platform and push to release tags
+    - name: Build and push release images
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
       with:
         context: .
@@ -252,7 +366,7 @@ jobs:
 
   create-github-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [release-python-packages, release-typescript-client, release-rust-cli, release-docker-images, release-helm-chart]
+    needs: [release-python-packages, release-typescript-client, release-control-plane, release-rust-cli, release-docker-images, release-helm-chart]
     permissions:
       contents: write
 
@@ -275,6 +389,12 @@ jobs:
         name: typescript-client
         path: ./artifacts/typescript-client
 
+    - name: Download Control Plane
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: control-plane
+        path: ./artifacts/control-plane
+
     - name: Download Rust CLI (Linux)
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
@@ -306,8 +426,12 @@ jobs:
         cp artifacts/python-packages/hindsight-clients/python/dist/* release-assets/ || true
         cp artifacts/python-packages/hindsight-api/dist/* release-assets/ || true
         cp artifacts/python-packages/hindsight/dist/* release-assets/ || true
+        cp artifacts/python-packages/hindsight-integrations/litellm/dist/* release-assets/ || true
+        cp artifacts/python-packages/hindsight-embed/dist/* release-assets/ || true
         # TypeScript client
         cp artifacts/typescript-client/*.tgz release-assets/ || true
+        # Control Plane
+        cp artifacts/control-plane/*.tgz release-assets/ || true
         # Rust CLI binaries
         cp artifacts/rust-cli-linux/hindsight-linux-amd64 release-assets/ || true
         cp artifacts/rust-cli-darwin-amd64/hindsight-darwin-amd64 release-assets/ || true
@@ -316,54 +440,11 @@ jobs:
         cp artifacts/helm-chart/*.tgz release-assets/ || true
         ls -la release-assets/
 
-    - name: Generate release notes
-      run: |
-        cat << 'EOF' > release-notes.md
-        ## Quick Start
-
-        ```bash
-        # Install the CLI
-        curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/refs/heads/main/hindsight-cli/install.sh | bash
-
-        # Start the server
-        docker run -p 8888:8888 -p 9999:9999 \
-          -e HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=openai \
-          -e HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY \
-          -e HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini \
-          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/hindsight:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
-        ```
-
-        ## Docker Images
-        - `ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/hindsight:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}` - Standalone (recommended)
-        - `ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/hindsight-api:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}` - API only
-        - `ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/hindsight-control-plane:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}` - Web UI only
-
-        ## CLI
-        ```bash
-        curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/refs/heads/main/hindsight-cli/install.sh | bash
-        ```
-
-        ## Python
-        ```bash
-        pip install hindsight-all  # or hindsight-api, hindsight-client
-        ```
-
-        ## TypeScript/JavaScript
-        ```bash
-        npm install @vectorize-io/hindsight-client
-        ```
-
-        ## Helm
-        ```bash
-        helm install hindsight oci://ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/charts/hindsight --version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
-        ```
-        EOF
-
     - name: Create GitHub Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
         files: release-assets/*
-        body_path: release-notes.md
+        generate_release_notes: true
         draft: false
         prerelease: false
       env:

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,131 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  build-python-packages:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: hindsight-all
+            path: hindsight
+          - name: hindsight-api
+            path: hindsight-api
+          - name: hindsight-client
+            path: hindsight-clients/python
+          - name: hindsight-embed
+            path: hindsight-embed
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Build ${{ matrix.name }}
+      working-directory: ./${{ matrix.path }}
+      run: uv build
+
+  build-api-python-versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Build hindsight-api
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: uv build
+
+  build-typescript-client:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: '20'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+
+    - name: Build TypeScript client
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+
+  build-control-plane:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: '20'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+
+    - name: Install SDK dependencies
+      run: npm ci --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+
+    - name: Build SDK
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+
+    # Install control plane deps and fix hoisted lightningcss binary
+    # lightningcss gets hoisted to root node_modules, so we need to reinstall it there
+    - name: Install Control Plane dependencies
+      run: |
+        npm install --workspace=hindsight-control-plane
+        rm -rf node_modules/lightningcss node_modules/@tailwindcss
+        npm install lightningcss @tailwindcss/postcss @tailwindcss/node
+
+    - name: Build Control Plane
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-control-plane
+
+    - name: Verify standalone build
+      run: |
+        test -f hindsight-control-plane/standalone/server.js || exit 1
+        test -d hindsight-control-plane/standalone/node_modules || exit 1
+        node hindsight-control-plane/bin/cli.js --help
+
+    - name: Smoke test - verify server starts
+      run: |
+        cd hindsight-control-plane
+        node bin/cli.js --port 9999 &
+        SERVER_PID=$!
+        sleep 5
+        if curl -sf http://localhost:9999 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "Server started successfully"
+          kill $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+          exit 0
+        else
+          echo "Server failed to respond"
+          kill $SERVER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -19,14 +144,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: '20'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      working-directory: ./hindsight-docs
-      run: npm ci
+      run: npm ci --workspace=hindsight-docs
 
     - name: Build docs
-      working-directory: ./hindsight-docs
-      run: npm run build
+      run: npm run build --workspace=hindsight-docs
 
   build-rust-cli:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -50,6 +175,90 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: hindsight-cli
       run: cargo build --release
 
+    - name: Upload CLI artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: hindsight-cli
+        path: hindsight-cli/target/release/hindsight
+        retention-days: 1
+
+  test-rust-cli:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-rust-cli
+    env:
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
+      HINDSIGHT_API_URL: http://localhost:8888
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Download CLI artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: hindsight-cli
+        path: /tmp/cli
+
+    - name: Make CLI executable
+      run: chmod +x /tmp/cli/hindsight
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+        prune-cache: false
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Build API
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: uv build
+
+    - name: Install API dependencies
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: uv sync --no-install-project --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+
+    - name: Create .env file
+      run: |
+        cat > .env << EOF
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER }}
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY }}
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL }}
+        EOF
+
+    - name: Start API server
+      run: |
+        ./scripts/dev/start-api.sh > /tmp/api-server.log 2>&1 &
+        echo "Waiting for API server to be ready..."
+        for i in {1..60}; do
+          if curl -sf http://localhost:8888/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "API server is ready after ${i}s"
+            break
+          fi
+          if [ $i -eq 60 ]; then
+            echo "API server failed to start after 60s"
+            cat /tmp/api-server.log
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          sleep 1
+        done
+
+    - name: Run CLI smoke test
+      run: |
+        HINDSIGHT_CLI=/tmp/cli/hindsight ./hindsight-cli/smoke-test.sh
+
+    - name: Show API server logs
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        echo "=== API Server Logs ==="
+        cat /tmp/api-server.log || echo "No API server log found"
+
   lint-helm-chart:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -82,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Free Disk Space
       uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
       with:
-        tool-cache: false
+        tool-cache: true
         android: true
         dotnet: true
         haskell: true
@@ -100,12 +309,24 @@ jobs:
         file: docker/standalone/Dockerfile
         target: ${{ matrix.target }}
         push: false
+        load: false
+
+    # TODO: Re-enable smoke test when disk space issue is resolved
+    # - name: Smoke test - verify container starts
+    #   env:
+    #     GROQ_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+    #   run: ./scripts/docker-smoke-test.sh "hindsight-${{ matrix.name }}:test" "${{ matrix.target }}"
 
   test-api:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
       HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      GROQ_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}
+      OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+      COHERE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.COHERE_API_KEY }}
+      HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
       HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       # Prefer CPU-only PyTorch in CI (but keep PyPI for everything else)
@@ -125,9 +346,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version-file: ".python-version"
 
-    - name: Install pg0
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-pg0
-
     - name: Build API
       working-directory: ./hindsight-api
       run: uv build
@@ -185,9 +403,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version-file: ".python-version"
 
-    - name: Install pg0
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-pg0
-
     - name: Build API
       working-directory: ./hindsight-api
       run: uv build
@@ -269,9 +484,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '20'
 
-    - name: Install pg0
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-pg0
-
     - name: Build API
       working-directory: ./hindsight-api
       run: uv build
@@ -360,9 +572,6 @@ jobs:
           hindsight-clients/rust/target
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-client-${{ hashFiles('hindsight-clients/rust/Cargo.lock') }}
 
-    - name: Install pg0
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-pg0
-
     - name: Build API
       working-directory: ./hindsight-api
       run: uv build
@@ -405,3 +614,347 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "=== API Server Logs ==="
         cat /tmp/api-server.log || echo "No API server log found"
+
+  test-integration:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
+      HINDSIGHT_API_URL: http://localhost:8888
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+        prune-cache: false
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Build API
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: uv build
+
+    - name: Install API dependencies
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: uv sync --no-install-project --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+
+    - name: Install integration test dependencies
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-integration-tests
+      run: uv sync
+
+    - name: Cache HuggingFace models
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/huggingface
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-huggingface-${{ hashFiles('hindsight-api/pyproject.toml') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-huggingface-
+
+    - name: Pre-download models
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: |
+        uv run python -c "
+        from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer, CrossEncoder
+        print('Downloading embedding model...')
+        SentenceTransformer('BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5')
+        print('Downloading cross-encoder model...')
+        CrossEncoder('cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2')
+        print('Models downloaded successfully')
+        "
+
+    - name: Create .env file
+      run: |
+        cat > .env << EOF
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER }}
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY }}
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL }}
+        EOF
+
+    - name: Start API server
+      run: |
+        ./scripts/dev/start-api.sh > /tmp/api-server.log 2>&1 &
+        echo "Waiting for API server to be ready..."
+        for i in {1..60}; do
+          if curl -sf http://localhost:8888/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "API server is ready after ${i}s"
+            break
+          fi
+          if [ $i -eq 60 ]; then
+            echo "API server failed to start after 60s"
+            cat /tmp/api-server.log
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          sleep 1
+        done
+
+    - name: Run integration tests
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-integration-tests
+      run: uv run pytest tests/ -v
+
+    - name: Show API server logs
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        echo "=== API Server Logs ==="
+        cat /tmp/api-server.log || echo "No API server log found"
+
+  test-litellm-integration:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+        prune-cache: false
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Build litellm integration
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-integrations/litellm
+      run: uv build
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-integrations/litellm
+      run: uv sync --extra dev
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-integrations/litellm
+      run: uv run pytest tests -v
+
+  test-embed:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      HINDSIGHT_EMBED_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
+      HINDSIGHT_EMBED_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      HINDSIGHT_EMBED_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
+      # Prefer CPU-only PyTorch in CI
+      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+        prune-cache: false
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-embed
+      run: uv sync --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+
+    - name: Cache HuggingFace models
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/huggingface
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-huggingface-embed-${{ hashFiles('hindsight-embed/pyproject.toml') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-huggingface-embed-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-huggingface-
+
+    - name: Run smoke test
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-embed
+      run: ./test.sh
+
+  test-doc-examples:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-rust-cli
+    env:
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: groq
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GROQ_API_KEY }}
+      HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: openai/gpt-oss-20b
+      HINDSIGHT_API_URL: http://localhost:8888
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Download CLI artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: hindsight-cli
+        path: /usr/local/bin
+
+    - name: Make CLI executable
+      run: chmod +x /usr/local/bin/hindsight
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+        prune-cache: false
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: '20'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+
+    - name: Build and install API
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-api
+      run: |
+        uv build
+        uv sync --no-install-project --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+
+    - name: Install Python client dependencies
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-clients/python
+      run: uv sync --extra test --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+
+    - name: Install TypeScript client
+      run: |
+        npm ci --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+        npm run build --workspace=hindsight-clients/typescript
+
+    - name: Create .env file
+      run: |
+        cat > .env << EOF
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER }}
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY }}
+        HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL=${{ env.HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL }}
+        EOF
+
+    - name: Start API server
+      run: |
+        ./scripts/dev/start-api.sh > /tmp/api-server.log 2>&1 &
+        echo "Waiting for API server to be ready..."
+        for i in {1..60}; do
+          if curl -sf http://localhost:8888/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "API server is ready after ${i}s"
+            break
+          fi
+          if [ $i -eq 60 ]; then
+            echo "API server failed to start after 60s"
+            cat /tmp/api-server.log
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          sleep 1
+        done
+
+    - name: Run Python doc examples
+      working-directory: ./hindsight-clients/python
+      run: |
+        for f in ../../hindsight-docs/examples/api/*.py; do
+          echo "Running $f..."
+          uv run python "$f"
+        done
+
+    - name: Run Node.js doc examples
+      run: |
+        for f in hindsight-docs/examples/api/*.mjs; do
+          echo "Running $f..."
+          node "$f"
+        done
+
+    - name: Configure CLI
+      run: hindsight configure --api-url http://localhost:8888
+
+    - name: Run CLI doc examples
+      run: |
+        for f in hindsight-docs/examples/api/*.sh; do
+          echo "Running $f..."
+          bash "$f"
+        done
+
+    - name: Show API server logs
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        echo "=== API Server Logs ==="
+        cat /tmp/api-server.log || echo "No API server log found"
+
+  verify-generated-files:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      UV_INDEX: pytorch=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version-file: ".python-version"
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: '20'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+
+    - name: Install Rust
+      uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+    - name: Cache cargo
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cargo/registry
+          ~/.cargo/git
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-gen-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Install Node dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+
+    - name: Install Python dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd hindsight-dev && uv sync --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+        cd ../hindsight-api && uv sync --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+        cd ../hindsight-embed && uv sync --index-strategy unsafe-best-match
+
+    - name: Run generate-openapi
+      run: ./scripts/generate-openapi.sh
+
+    - name: Run generate-clients
+      run: ./scripts/generate-clients.sh
+
+    - name: Run lint
+      run: ./scripts/hooks/lint.sh
+
+    - name: Verify no uncommitted changes
+      run: |
+        if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Error: Generated files are out of sync with committed files."
+          echo ""
+          echo "The following files have changed after running generation scripts:"
+          git status --porcelain
+          echo ""
+          echo "Please run the following commands locally and commit the changes:"
+          echo "  ./scripts/generate-openapi.sh"
+          echo "  ./scripts/generate-clients.sh"
+          echo "  ./scripts/hooks/lint.sh"
+          echo ""
+          git diff --stat
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "✓ All generated files are up to date"

.gitignore

@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@ build/
 dist/
 wheels/
 *.egg-info
-
+.mcp.json
+.osgrep
 # Virtual environments
 .venv
 
-# Environment variables
+# Node
+node_modules/
+
+# Environment variables and local config
 .env
+docker-compose.yml
+docker-compose.override.yml
 
 # IDE
 .idea/
@@ -21,6 +27,9 @@ wheels/
 # NLTK data (will be downloaded automatically)
 nltk_data/
 
+# Monitoring stack (Prometheus/Grafana binaries and data)
+.monitoring/
+
 # Large benchmark datasets (will be downloaded automatically)
 **/longmemeval_s_cleaned.json
 
@@ -29,8 +38,15 @@ logs/
 
 .DS_Store
 
+# Generated docs files
+hindsight-docs/static/llms-full.txt
+
 
 hindsight-dev/benchmarks/locomo/results/
 hindsight-dev/benchmarks/longmemeval/results/
 hindsight-cli/target
-hindsight-clients/rust/target
+hindsight-clients/rust/target
+.claude
+whats-next.md
+TASK.md
+CHANGELOG.md

AGENTS.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This document captures architectural decisions and coding conventions for the Hi
 hindsight/              # Python package for embedded usage
 hindsight-api/          # FastAPI server (core memory engine)
 hindsight-cli/          # Rust CLI client
+hindsight-embed/        # Embedded CLI (no server needed)
 hindsight-control-plane/ # Next.js admin UI
 hindsight-docs/         # Docusaurus documentation site
 hindsight-dev/          # Development tools and benchmarks
@@ -148,4 +149,5 @@ Note: The maintained wrapper `hindsight_client.py` and `README.md` are preserved
 
 # Branding
 ## Colors
-- Primary: gradient from #0074d9 to #009296  
+- Primary: gradient from #0074d9 to #009296
+

CLAUDE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+Hindsight is an agent memory system that provides long-term memory for AI agents using biomimetic data structures. Memories are organized as:
+- **World facts**: General knowledge ("The sky is blue")
+- **Experience facts**: Personal experiences ("I visited Paris in 2023")
+- **Opinion facts**: Beliefs with confidence scores ("Paris is beautiful" - 0.9 confidence)
+- **Observations**: Complex mental models derived from reflection
+
+## Development Commands
+
+### API Server (Python/FastAPI)
+```bash
+# Start API server (loads .env automatically)
+./scripts/dev/start-api.sh
+
+# Run all tests (parallelized with pytest-xdist)
+cd hindsight-api && uv run pytest tests/
+
+# Run specific test file
+cd hindsight-api && uv run pytest tests/test_http_api_integration.py -v
+
+# Run single test function
+cd hindsight-api && uv run pytest tests/test_retain.py::test_retain_simple -v
+
+# Lint and format
+cd hindsight-api && uv run ruff check .
+cd hindsight-api && uv run ruff format .
+
+# Type checking (uses ty - extremely fast type checker from Astral)
+cd hindsight-api && uv run ty check hindsight_api/
+```
+
+### Control Plane (Next.js)
+```bash
+./scripts/dev/start-control-plane.sh
+# Or manually:
+cd hindsight-control-plane && npm run dev
+```
+
+### Documentation Site (Docusaurus)
+```bash
+./scripts/dev/start-docs.sh
+```
+
+### Generating Clients/OpenAPI
+```bash
+# Regenerate OpenAPI spec after API changes (REQUIRED after changing endpoints)
+./scripts/generate-openapi.sh
+
+# Regenerate all client SDKs (Python, TypeScript, Rust)
+./scripts/generate-clients.sh
+```
+
+### Benchmarks
+```bash
+./scripts/benchmarks/run-longmemeval.sh
+./scripts/benchmarks/run-locomo.sh
+./scripts/benchmarks/start-visualizer.sh  # View results at localhost:8001
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Monorepo Structure
+- **hindsight-api/**: Core FastAPI server with memory engine (Python, uv)
+- **hindsight/**: Embedded Python bundle (hindsight-all package)
+- **hindsight-control-plane/**: Admin UI (Next.js, npm)
+- **hindsight-cli/**: CLI tool (Rust, cargo, uses progenitor for API client)
+- **hindsight-clients/**: Generated SDK clients (Python, TypeScript, Rust)
+- **hindsight-docs/**: Docusaurus documentation site
+- **hindsight-integrations/**: Framework integrations (LiteLLM, OpenAI)
+- **hindsight-dev/**: Development tools and benchmarks
+
+### Core Engine (hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/)
+- `memory_engine.py`: Main orchestrator (~170KB) for retain/recall/reflect operations
+- `llm_wrapper.py`: LLM abstraction supporting OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, Ollama, LM Studio
+- `embeddings.py`: Embedding generation (local sentence-transformers or TEI)
+- `cross_encoder.py`: Reranking (local or TEI)
+- `entity_resolver.py`: Entity extraction and normalization
+- `query_analyzer.py`: Query intent analysis
+
+**retain/**: Memory ingestion pipeline
+- `orchestrator.py`: Coordinates the retain flow
+- `fact_extraction.py`: LLM-based fact extraction from content
+- `link_utils.py`: Entity link creation and management
+
+**search/**: Multi-strategy retrieval
+- `retrieval.py`: Main retrieval orchestrator
+- `graph_retrieval.py`: Entity/relationship graph traversal
+- `mpfp_retrieval.py`: Multi-Path Fact Propagation retrieval
+- `fusion.py`: Reciprocal rank fusion for combining results
+- `reranking.py`: Cross-encoder reranking
+
+### API Layer (hindsight-api/hindsight_api/api/)
+- `http.py`: FastAPI HTTP routers (~80KB) for all REST endpoints
+- `mcp.py`: Model Context Protocol server implementation
+
+Main operations:
+- **Retain**: Store memories, extracts facts/entities/relationships
+- **Recall**: Retrieve memories via 4 parallel strategies (semantic, BM25, graph, temporal) + reranking
+- **Reflect**: Deep analysis forming new opinions/observations (disposition-aware)
+
+### Database
+PostgreSQL with pgvector. Schema managed via Alembic migrations in `hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/`. Migrations run automatically on API startup.
+
+Key tables: `banks`, `memory_units`, `documents`, `entities`, `entity_links`
+
+## Key Conventions
+
+### Code Quality
+**Always run the lint script after making Python or TypeScript/Node changes:**
+```bash
+./scripts/hooks/lint.sh
+```
+This runs the same checks as the pre-commit hook (Ruff for Python, ESLint/Prettier for TypeScript).
+
+### Memory Banks
+- Each bank is an isolated memory store (like a "brain" for one user/agent)
+- Banks have dispositions (skepticism, literalism, empathy traits 1-5) affecting reflect
+- Banks can have background context
+- Bank isolation is strict - no cross-bank data leakage
+
+### API Design
+- All endpoints operate on a single bank per request
+- Multi-bank queries are client responsibility to orchestrate
+- Disposition traits only affect reflect, not recall
+
+### Python Style
+- Python 3.11+, type hints required
+- Async throughout (asyncpg, async FastAPI)
+- Pydantic models for request/response
+- Ruff for linting (line-length 120)
+- No Python files at project root - maintain clean directory structure
+
+### TypeScript Style
+- Next.js App Router for control plane
+- Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui components
+
+### Adding New API Configuration Flags
+
+When adding a new environment variable configuration:
+
+1. **config.py** (`hindsight-api/hindsight_api/config.py`):
+   - Add `ENV_*` constant for the environment variable name
+   - Add `DEFAULT_*` constant for the default value
+   - Add field to `HindsightConfig` dataclass
+   - Add initialization in `from_env()` method
+
+2. **main.py** (`hindsight-api/hindsight_api/main.py`):
+   - Add field to the manual `HindsightConfig()` constructor call (search for "CLI override")
+
+3. **Use the config** in code:
+   ```python
+   from ...config import get_config
+   config = get_config()
+   value = config.your_new_field
+   ```
+
+4. **Documentation** (`hindsight-docs/docs/developer/configuration.md`):
+   - Add to appropriate section table with Variable, Description, Default
+
+## Environment Setup
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit .env with LLM API key
+
+# Python deps
+uv sync --directory hindsight-api/
+
+# Node deps (uses npm workspaces)
+npm install
+```
+
+Required env vars:
+- `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER`: openai, anthropic, gemini, groq, ollama, lmstudio
+- `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY`: Your API key
+- `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL`: Model name (e.g., o3-mini, claude-sonnet-4-20250514)
+
+Optional (uses local models by default):
+- `HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER`: local (default) or tei
+- `HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_PROVIDER`: local (default) or tei
+- `HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL`: External PostgreSQL (uses embedded pg0 by default)

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -5,13 +5,23 @@ Thanks for your interest in contributing to Hindsight!
 ## Getting Started
 
 1. Fork and clone the repository
-2. Install dependencies:
    ```bash
-   cd hindsight-api && uv sync
+   git clone [email protected]:vectorize-io/hindsight.git
+   cd hindsight
    ```
-3. Set up your environment:
+2. Set up your environment:
    ```bash
-   export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-key
+   cp .env.example .env
+   ```
+   Edit the .env to add LLM API key and config as required
+
+3. Install dependencies:
+   ```bash
+   # Python dependencies
+   uv sync --directory hindsight-api/
+
+   # Node dependencies (uses npm workspaces)
+   npm install
    ```
 
 ## Development
@@ -41,7 +51,36 @@ cd hindsight-api
 uv run pytest tests/
 ```
 
-### Code style
+### Code Style
+
+We use [Ruff](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/) for Python linting and formatting, and ESLint/Prettier for TypeScript.
+
+#### Setting up git hooks (recommended)
+
+Set up git hooks to automatically lint and format code before each commit:
+
+```bash
+./scripts/setup-hooks.sh
+```
+
+This configures git to use the hooks in `.githooks/`, which run all scripts in `scripts/hooks/` on commit. The lint hook runs in parallel:
+- **Python**: `ruff check --fix`, `ruff format`, `ty check`
+- **TypeScript**: `eslint --fix`, `prettier`
+
+#### Manual linting and formatting
+
+```bash
+# Run all lints (same as pre-commit)
+./scripts/hooks/lint.sh
+
+# Or run individually for Python:
+cd hindsight-api
+uv run ruff check --fix .   # Lint and auto-fix
+uv run ruff format .        # Format code
+uv run ty check hindsight_api  # Type check
+```
+
+#### Style guidelines
 
 - Use Python type hints
 - Follow existing code patterns

README.md

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <div align="center">
 
-![Hindsight Banner](./hindsight-docs/static/img/banner.webp)
+![Hindsight Banner](./hindsight-docs/static/img/banner.svg)
 
-[Documentation](https://vectorize-io.github.io/hindsight) • [Paper](#coming-soon) • [Examples](https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight-cookbook)
+[Documentation](https://hindsight.vectorize.io) • [Paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.12818) • [Cookbook](https://hindsight.vectorize.io/cookbook) • [Hindsight Cloud](https://vectorize.io/hindsight/cloud)
 
 [![CI](https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/actions/workflows/release.yml)
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-[![PyPI - hindsight-api](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/hindsight-api?label=hindsight-api)](https://pypi.org/project/hindsight-api/)
-[![PyPI - hindsight-client](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/hindsight-client?label=hindsight-client)](https://pypi.org/project/hindsight-client/)
-[![npm - @vectorize-io/hindsight-client](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@vectorize-io/hindsight-client)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vectorize-io/hindsight-client)
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+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/hindsight-api?label=PyPI)
+![NPM Downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/%40vectorize-io%2Fhindsight-client?logoColor=orange&label=NPM&color=blue&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npmjs.com%2Fpackage%2F%40vectorize-io%2Fhindsight-client)
 
 
 </div>
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@
 
 ## What is Hindsight?
 
-Hindsight is an agent memory system built to create smarter agents that learn over time. It eliminates the shortcomings of alternative techniques such as RAG and knowledge graph.
+Hindsight™ is an agent memory system built to create smarter agents that learn over time. It eliminates the shortcomings of alternative techniques such as RAG and knowledge graph and delivers state-of-the-art performance on long term memory tasks.
 
 Hindsight addresses common challenges that have frustrated AI engineers building agents to automate tasks and assist users with conversational interfaces. Many of these challenges stem directly from a lack of memory.
 
@@ -26,27 +25,48 @@ Hindsight addresses common challenges that have frustrated AI engineers building
 - **Hallucinations:** Long term memory can be seeded with external knowledge to ground agent behavior in reliable sources to augment training data.
 - **Cognitive Overload:** As workflows get complex, retrievals, tool calls, user messages and agent responses can grow to fill the context window leading to context rot. Short term memory optimization allows agents to reduce tokens and focus context by removing irrelevant details.
 
-## How Hindsight Works
+## How is Hindsight Different From Other Memory Systems?
 
 ![Overview](./hindsight-docs/static/img/hindsight-overview.webp)
 
-Hindsight organizes memory into four networks to mimic the way human memory works:
+Most agent memory implementation rely on basic vector search or sometimes use a knowledge graph. Hindsight uses biomimetic data structures to organize agent memories in a way that is more like how human memory works:
 
 - **World:** Facts about the world ("The stove gets hot")
 - **Experiences:** Agent's own experiences ("I touched the stove and it really hurt")
 - **Opinion:** Beliefs with confidence scores ("I shouldn't touch the stove again" - .99 confidence)
 - **Observation:** Complex mental models derived by reflecting on facts and experiences ("Curling irons, ovens, and fire are also hot. I shouldn't touch those either.")
 
+Memories in Hindsight are stored in banks (i.e. memory banks). When memories are added to Hindsight, they are pushed into either the world facts or experiences memory pathway. They are then represented as a combination of entities, relationships, and time series with sparse/dense vector representations to aid in later recall.
+
 Hindsight provides three simple methods to interact with the system:
 
 - **Retain:** Provide information to Hindsight that you want it to remember
 - **Recall:** Retrieve memories from Hindsight
 - **Reflect:** Reflect on memories and experiences to generate new observations and insights from existing memories.
 
-Memories in Hindsight are stored in banks (e.g. memory banks). When memories are retained, they are transformed to construct a series of search indexes, time series data, and entity/relationship graphs.
+### Agent Memory That Learns
+
+A key goal of Hindsight is to build agent memory that enables agents to learn and improve over time. This is the role of the `reflect` operation which provides the agent to form broader opinions and observations over time.
+
+For example, imagine a product support agent that is helping a user troubleshoot a problem. It uses a `search-documentation` tool it found on an MCP server. Later in the conversation, the agent discovers that the documentation returned from the tool wasn't for the product the user was asking about. The agent now has an experience in its memory bank. And just like humans, we want that agent to learn from its experience.
+
+As the agent gains more experiences, `reflect` allows the agent to form observations about what worked, what didn't, and what to do differently the next time it encounters a similar task.
 
 ---
 
+## Memory Performance & Accuracy
+
+Hindsight has achieved state-of-the-art performance on the LongMemEval benchmark, widely used to assess memory system performance across a variety of conversational
+AI scenarios. The current reported performance of Hindsight and other agent memory solutions as of December 2025 is shown here:
+
+![Overview](./hindsight-docs/static/img/hindsight-bench.jpg)
+
+The benchmark performance data for Hindsight and GPT-4o (full context) have been reproduced by research collaborators at the Virginia Tech [Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics](https://sanghani.cs.vt.edu/) and The Washington Post. Other scores are self-reported by software vendors.
+
+A thorough examination of the techniques implemented in Hindsight and detailed breakdowns of benchmark performance are [available on arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.12818). This research is currently being prepared for conference submission and the wider peer review process.
+
+The benchmark results from this research can be inspected in our [visual benchmark explorer](https://hindsight-benchmarks.vercel.app). As additional improvements are made to Hindsight, new benchmark data will be available for review using this same tool.
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ### Docker (recommended)
@@ -61,6 +81,8 @@ docker run --rm -it --pull always -p 8888:8888 -p 9999:9999 \
   ghcr.io/vectorize-io/hindsight:latest
 ```
 
+You can modify the LLM provider by setting `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER`. Valid options are `openai`, `anthropic`, `gemini`, `groq`, `ollama`, and `lmstudio`. The documentation provides more details on [supported models](https://hindsight.vectorize.io/developer/models).
+
 API: http://localhost:8888  
 UI: http://localhost:9999
 
@@ -223,6 +245,10 @@ client.reflect(bank_id="my-bank", query="What should I know about Alice?")
 - [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/hindsight-space/shared_invite/zt-3klo21kua-VUCC_zHP5rIcXFB1_5yw6A)
 - [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/vectorize-io/hindsight/issues)
 
+---
+## Star History
+
+[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=vectorize-io/hindsight&type=date&legend=top-left)](https://www.star-history.com/#vectorize-io/hindsight&type=date&legend=top-left)
 ---
 
 ## Contributing

docker/standalone/Dockerfile

@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@
 # Supports building API-only, Control Plane-only, or both
 #
 # Build args:
-#   INCLUDE_API=true/false  - Include API (default: true)
-#   INCLUDE_CP=true/false   - Include Control Plane (default: true)
+#   INCLUDE_API=true/false         - Include API (default: true)
+#   INCLUDE_CP=true/false          - Include Control Plane (default: true)
+#   INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=true/false - Include local ML models for embeddings/reranking (default: true)
+#                                     Set to false when using external providers (TEI, OpenAI, Cohere)
+#   PRELOAD_ML_MODELS=true/false   - Pre-download ML models during build (default: true)
+#                                     Only effective when INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=true
 #
 # Examples:
-#   docker build -t hindsight .                                    # Both (standalone)
-#   docker build -t hindsight-api --build-arg INCLUDE_CP=false .   # API only
-#   docker build -t hindsight-cp --build-arg INCLUDE_API=false .   # Control Plane only
+#   docker build -t hindsight .                                          # Both (standalone)
+#   docker build -t hindsight-api --build-arg INCLUDE_CP=false .         # API only
+#   docker build -t hindsight-cp --build-arg INCLUDE_API=false .         # Control Plane only
+#   docker build -t hindsight --build-arg PRELOAD_ML_MODELS=false .      # Skip ML model preload
+#   docker build -t hindsight --build-arg INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=false .   # Skip local ML deps (for external providers)
 
 ARG INCLUDE_API=true
 ARG INCLUDE_CP=true
+ARG PRELOAD_ML_MODELS=true
+ARG INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=true
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Stage: API Builder
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@ ARG INCLUDE_CP=true
 FROM python:3.11-slim AS api-builder
 
 ARG INCLUDE_API
+ARG INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS
 RUN if [ "$INCLUDE_API" != "true" ]; then echo "Skipping API build" && exit 0; fi
 
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -37,6 +46,15 @@ COPY hindsight-api/README.md ./api/
 
 WORKDIR /app/api
 
+# Remove local ML model dependencies if INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=false
+# This creates a smaller image when using external providers (TEI, OpenAI, Cohere)
+RUN if [ "$INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS" != "true" ]; then \
+        echo "Removing local-models dependencies (sentence-transformers, torch, transformers)..." && \
+        sed -i '/"sentence-transformers/d' pyproject.toml && \
+        sed -i '/"transformers/d' pyproject.toml && \
+        sed -i '/"torch/d' pyproject.toml; \
+    fi
+
 # Sync dependencies (will create lock file if needed)
 RUN uv sync
 
@@ -54,13 +72,15 @@ FROM node:20-slim AS sdk-builder
 ARG INCLUDE_CP
 RUN if [ "$INCLUDE_CP" != "true" ]; then echo "Skipping SDK build" && exit 0; fi
 
-WORKDIR /app/sdk
+WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY hindsight-clients/typescript/package*.json ./
-RUN npm ci
+# Copy root package files for npm workspaces
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+COPY hindsight-clients/typescript/ ./hindsight-clients/typescript/
 
-COPY hindsight-clients/typescript/ ./
-RUN npm run build
+# Install and build SDK using workspace (--ignore-scripts skips git hooks setup)
+RUN npm ci --ignore-scripts -w @vectorize-io/hindsight-client
+RUN npm run build -w @vectorize-io/hindsight-client
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Stage: Control Plane Builder
@@ -70,30 +90,48 @@ FROM node:20-slim AS cp-builder
 ARG INCLUDE_CP
 RUN if [ "$INCLUDE_CP" != "true" ]; then echo "Skipping CP build" && exit 0; fi
 
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy built SDK
-COPY --from=sdk-builder /app/sdk /app/sdk
+# Create directory structure matching the monorepo layout
+# This is required because build:standalone script expects .next/standalone/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane
+WORKDIR /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane
 
 # Install Control Plane dependencies
 # Only copy package.json (not package-lock.json) to ensure npm installs
 # correct platform-specific native bindings for lightningcss/tailwindcss
 COPY hindsight-control-plane/package.json ./
+# Remove the file: dependency on SDK (we'll copy it directly later)
+RUN sed -i '/"@vectorize-io\/hindsight-client":/d' package.json
 RUN npm install
 
 # Copy Control Plane source (excluding node_modules via .dockerignore)
 COPY hindsight-control-plane/ ./
 # Remove package-lock.json to avoid conflicts with installed native bindings
-RUN rm -f package-lock.json
+# Also remove the file: dependency from package.json (restored by COPY above)
+RUN rm -f package-lock.json && sed -i '/"@vectorize-io\/hindsight-client":/d' package.json
 
-# Link SDK (temporary for build)
-RUN cd /app/sdk && npm link && cd /app && npm link @vectorize-io/hindsight-client
+# Copy built SDK directly into node_modules (more reliable than npm link in Docker)
+COPY --from=sdk-builder /app/hindsight-clients/typescript ./node_modules/@vectorize-io/hindsight-client
 
-# Build Control Plane
-RUN npm run build
+# Build Control Plane - run next build first, then custom standalone copy
+# (The build:standalone script expects a specific path structure that differs in Docker)
+RUN npm exec -- next build
 
-# Create public directory if it doesn't exist
-RUN mkdir -p public
+# Create standalone directory structure manually
+# Note: Must exclude node_modules from find to avoid wrong server.js from next/dist/experimental/testmode/
+# Note: Must explicitly copy .next since glob * doesn't match hidden directories
+RUN STANDALONE_ROOT=$(find .next/standalone -path '*/node_modules' -prune -o -name 'server.js' -print | head -1 | xargs dirname) && \
+    mkdir -p standalone && \
+    cp -r "$STANDALONE_ROOT"/* standalone/ && \
+    cp -r "$STANDALONE_ROOT"/.next standalone/.next && \
+    # Copy node_modules if separate from app dir (monorepo structure)
+    if [ -d ".next/standalone/node_modules" ] && [ "$STANDALONE_ROOT" != ".next/standalone" ]; then \
+      cp -r .next/standalone/node_modules standalone/node_modules; \
+    fi && \
+    cp -r .next/static standalone/.next/static && \
+    mkdir -p standalone/public && \
+    cp -r public/* standalone/public/ 2>/dev/null || true && \
+    # Verify required files exist
+    test -f standalone/server.js || (echo "ERROR: server.js missing!" && exit 1) && \
+    test -f standalone/.next/BUILD_ID || (echo "ERROR: BUILD_ID missing!" && exit 1)
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Stage: Final Image - API Only
@@ -102,18 +140,18 @@ FROM python:3.11-slim AS api-only
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install pg0 dependencies
+# Note: libicu version varies by Debian version - try common versions in order
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
+    procps \
     libxml2 \
     libssl3 \
     libgssapi-krb5-2 \
     libossp-uuid16 \
-    && apt-get install -y libicu72 || apt-get install -y libicu74 || apt-get install -y libicu* \
+    && (apt-get install -y libicu72 2>/dev/null || apt-get install -y libicu74 2>/dev/null || apt-get install -y libicu76 2>/dev/null || true) \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 
-# Create non-root user (PostgreSQL cannot run as root)
 RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash hindsight
 
 # Copy API with virtual environment from builder
@@ -123,56 +161,26 @@ COPY --from=api-builder /app/api /app/api
 COPY docker/standalone/start-all.sh /app/start-all.sh
 RUN chmod +x /app/start-all.sh
 
-# Create data directory for pg0 and set ownership
-RUN mkdir -p /app/data && chown -R hindsight:hindsight /app
+RUN chown -R hindsight:hindsight /app
 
-# Switch to non-root user
 USER hindsight
 
-# Set PATH for hindsight user
-ENV PATH="/home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin:/app/api/.venv/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV PATH="/app/api/.venv/bin:${PATH}"
 
-# Install pg0 binary
-RUN mkdir -p /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin && \
-    ARCH=$(uname -m) && \
-    if [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ] || [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then \
-        PG0_BINARY="pg0-linux-aarch64-gnu"; \
-    elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then \
-        PG0_BINARY="pg0-linux-x86_64-gnu"; \
-    else \
-        echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH" && exit 1; \
-    fi && \
-    echo "Installing pg0 binary: $PG0_BINARY" && \
-    for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do \
-        curl -fsSL -o /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 \
-            "https://github.com/vectorize-io/pg0/releases/latest/download/$PG0_BINARY" && \
-        chmod +x /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 && \
-        ls -lh /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 && \
-        file /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 && \
-        ldd /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 2>&1 || true && \
-        break || (echo "Retry $i failed, waiting..." && sleep 10); \
-    done && \
-    echo "Testing pg0 binary..." && \
-    /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 --version || (echo "pg0 --version failed with exit code $?"; ldd /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0; exit 1)
-
-# Pre-download PostgreSQL binaries
-ENV PG0_HOME=/home/hindsight/.pg0-cache
-RUN pg0 start --help && \
-    (pg0 start --name hindsight --port 5555 --username hindsight --password hindsight --database hindsight && \
-    sleep 2 && \
-    pg0 stop --name hindsight && \
-    echo "PostgreSQL pre-cached to $PG0_HOME") || echo "Pre-download skipped"
-
-ENV PG0_HOME=/home/hindsight/.pg0
-
-# Pre-download ML models to avoid runtime download
-RUN /app/api/.venv/bin/python -c "\
+# Pre-download ML models to avoid runtime download (conditional)
+# Only runs if both PRELOAD_ML_MODELS=true AND INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=true
+ARG PRELOAD_ML_MODELS
+ARG INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS
+RUN if [ "$PRELOAD_ML_MODELS" = "true" ] && [ "$INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS" = "true" ]; then \
+    /app/api/.venv/bin/python -c "\
 from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer, CrossEncoder; \
 print('Downloading embedding model...'); \
 SentenceTransformer('BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5'); \
 print('Downloading cross-encoder model...'); \
 CrossEncoder('cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2'); \
-print('Models cached successfully')"
+print('Models cached successfully')"; \
+    elif [ "$INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS" != "true" ]; then echo "Skipping ML model preload (local-models not included)"; \
+    else echo "Skipping ML model preload"; fi
 
 EXPOSE 8888
 
@@ -193,13 +201,13 @@ FROM node:20-alpine AS cp-only
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Copy built SDK
-COPY --from=sdk-builder /app/sdk /app/sdk
+COPY --from=sdk-builder /app/hindsight-clients/typescript /app/sdk
 
 # Copy Control Plane standalone build
 WORKDIR /app/control-plane
-COPY --from=cp-builder /app/.next/standalone ./
-COPY --from=cp-builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
-COPY --from=cp-builder /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=cp-builder /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane/standalone ./
+COPY --from=cp-builder /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane/.next/static ./.next/static
+COPY --from=cp-builder /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane/public ./public
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -226,33 +234,34 @@ FROM python:3.11-slim AS standalone
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install Node.js, curl, uv, and pg0 dependencies
+# Install Node.js, curl, uv, and system dependencies
+# Note: libicu version varies by Debian version - try common versions in order
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
+    procps \
     libxml2 \
     libssl3 \
     libgssapi-krb5-2 \
     libossp-uuid16 \
-    && apt-get install -y libicu72 || apt-get install -y libicu74 || apt-get install -y libicu* \
+    && (apt-get install -y libicu72 2>/dev/null || apt-get install -y libicu74 2>/dev/null || apt-get install -y libicu76 2>/dev/null || true) \
     && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
     && apt-get install -y nodejs \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 
-# Create non-root user (PostgreSQL cannot run as root)
 RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash hindsight
 
 # Copy API with virtual environment from builder
 COPY --from=api-builder /app/api /app/api
 
 # Copy built SDK
-COPY --from=sdk-builder /app/sdk /app/sdk
+COPY --from=sdk-builder /app/hindsight-clients/typescript /app/sdk
 
 # Copy Control Plane standalone build
 WORKDIR /app/control-plane
-COPY --from=cp-builder /app/.next/standalone ./
-COPY --from=cp-builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
-COPY --from=cp-builder /app/public ./public
+COPY --from=cp-builder /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane/standalone ./
+COPY --from=cp-builder /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane/.next/static ./.next/static
+COPY --from=cp-builder /app/memory-poc/hindsight-control-plane/public ./public
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -260,56 +269,26 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY docker/standalone/start-all.sh /app/start-all.sh
 RUN chmod +x /app/start-all.sh
 
-# Create data directory for pg0 and set ownership
-RUN mkdir -p /app/data && chown -R hindsight:hindsight /app
+RUN chown -R hindsight:hindsight /app
 
-# Switch to non-root user
 USER hindsight
 
-# Set PATH for hindsight user
-ENV PATH="/home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin:/app/api/.venv/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV PATH="/app/api/.venv/bin:${PATH}"
 
-# Install pg0 binary
-RUN mkdir -p /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin && \
-    ARCH=$(uname -m) && \
-    if [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ] || [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then \
-        PG0_BINARY="pg0-linux-aarch64-gnu"; \
-    elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then \
-        PG0_BINARY="pg0-linux-x86_64-gnu"; \
-    else \
-        echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH" && exit 1; \
-    fi && \
-    echo "Installing pg0 binary: $PG0_BINARY" && \
-    for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do \
-        curl -fsSL -o /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 \
-            "https://github.com/vectorize-io/pg0/releases/latest/download/$PG0_BINARY" && \
-        chmod +x /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 && \
-        ls -lh /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 && \
-        file /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 && \
-        ldd /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 2>&1 || true && \
-        break || (echo "Retry $i failed, waiting..." && sleep 10); \
-    done && \
-    echo "Testing pg0 binary..." && \
-    /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0 --version || (echo "pg0 --version failed with exit code $?"; ldd /home/hindsight/.hindsight/bin/pg0; exit 1)
-
-# Pre-download PostgreSQL binaries
-ENV PG0_HOME=/home/hindsight/.pg0-cache
-RUN pg0 start --help && \
-    (pg0 start --name hindsight --port 5555 --username hindsight --password hindsight --database hindsight && \
-    sleep 2 && \
-    pg0 stop --name hindsight && \
-    echo "PostgreSQL pre-cached to $PG0_HOME") || echo "Pre-download skipped"
-
-ENV PG0_HOME=/home/hindsight/.pg0
-
-# Pre-download ML models to avoid runtime download
-RUN /app/api/.venv/bin/python -c "\
+# Pre-download ML models to avoid runtime download (conditional)
+# Only runs if both PRELOAD_ML_MODELS=true AND INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=true
+ARG PRELOAD_ML_MODELS
+ARG INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS
+RUN if [ "$PRELOAD_ML_MODELS" = "true" ] && [ "$INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS" = "true" ]; then \
+    /app/api/.venv/bin/python -c "\
 from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer, CrossEncoder; \
 print('Downloading embedding model...'); \
 SentenceTransformer('BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5'); \
 print('Downloading cross-encoder model...'); \
 CrossEncoder('cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2'); \
-print('Models cached successfully')"
+print('Models cached successfully')"; \
+    elif [ "$INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS" != "true" ]; then echo "Skipping ML model preload (local-models not included)"; \
+    else echo "Skipping ML model preload"; fi
 
 EXPOSE 8888 9999
 

docker/standalone/start-all.sh

@@ -5,16 +5,70 @@ set -e
 ENABLE_API="${HINDSIGHT_ENABLE_API:-true}"
 ENABLE_CP="${HINDSIGHT_ENABLE_CP:-true}"
 
-# Copy pre-cached PostgreSQL data if runtime directory is empty (first run with volume)
-if [ "$ENABLE_API" = "true" ]; then
-    PG0_CACHE="/home/hindsight/.pg0-cache"
-    PG0_HOME="/home/hindsight/.pg0"
-    if [ -d "$PG0_CACHE" ] && [ "$(ls -A $PG0_CACHE 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-        if [ ! "$(ls -A $PG0_HOME 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-            echo "📦 Copying pre-cached PostgreSQL data..."
-            cp -r "$PG0_CACHE"/* "$PG0_HOME"/ 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
+# =============================================================================
+# Dependency waiting (opt-in via HINDSIGHT_WAIT_FOR_DEPS=true)
+#
+# Problem: When running with LM Studio, the LLM may take time to load models.
+# If Hindsight starts before LM Studio is ready, it fails on LLM verification.
+# This wait loop ensures dependencies are ready before starting.
+# =============================================================================
+if [ "${HINDSIGHT_WAIT_FOR_DEPS:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+    LLM_BASE_URL="${HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL:-http://host.docker.internal:1234/v1}"
+    MAX_RETRIES="${HINDSIGHT_RETRY_MAX:-0}"  # 0 = infinite
+    RETRY_INTERVAL="${HINDSIGHT_RETRY_INTERVAL:-10}"
+
+    # Check if external database is configured (skip check for embedded pg0)
+    SKIP_DB_CHECK=false
+    if [ -z "${HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL}" ]; then
+        SKIP_DB_CHECK=true
+    else
+        DB_CHECK_HOST=$(echo "$HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL" | sed -E 's|.*@([^:/]+):([0-9]+)/.*|\1 \2|')
     fi
+
+    check_db() {
+        if $SKIP_DB_CHECK; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+        if command -v pg_isready &> /dev/null; then
+            pg_isready -h $(echo $DB_CHECK_HOST | cut -d' ' -f1) -p $(echo $DB_CHECK_HOST | cut -d' ' -f2) &>/dev/null
+        else
+            python3 -c "import socket; s=socket.socket(); s.settimeout(5); exit(0 if s.connect_ex(('$(echo $DB_CHECK_HOST | cut -d' ' -f1)', $(echo $DB_CHECK_HOST | cut -d' ' -f2))) == 0 else 1)" 2>/dev/null
+        fi
+    }
+
+    check_llm() {
+        curl -sf "${LLM_BASE_URL}/models" --connect-timeout 5 &>/dev/null
+    }
+
+    echo "⏳ Waiting for dependencies to be ready..."
+    attempt=1
+
+    while true; do
+        db_ok=false
+        llm_ok=false
+
+        if check_db; then
+            db_ok=true
+        fi
+
+        if check_llm; then
+            llm_ok=true
+        fi
+
+        if $db_ok && $llm_ok; then
+            echo "✅ Dependencies ready!"
+            break
+        fi
+
+        if [ "$MAX_RETRIES" -ne 0 ] && [ "$attempt" -ge "$MAX_RETRIES" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Max retries ($MAX_RETRIES) reached. Dependencies not available."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "   Attempt $attempt: DB=$( $db_ok && echo 'ok' || echo 'waiting' ), LLM=$( $llm_ok && echo 'ok' || echo 'waiting' )"
+        sleep "$RETRY_INTERVAL"
+        ((attempt++))
+    done
 fi
 
 # Track PIDs for wait
@@ -23,7 +77,8 @@ PIDS=()
 # Start API if enabled
 if [ "$ENABLE_API" = "true" ]; then
     cd /app/api
-    hindsight-api 2>&1 | sed -u 's/^/[api] /' &
+    # Run API directly - Python's PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 handles output buffering
+    hindsight-api &
     API_PID=$!
     PIDS+=($API_PID)
 
@@ -42,7 +97,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$ENABLE_CP" = "true" ]; then
     echo "🎛️  Starting Control Plane..."
     cd /app/control-plane
-    PORT=9999 node server.js 2>&1 | grep -v -E "^[[:space:]]*(▲|✓|-|$)" | sed -u 's/^/[control-plane] /' &
+    PORT=9999 node server.js &
     CP_PID=$!
     PIDS+=($CP_PID)
 else

helm/hindsight/Chart.yaml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: hindsight
 description: Hindsight helm chart
 type: application
-version: 0.1.4
-appVersion: "0.1.4"
+version: 0.2.1
+appVersion: "0.2.1"
 keywords:
   - ai
   - memory

helm/hindsight/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -110,3 +110,14 @@ API URL for control plane
 {{- define "hindsight.apiUrl" -}}
 {{- printf "http://%s-api:%d" (include "hindsight.fullname" .) (.Values.api.service.port | int) }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Get the name of the secret to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "hindsight.secretName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.existingSecret }}
+{{- .Values.existingSecret }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-secret" (include "hindsight.fullname" .) }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}

helm/hindsight/templates/api-deployment.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
+        {{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
         checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
@@ -37,27 +39,36 @@ spec:
         - name: http
           containerPort: {{ .Values.api.service.targetPort }}
           protocol: TCP
+        {{- if .Values.existingSecret }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Values.existingSecret }}
+        {{- end }}
         env:
-        - name: HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL
-          value: {{ include "hindsight.databaseUrl" . | quote }}
+        {{- /* POSTGRES_PASSWORD must be defined before DATABASE_URL for $(VAR) interpolation */}}
         {{- if not .Values.postgresql.enabled }}
         - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" . }}-secret
+              name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" . }}
               key: postgres-password
         {{- end }}
+        - name: HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL
+          value: {{ include "hindsight.databaseUrl" . | quote }}
         {{- range $key, $value := .Values.api.env }}
         - name: {{ $key }}
           value: {{ $value | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- /* Only use api.secrets when not using existingSecret (for chart-managed secrets) */}}
+        {{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
         {{- range $key, $value := .Values.api.secrets }}
         - name: {{ $key }}
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" $ }}-secret
+              name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" $ }}
               key: {{ $key }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
         livenessProbe:
           {{- toYaml .Values.api.livenessProbe | nindent 10 }}
         readinessProbe:

helm/hindsight/templates/controlplane-deployment.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
+        {{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
         checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ spec:
         - name: http
           containerPort: {{ .Values.controlPlane.service.targetPort }}
           protocol: TCP
+        {{- if .Values.existingSecret }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Values.existingSecret }}
+        {{- end }}
         env:
         - name: HINDSIGHT_CP_DATAPLANE_API_URL
           value: {{ include "hindsight.apiUrl" . | quote }}
@@ -44,13 +51,16 @@ spec:
         - name: {{ $key }}
           value: {{ $value | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- /* Only use controlPlane.secrets when not using existingSecret (for chart-managed secrets) */}}
+        {{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
         {{- range $key, $value := .Values.controlPlane.secrets }}
         - name: {{ $key }}
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
-              name: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" $ }}-secret
+              name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" $ }}
               key: {{ $key }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
         livenessProbe:
           {{- toYaml .Values.controlPlane.livenessProbe | nindent 10 }}
         readinessProbe:

helm/hindsight/templates/secret.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+{{- if not .Values.existingSecret }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "hindsight.fullname" . }}-secret
+  name: {{ include "hindsight.secretName" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "hindsight.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 type: Opaque
@@ -15,3 +16,4 @@ data:
   {{- if and (not .Values.postgresql.enabled) .Values.postgresql.external.password }}
   postgres-password: {{ .Values.postgresql.external.password | b64enc | quote }}
   {{- end }}
+{{- end }}

helm/hindsight/values.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 # Chart version - use this to set a consistent image tag across all components
 version: "0.1.1"
 
+# Use an existing secret instead of creating one from values
+# When set, all keys from this secret are injected as environment variables via envFrom
+# Required keys:
+#   - postgres-password: PostgreSQL password (when postgresql.enabled=false)
+# Optional keys (any key becomes an env var):
+#   - HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: API key for LLM provider
+#   - Any other env vars you want to inject
+# existingSecret: "my-hindsight-secret"
+
 # Global settings
 replicaCount: 1
 

hindsight-api/README.md

@@ -1 +1,137 @@
-# Memory 
+# Hindsight API
+
+**Memory System for AI Agents** — Temporal + Semantic + Entity Memory Architecture using PostgreSQL with pgvector.
+
+Hindsight gives AI agents persistent memory that works like human memory: it stores facts, tracks entities and relationships, handles temporal reasoning ("what happened last spring?"), and forms opinions based on configurable disposition traits.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+pip install hindsight-api
+```
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Run the Server
+
+```bash
+# Set your LLM provider
+export HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=openai
+export HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=sk-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+
+# Start the server (uses embedded PostgreSQL by default)
+hindsight-api
+```
+
+The server starts at http://localhost:8888 with:
+- REST API for memory operations
+- MCP server at `/mcp` for tool-use integration
+
+### Use the Python API
+
+```python
+from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
+
+# Create and initialize the memory engine
+memory = MemoryEngine()
+await memory.initialize()
+
+# Create a memory bank for your agent
+bank = await memory.create_memory_bank(
+    name="my-assistant",
+    background="A helpful coding assistant"
+)
+
+# Store a memory
+await memory.retain(
+    memory_bank_id=bank.id,
+    content="The user prefers Python for data science projects"
+)
+
+# Recall memories
+results = await memory.recall(
+    memory_bank_id=bank.id,
+    query="What programming language does the user prefer?"
+)
+
+# Reflect with reasoning
+response = await memory.reflect(
+    memory_bank_id=bank.id,
+    query="Should I recommend Python or R for this ML project?"
+)
+```
+
+## CLI Options
+
+```bash
+hindsight-api --help
+
+# Common options
+hindsight-api --port 9000          # Custom port (default: 8888)
+hindsight-api --host 127.0.0.1     # Bind to localhost only
+hindsight-api --workers 4          # Multiple worker processes
+hindsight-api --log-level debug    # Verbose logging
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Configure via environment variables:
+
+| Variable | Description | Default |
+|----------|-------------|---------|
+| `HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL` | PostgreSQL connection string | `pg0` (embedded) |
+| `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER` | `openai`, `anthropic`, `gemini`, `groq`, `ollama`, `lmstudio` | `openai` |
+| `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY` | API key for LLM provider | - |
+| `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL` | Model name | `gpt-4o-mini` |
+| `HINDSIGHT_API_HOST` | Server bind address | `0.0.0.0` |
+| `HINDSIGHT_API_PORT` | Server port | `8888` |
+
+### Example with External PostgreSQL
+
+```bash
+export HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/hindsight
+export HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER=groq
+export HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=gsk_xxxxxxxxxxxx
+
+hindsight-api
+```
+
+## Docker
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -it -p 8888:8888 \
+  -e HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY \
+  -v $HOME/.hindsight-docker:/home/hindsight/.pg0 \
+  ghcr.io/vectorize-io/hindsight:latest
+```
+
+## MCP Server
+
+For local MCP integration without running the full API server:
+
+```bash
+hindsight-local-mcp
+```
+
+This runs a stdio-based MCP server that can be used directly with MCP-compatible clients.
+
+## Key Features
+
+- **Multi-Strategy Retrieval (TEMPR)** — Semantic, keyword, graph, and temporal search combined with RRF fusion
+- **Entity Graph** — Automatic entity extraction and relationship tracking
+- **Temporal Reasoning** — Native support for time-based queries
+- **Disposition Traits** — Configurable skepticism, literalism, and empathy influence opinion formation
+- **Three Memory Types** — World facts, bank actions, and formed opinions with confidence scores
+
+## Documentation
+
+Full documentation: [https://hindsight.vectorize.io](https://hindsight.vectorize.io)
+
+- [Installation Guide](https://hindsight.vectorize.io/developer/installation)
+- [Configuration Reference](https://hindsight.vectorize.io/developer/configuration)
+- [API Reference](https://hindsight.vectorize.io/api-reference)
+- [Python SDK](https://hindsight.vectorize.io/sdks/python)
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/__init__.py

@@ -3,26 +3,29 @@ Memory System for AI Agents.
 
 Temporal + Semantic Memory Architecture using PostgreSQL with pgvector.
 """
+
+from .config import HindsightConfig, get_config
+from .engine.cross_encoder import CrossEncoderModel, LocalSTCrossEncoder, RemoteTEICrossEncoder
+from .engine.embeddings import Embeddings, LocalSTEmbeddings, RemoteTEIEmbeddings
+from .engine.llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
 from .engine.memory_engine import MemoryEngine
 from .engine.search.trace import (
-    SearchTrace,
-    QueryInfo,
     EntryPoint,
-    NodeVisit,
-    WeightComponents,
     LinkInfo,
+    NodeVisit,
     PruningDecision,
-    SearchSummary,
+    QueryInfo,
     SearchPhaseMetrics,
+    SearchSummary,
+    SearchTrace,
+    WeightComponents,
 )
 from .engine.search.tracer import SearchTracer
-from .engine.embeddings import Embeddings, LocalSTEmbeddings, RemoteTEIEmbeddings
-from .engine.cross_encoder import CrossEncoderModel, LocalSTCrossEncoder, RemoteTEICrossEncoder
-from .engine.llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
-from .config import HindsightConfig, get_config
+from .models import RequestContext
 
 __all__ = [
     "MemoryEngine",
+    "RequestContext",
     "HindsightConfig",
     "get_config",
     "SearchTrace",

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/admin/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Admin CLI for Hindsight

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/admin/cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+"""
+Hindsight Admin CLI - backup and restore operations.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import io
+import json
+import logging
+import zipfile
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import asyncpg
+import typer
+
+from ..config import HindsightConfig
+from ..pg0 import parse_pg0_url, resolve_database_url
+
+
+def _fq_table(table: str, schema: str) -> str:
+    """Get fully-qualified table name with schema prefix."""
+    return f"{schema}.{table}"
+
+
+# Setup logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(message)s",
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+app = typer.Typer(name="hindsight-admin", help="Hindsight administrative commands")
+
+# Tables to backup/restore in dependency order
+# Import must happen in this order due to foreign key constraints
+BACKUP_TABLES = [
+    "banks",
+    "documents",
+    "entities",
+    "chunks",
+    "memory_units",
+    "unit_entities",
+    "entity_cooccurrences",
+    "memory_links",
+]
+
+MANIFEST_VERSION = "1"
+
+
+async def _backup(database_url: str, output_path: Path, schema: str = "public") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Backup all tables to a zip file using binary COPY protocol."""
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(database_url)
+    try:
+        tables: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        manifest: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "version": MANIFEST_VERSION,
+            "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+            "schema": schema,
+            "tables": tables,
+        }
+
+        # Use a transaction with REPEATABLE READ isolation to get a consistent
+        # snapshot across all tables. This prevents race conditions where
+        # entity_cooccurrences could reference entities created after the
+        # entities table was backed up.
+        async with conn.transaction(isolation="repeatable_read"):
+            with zipfile.ZipFile(output_path, "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
+                for i, table in enumerate(BACKUP_TABLES, 1):
+                    typer.echo(f"  [{i}/{len(BACKUP_TABLES)}] Backing up {table}...", nl=False)
+
+                    buffer = io.BytesIO()
+
+                    # Use binary COPY for exact type preservation
+                    # asyncpg requires schema_name as separate parameter
+                    await conn.copy_from_table(table, schema_name=schema, output=buffer, format="binary")
+
+                    data = buffer.getvalue()
+                    zf.writestr(f"{table}.bin", data)
+
+                    # Get row count for manifest
+                    qualified_table = _fq_table(table, schema)
+                    row_count = await conn.fetchval(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {qualified_table}")
+                    tables[table] = {
+                        "rows": row_count,
+                        "size_bytes": len(data),
+                    }
+
+                    typer.echo(f" {row_count} rows")
+
+                zf.writestr("manifest.json", json.dumps(manifest, indent=2))
+
+        return manifest
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+
+async def _restore(database_url: str, input_path: Path, schema: str = "public") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Restore all tables from a zip file using binary COPY protocol."""
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(database_url)
+    try:
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(input_path, "r") as zf:
+            # Read and validate manifest
+            manifest: dict[str, Any] = json.loads(zf.read("manifest.json"))
+            if manifest.get("version") != MANIFEST_VERSION:
+                raise ValueError(f"Unsupported backup version: {manifest.get('version')}")
+
+            # Use a transaction for atomic restore - either all tables are
+            # restored or none are, preventing partial/inconsistent state.
+            async with conn.transaction():
+                typer.echo("  Clearing existing data...")
+                # Truncate tables in reverse order (respects FK constraints)
+                for table in reversed(BACKUP_TABLES):
+                    qualified_table = _fq_table(table, schema)
+                    await conn.execute(f"TRUNCATE TABLE {qualified_table} CASCADE")
+
+                # Restore tables in forward order
+                for i, table in enumerate(BACKUP_TABLES, 1):
+                    filename = f"{table}.bin"
+                    if filename not in zf.namelist():
+                        typer.echo(f"  [{i}/{len(BACKUP_TABLES)}] {table}: skipped (not in backup)")
+                        continue
+
+                    expected_rows = manifest["tables"].get(table, {}).get("rows", "?")
+                    typer.echo(f"  [{i}/{len(BACKUP_TABLES)}] Restoring {table}... {expected_rows} rows")
+
+                    data = zf.read(filename)
+                    buffer = io.BytesIO(data)
+                    # asyncpg requires schema_name as separate parameter
+                    await conn.copy_to_table(table, schema_name=schema, source=buffer, format="binary")
+
+                # Refresh materialized view
+                typer.echo("  Refreshing materialized views...")
+                await conn.execute(f"REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW {_fq_table('memory_units_bm25', schema)}")
+
+        return manifest
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+
+async def _run_backup(db_url: str, output: Path, schema: str = "public") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Resolve database URL and run backup."""
+    is_pg0, instance_name, _ = parse_pg0_url(db_url)
+    if is_pg0:
+        typer.echo(f"Starting embedded PostgreSQL (instance: {instance_name})...")
+    resolved_url = await resolve_database_url(db_url)
+    return await _backup(resolved_url, output, schema)
+
+
+async def _run_restore(db_url: str, input_file: Path, schema: str = "public") -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Resolve database URL and run restore."""
+    is_pg0, instance_name, _ = parse_pg0_url(db_url)
+    if is_pg0:
+        typer.echo(f"Starting embedded PostgreSQL (instance: {instance_name})...")
+    resolved_url = await resolve_database_url(db_url)
+    return await _restore(resolved_url, input_file, schema)
+
+
+@app.command()
+def backup(
+    output: Path = typer.Argument(..., help="Output file path (.zip)"),
+    schema: str = typer.Option("public", "--schema", "-s", help="Database schema to backup"),
+):
+    """Backup the Hindsight database to a zip file."""
+    config = HindsightConfig.from_env()
+
+    if not config.database_url:
+        typer.echo("Error: Database URL not configured.", err=True)
+        typer.echo("Set HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL environment variable.", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    if output.suffix != ".zip":
+        output = output.with_suffix(".zip")
+
+    typer.echo(f"Backing up database (schema: {schema}) to {output}...")
+
+    manifest = asyncio.run(_run_backup(config.database_url, output, schema))
+
+    total_rows = sum(t["rows"] for t in manifest["tables"].values())
+    typer.echo(f"Backed up {total_rows} rows across {len(BACKUP_TABLES)} tables")
+    typer.echo(f"Backup saved to {output}")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def restore(
+    input_file: Path = typer.Argument(..., help="Input backup file (.zip)"),
+    schema: str = typer.Option("public", "--schema", "-s", help="Database schema to restore to"),
+    yes: bool = typer.Option(False, "--yes", "-y", help="Skip confirmation prompt"),
+):
+    """Restore the database from a backup file. WARNING: This deletes all existing data."""
+    config = HindsightConfig.from_env()
+
+    if not config.database_url:
+        typer.echo("Error: Database URL not configured.", err=True)
+        typer.echo("Set HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL environment variable.", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    if not input_file.exists():
+        typer.echo(f"Error: File not found: {input_file}", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    if not yes:
+        typer.confirm(
+            "This will DELETE all existing data and replace it with the backup. Continue?",
+            abort=True,
+        )
+
+    typer.echo(f"Restoring database (schema: {schema}) from {input_file}...")
+
+    manifest = asyncio.run(_run_restore(config.database_url, input_file, schema))
+
+    total_rows = sum(t["rows"] for t in manifest["tables"].values())
+    typer.echo(f"Restored {total_rows} rows across {len(BACKUP_TABLES)} tables")
+    typer.echo("Restore complete")
+
+
+async def _run_migration(db_url: str, schema: str = "public") -> None:
+    """Resolve database URL and run migrations."""
+    from ..migrations import run_migrations
+
+    is_pg0, instance_name, _ = parse_pg0_url(db_url)
+    if is_pg0:
+        typer.echo(f"Starting embedded PostgreSQL (instance: {instance_name})...")
+    resolved_url = await resolve_database_url(db_url)
+    run_migrations(resolved_url, schema=schema)
+
+
+@app.command(name="run-db-migration")
+def run_db_migration(
+    schema: str = typer.Option("public", "--schema", "-s", help="Database schema to run migrations on"),
+):
+    """Run database migrations to the latest version."""
+    config = HindsightConfig.from_env()
+
+    if not config.database_url:
+        typer.echo("Error: Database URL not configured.", err=True)
+        typer.echo("Set HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL environment variable.", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+    typer.echo(f"Running database migrations (schema: {schema})...")
+
+    asyncio.run(_run_migration(config.database_url, schema))
+
+    typer.echo("Database migrations completed successfully")
+
+
+def main():
+    app()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/env.py

@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 Alembic environment configuration for SQLAlchemy with pgvector.
 Uses synchronous psycopg2 driver for migrations to avoid pgbouncer issues.
 """
+
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from sqlalchemy import pool, engine_from_config
-from sqlalchemy.engine import Connection
-
 from alembic import context
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
 
 # Import your models here
 from hindsight_api.models import Base
 
+
 # Load environment variables based on HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL env var or default to local
 def load_env():
     """Load environment variables from .env"""
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ def load_env():
     if env_file.exists():
         load_dotenv(env_file)
 
+
 load_env()
 
 # this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ def run_migrations_online() -> None:
 
     get_database_url()  # Process and set the database URL in config
 
+    # Check if we're targeting a specific schema (for multi-tenant isolation)
+    target_schema = config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+
     connectable = engine_from_config(
         config.get_section(config.config_ini_section, {}),
         prefix="sqlalchemy.",
@@ -121,17 +124,34 @@ def run_migrations_online() -> None:
     def set_read_write_mode(dbapi_connection, connection_record):
         cursor = dbapi_connection.cursor()
         cursor.execute("SET SESSION CHARACTERISTICS AS TRANSACTION READ WRITE")
+        # If targeting a specific schema, set search_path
+        # Include public in search_path for access to shared extensions (pgvector)
+        if target_schema:
+            cursor.execute(f'CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "{target_schema}"')
+            cursor.execute(f'SET search_path TO "{target_schema}", public')
         cursor.close()
 
     with connectable.connect() as connection:
         # Also explicitly set read-write mode on this connection
         connection.execute(text("SET SESSION CHARACTERISTICS AS TRANSACTION READ WRITE"))
+
+        # If targeting a specific schema, set search_path
+        # Include public in search_path for access to shared extensions (pgvector)
+        if target_schema:
+            connection.execute(text(f'CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "{target_schema}"'))
+            connection.execute(text(f'SET search_path TO "{target_schema}", public'))
+
         connection.commit()  # Commit the SET command
 
-        context.configure(
-            connection=connection,
-            target_metadata=target_metadata
-        )
+        # Configure context with version_table_schema if using a specific schema
+        context_opts = {
+            "connection": connection,
+            "target_metadata": target_metadata,
+        }
+        if target_schema:
+            context_opts["version_table_schema"] = target_schema
+
+        context.configure(**context_opts)
 
         with context.begin_transaction():
             context.run_migrations()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/5a366d414dce_initial_schema.py

@@ -5,120 +5,150 @@ Revises:
 Create Date: 2025-11-27 11:54:19.228030
 
 """
-from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-from alembic import op
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
 import sqlalchemy as sa
-from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+from alembic import op
 from pgvector.sqlalchemy import Vector
-
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = '5a366d414dce'
-down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+revision: str = "5a366d414dce"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
     """Upgrade schema - create all tables from scratch."""
 
     # Enable required extensions
-    op.execute('CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector')
+    op.execute("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector")
 
     # Create banks table
     op.create_table(
-        'banks',
-        sa.Column('bank_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('name', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('personality', postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('background', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('created_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('updated_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('bank_id', name=op.f('pk_banks'))
+        "banks",
+        sa.Column("bank_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("name", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "personality",
+            postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column("background", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("created_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("bank_id", name=op.f("pk_banks")),
     )
 
     # Create documents table
     op.create_table(
-        'documents',
-        sa.Column('id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('bank_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('original_text', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('content_hash', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('metadata', postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('created_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('updated_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', 'bank_id', name=op.f('pk_documents'))
+        "documents",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("bank_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("original_text", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("content_hash", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "metadata", postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False
+        ),
+        sa.Column("created_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id", "bank_id", name=op.f("pk_documents")),
     )
-    op.create_index('idx_documents_bank_id', 'documents', ['bank_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_documents_content_hash', 'documents', ['content_hash'])
+    op.create_index("idx_documents_bank_id", "documents", ["bank_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_documents_content_hash", "documents", ["content_hash"])
 
     # Create async_operations table
     op.create_table(
-        'async_operations',
-        sa.Column('operation_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), server_default=sa.text('gen_random_uuid()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('bank_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('operation_type', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('status', sa.Text(), server_default='pending', nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('created_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('updated_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('completed_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('error_message', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('result_metadata', postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('operation_id', name=op.f('pk_async_operations')),
-        sa.CheckConstraint("status IN ('pending', 'processing', 'completed', 'failed')", name='async_operations_status_check')
+        "async_operations",
+        sa.Column(
+            "operation_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), server_default=sa.text("gen_random_uuid()"), nullable=False
+        ),
+        sa.Column("bank_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("operation_type", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("status", sa.Text(), server_default="pending", nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("completed_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("error_message", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "result_metadata",
+            postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()),
+            server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("operation_id", name=op.f("pk_async_operations")),
+        sa.CheckConstraint(
+            "status IN ('pending', 'processing', 'completed', 'failed')", name="async_operations_status_check"
+        ),
     )
-    op.create_index('idx_async_operations_bank_id', 'async_operations', ['bank_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_async_operations_status', 'async_operations', ['status'])
-    op.create_index('idx_async_operations_bank_status', 'async_operations', ['bank_id', 'status'])
+    op.create_index("idx_async_operations_bank_id", "async_operations", ["bank_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_async_operations_status", "async_operations", ["status"])
+    op.create_index("idx_async_operations_bank_status", "async_operations", ["bank_id", "status"])
 
     # Create entities table
     op.create_table(
-        'entities',
-        sa.Column('id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), server_default=sa.text('gen_random_uuid()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('canonical_name', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('bank_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('metadata', postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('first_seen', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('last_seen', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('mention_count', sa.Integer(), server_default='1', nullable=False),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_entities'))
+        "entities",
+        sa.Column("id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), server_default=sa.text("gen_random_uuid()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("canonical_name", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("bank_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column(
+            "metadata", postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False
+        ),
+        sa.Column("first_seen", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("last_seen", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("mention_count", sa.Integer(), server_default="1", nullable=False),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id", name=op.f("pk_entities")),
     )
-    op.create_index('idx_entities_bank_id', 'entities', ['bank_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_entities_canonical_name', 'entities', ['canonical_name'])
-    op.create_index('idx_entities_bank_name', 'entities', ['bank_id', 'canonical_name'])
+    op.create_index("idx_entities_bank_id", "entities", ["bank_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_entities_canonical_name", "entities", ["canonical_name"])
+    op.create_index("idx_entities_bank_name", "entities", ["bank_id", "canonical_name"])
     # Create unique index on (bank_id, LOWER(canonical_name)) for entity resolution
-    op.execute('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_entities_bank_lower_name ON entities (bank_id, LOWER(canonical_name))')
+    op.execute("CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_entities_bank_lower_name ON entities (bank_id, LOWER(canonical_name))")
 
     # Create memory_units table
     op.create_table(
-        'memory_units',
-        sa.Column('id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), server_default=sa.text('gen_random_uuid()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('bank_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('document_id', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('text', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('embedding', Vector(384), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('context', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('event_date', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('occurred_start', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('occurred_end', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('mentioned_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('fact_type', sa.Text(), server_default='world', nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('confidence_score', sa.Float(), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('access_count', sa.Integer(), server_default='0', nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('metadata', postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('created_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('updated_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['document_id', 'bank_id'], ['documents.id', 'documents.bank_id'], name='memory_units_document_fkey', ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_memory_units')),
-        sa.CheckConstraint("fact_type IN ('world', 'bank', 'opinion', 'observation')", name='memory_units_fact_type_check'),
-        sa.CheckConstraint("confidence_score IS NULL OR (confidence_score >= 0.0 AND confidence_score <= 1.0)", name='memory_units_confidence_range_check'),
+        "memory_units",
+        sa.Column("id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), server_default=sa.text("gen_random_uuid()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("bank_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("document_id", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("text", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("embedding", Vector(384), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("context", sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("event_date", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("occurred_start", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("occurred_end", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("mentioned_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("fact_type", sa.Text(), server_default="world", nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("confidence_score", sa.Float(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("access_count", sa.Integer(), server_default="0", nullable=False),
+        sa.Column(
+            "metadata", postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"), nullable=False
+        ),
+        sa.Column("created_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("updated_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["document_id", "bank_id"],
+            ["documents.id", "documents.bank_id"],
+            name="memory_units_document_fkey",
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("id", name=op.f("pk_memory_units")),
+        sa.CheckConstraint(
+            "fact_type IN ('world', 'bank', 'opinion', 'observation')", name="memory_units_fact_type_check"
+        ),
+        sa.CheckConstraint(
+            "confidence_score IS NULL OR (confidence_score >= 0.0 AND confidence_score <= 1.0)",
+            name="memory_units_confidence_range_check",
+        ),
         sa.CheckConstraint(
             "(fact_type = 'opinion' AND confidence_score IS NOT NULL) OR "
             "(fact_type = 'observation') OR "
             "(fact_type NOT IN ('opinion', 'observation') AND confidence_score IS NULL)",
-            name='confidence_score_fact_type_check'
-        )
+            name="confidence_score_fact_type_check",
+        ),
     )
 
     # Add search_vector column for full-text search
@@ -128,18 +158,41 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
         GENERATED ALWAYS AS (to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(text, '') || ' ' || COALESCE(context, ''))) STORED
     """)
 
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_bank_id', 'memory_units', ['bank_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_document_id', 'memory_units', ['document_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_event_date', 'memory_units', [sa.text('event_date DESC')])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_bank_date', 'memory_units', ['bank_id', sa.text('event_date DESC')])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_access_count', 'memory_units', [sa.text('access_count DESC')])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_fact_type', 'memory_units', ['fact_type'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type', 'memory_units', ['bank_id', 'fact_type'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_bank_type_date', 'memory_units', ['bank_id', 'fact_type', sa.text('event_date DESC')])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_opinion_confidence', 'memory_units', ['bank_id', sa.text('confidence_score DESC')], postgresql_where=sa.text("fact_type = 'opinion'"))
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_opinion_date', 'memory_units', ['bank_id', sa.text('event_date DESC')], postgresql_where=sa.text("fact_type = 'opinion'"))
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_observation_date', 'memory_units', ['bank_id', sa.text('event_date DESC')], postgresql_where=sa.text("fact_type = 'observation'"))
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_embedding', 'memory_units', ['embedding'], postgresql_using='hnsw', postgresql_ops={'embedding': 'vector_cosine_ops'})
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_bank_id", "memory_units", ["bank_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_document_id", "memory_units", ["document_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_event_date", "memory_units", [sa.text("event_date DESC")])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_bank_date", "memory_units", ["bank_id", sa.text("event_date DESC")])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_access_count", "memory_units", [sa.text("access_count DESC")])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_fact_type", "memory_units", ["fact_type"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type", "memory_units", ["bank_id", "fact_type"])
+    op.create_index(
+        "idx_memory_units_bank_type_date", "memory_units", ["bank_id", "fact_type", sa.text("event_date DESC")]
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "idx_memory_units_opinion_confidence",
+        "memory_units",
+        ["bank_id", sa.text("confidence_score DESC")],
+        postgresql_where=sa.text("fact_type = 'opinion'"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "idx_memory_units_opinion_date",
+        "memory_units",
+        ["bank_id", sa.text("event_date DESC")],
+        postgresql_where=sa.text("fact_type = 'opinion'"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "idx_memory_units_observation_date",
+        "memory_units",
+        ["bank_id", sa.text("event_date DESC")],
+        postgresql_where=sa.text("fact_type = 'observation'"),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "idx_memory_units_embedding",
+        "memory_units",
+        ["embedding"],
+        postgresql_using="hnsw",
+        postgresql_ops={"embedding": "vector_cosine_ops"},
+    )
 
     # Create BM25 full-text search index on search_vector
     op.execute("""
@@ -158,116 +211,149 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
         FROM memory_units
     """)
 
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_bm25_bank', 'memory_units_bm25', ['bank_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_bm25_text_vector', 'memory_units_bm25', ['text_vector'], postgresql_using='gin')
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_bm25_bank", "memory_units_bm25", ["bank_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_bm25_text_vector", "memory_units_bm25", ["text_vector"], postgresql_using="gin")
 
     # Create entity_cooccurrences table
     op.create_table(
-        'entity_cooccurrences',
-        sa.Column('entity_id_1', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('entity_id_2', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('cooccurrence_count', sa.Integer(), server_default='1', nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('last_cooccurred', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['entity_id_1'], ['entities.id'], name=op.f('fk_entity_cooccurrences_entity_id_1_entities'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['entity_id_2'], ['entities.id'], name=op.f('fk_entity_cooccurrences_entity_id_2_entities'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('entity_id_1', 'entity_id_2', name=op.f('pk_entity_cooccurrences')),
-        sa.CheckConstraint('entity_id_1 < entity_id_2', name='entity_cooccurrence_order_check')
+        "entity_cooccurrences",
+        sa.Column("entity_id_1", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("entity_id_2", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("cooccurrence_count", sa.Integer(), server_default="1", nullable=False),
+        sa.Column(
+            "last_cooccurred", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["entity_id_1"],
+            ["entities.id"],
+            name=op.f("fk_entity_cooccurrences_entity_id_1_entities"),
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["entity_id_2"],
+            ["entities.id"],
+            name=op.f("fk_entity_cooccurrences_entity_id_2_entities"),
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("entity_id_1", "entity_id_2", name=op.f("pk_entity_cooccurrences")),
+        sa.CheckConstraint("entity_id_1 < entity_id_2", name="entity_cooccurrence_order_check"),
     )
-    op.create_index('idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity1', 'entity_cooccurrences', ['entity_id_1'])
-    op.create_index('idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity2', 'entity_cooccurrences', ['entity_id_2'])
-    op.create_index('idx_entity_cooccurrences_count', 'entity_cooccurrences', [sa.text('cooccurrence_count DESC')])
+    op.create_index("idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity1", "entity_cooccurrences", ["entity_id_1"])
+    op.create_index("idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity2", "entity_cooccurrences", ["entity_id_2"])
+    op.create_index("idx_entity_cooccurrences_count", "entity_cooccurrences", [sa.text("cooccurrence_count DESC")])
 
     # Create memory_links table
     op.create_table(
-        'memory_links',
-        sa.Column('from_unit_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('to_unit_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('link_type', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('entity_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=True),
-        sa.Column('weight', sa.Float(), server_default='1.0', nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('created_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['entity_id'], ['entities.id'], name=op.f('fk_memory_links_entity_id_entities'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['from_unit_id'], ['memory_units.id'], name=op.f('fk_memory_links_from_unit_id_memory_units'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['to_unit_id'], ['memory_units.id'], name=op.f('fk_memory_links_to_unit_id_memory_units'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.CheckConstraint("link_type IN ('temporal', 'semantic', 'entity', 'causes', 'caused_by', 'enables', 'prevents')", name='memory_links_link_type_check'),
-        sa.CheckConstraint('weight >= 0.0 AND weight <= 1.0', name='memory_links_weight_check')
+        "memory_links",
+        sa.Column("from_unit_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("to_unit_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("link_type", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("entity_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("weight", sa.Float(), server_default="1.0", nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["entity_id"], ["entities.id"], name=op.f("fk_memory_links_entity_id_entities"), ondelete="CASCADE"
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["from_unit_id"],
+            ["memory_units.id"],
+            name=op.f("fk_memory_links_from_unit_id_memory_units"),
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["to_unit_id"],
+            ["memory_units.id"],
+            name=op.f("fk_memory_links_to_unit_id_memory_units"),
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.CheckConstraint(
+            "link_type IN ('temporal', 'semantic', 'entity', 'causes', 'caused_by', 'enables', 'prevents')",
+            name="memory_links_link_type_check",
+        ),
+        sa.CheckConstraint("weight >= 0.0 AND weight <= 1.0", name="memory_links_weight_check"),
     )
     # Create unique constraint using COALESCE for nullable entity_id
-    op.execute("CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_memory_links_unique ON memory_links (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid))")
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_links_from_unit', 'memory_links', ['from_unit_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_links_to_unit', 'memory_links', ['to_unit_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_links_entity', 'memory_links', ['entity_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_links_link_type', 'memory_links', ['link_type'])
+    op.execute(
+        "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_memory_links_unique ON memory_links (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid))"
+    )
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_links_from_unit", "memory_links", ["from_unit_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_links_to_unit", "memory_links", ["to_unit_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_links_entity", "memory_links", ["entity_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_links_link_type", "memory_links", ["link_type"])
 
     # Create unit_entities table
     op.create_table(
-        'unit_entities',
-        sa.Column('unit_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('entity_id', postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['entity_id'], ['entities.id'], name=op.f('fk_unit_entities_entity_id_entities'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['unit_id'], ['memory_units.id'], name=op.f('fk_unit_entities_unit_id_memory_units'), ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('unit_id', 'entity_id', name=op.f('pk_unit_entities'))
+        "unit_entities",
+        sa.Column("unit_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("entity_id", postgresql.UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["entity_id"], ["entities.id"], name=op.f("fk_unit_entities_entity_id_entities"), ondelete="CASCADE"
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["unit_id"], ["memory_units.id"], name=op.f("fk_unit_entities_unit_id_memory_units"), ondelete="CASCADE"
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("unit_id", "entity_id", name=op.f("pk_unit_entities")),
     )
-    op.create_index('idx_unit_entities_unit', 'unit_entities', ['unit_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_unit_entities_entity', 'unit_entities', ['entity_id'])
+    op.create_index("idx_unit_entities_unit", "unit_entities", ["unit_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_unit_entities_entity", "unit_entities", ["entity_id"])
 
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
     """Downgrade schema - drop all tables."""
 
     # Drop tables in reverse dependency order
-    op.drop_index('idx_unit_entities_entity', table_name='unit_entities')
-    op.drop_index('idx_unit_entities_unit', table_name='unit_entities')
-    op.drop_table('unit_entities')
+    op.drop_index("idx_unit_entities_entity", table_name="unit_entities")
+    op.drop_index("idx_unit_entities_unit", table_name="unit_entities")
+    op.drop_table("unit_entities")
 
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_links_link_type', table_name='memory_links')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_links_entity', table_name='memory_links')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_links_to_unit', table_name='memory_links')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_links_from_unit', table_name='memory_links')
-    op.execute('DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_memory_links_unique')
-    op.drop_table('memory_links')
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_links_link_type", table_name="memory_links")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_links_entity", table_name="memory_links")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_links_to_unit", table_name="memory_links")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_links_from_unit", table_name="memory_links")
+    op.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_memory_links_unique")
+    op.drop_table("memory_links")
 
-    op.drop_index('idx_entity_cooccurrences_count', table_name='entity_cooccurrences')
-    op.drop_index('idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity2', table_name='entity_cooccurrences')
-    op.drop_index('idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity1', table_name='entity_cooccurrences')
-    op.drop_table('entity_cooccurrences')
+    op.drop_index("idx_entity_cooccurrences_count", table_name="entity_cooccurrences")
+    op.drop_index("idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity2", table_name="entity_cooccurrences")
+    op.drop_index("idx_entity_cooccurrences_entity1", table_name="entity_cooccurrences")
+    op.drop_table("entity_cooccurrences")
 
     # Drop BM25 materialized view and index
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_bm25_text_vector', table_name='memory_units_bm25')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_bm25_bank', table_name='memory_units_bm25')
-    op.execute('DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS memory_units_bm25')
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_bm25_text_vector", table_name="memory_units_bm25")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_bm25_bank", table_name="memory_units_bm25")
+    op.execute("DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS memory_units_bm25")
 
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_embedding', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_observation_date', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_opinion_date', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_opinion_confidence', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_bank_type_date', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_fact_type', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_access_count', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_bank_date', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_event_date', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_document_id', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_bank_id', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.execute('DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_memory_units_text_search')
-    op.drop_table('memory_units')
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_embedding", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_observation_date", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_opinion_date", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_opinion_confidence", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_bank_type_date", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_fact_type", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_access_count", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_bank_date", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_event_date", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_document_id", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_bank_id", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_memory_units_text_search")
+    op.drop_table("memory_units")
 
-    op.execute('DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_entities_bank_lower_name')
-    op.drop_index('idx_entities_bank_name', table_name='entities')
-    op.drop_index('idx_entities_canonical_name', table_name='entities')
-    op.drop_index('idx_entities_bank_id', table_name='entities')
-    op.drop_table('entities')
+    op.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_entities_bank_lower_name")
+    op.drop_index("idx_entities_bank_name", table_name="entities")
+    op.drop_index("idx_entities_canonical_name", table_name="entities")
+    op.drop_index("idx_entities_bank_id", table_name="entities")
+    op.drop_table("entities")
 
-    op.drop_index('idx_async_operations_bank_status', table_name='async_operations')
-    op.drop_index('idx_async_operations_status', table_name='async_operations')
-    op.drop_index('idx_async_operations_bank_id', table_name='async_operations')
-    op.drop_table('async_operations')
+    op.drop_index("idx_async_operations_bank_status", table_name="async_operations")
+    op.drop_index("idx_async_operations_status", table_name="async_operations")
+    op.drop_index("idx_async_operations_bank_id", table_name="async_operations")
+    op.drop_table("async_operations")
 
-    op.drop_index('idx_documents_content_hash', table_name='documents')
-    op.drop_index('idx_documents_bank_id', table_name='documents')
-    op.drop_table('documents')
+    op.drop_index("idx_documents_content_hash", table_name="documents")
+    op.drop_index("idx_documents_bank_id", table_name="documents")
+    op.drop_table("documents")
 
-    op.drop_table('banks')
+    op.drop_table("banks")
 
     # Drop extensions (optional - comment out if you want to keep them)
     # op.execute('DROP EXTENSION IF EXISTS vector')

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/b7c4d8e9f1a2_add_chunks_table.py

@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ Revises: 5a366d414dce
 Create Date: 2025-11-28 00:00:00.000000
 
 """
-from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-from alembic import op
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 
-
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = 'b7c4d8e9f1a2'
-down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = '5a366d414dce'
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+revision: str = "b7c4d8e9f1a2"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "5a366d414dce"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
@@ -24,47 +24,47 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
 
     # Create chunks table with single text PK (bank_id_document_id_chunk_index)
     op.create_table(
-        'chunks',
-        sa.Column('chunk_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('document_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('bank_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('chunk_index', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('chunk_text', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
-        sa.Column('created_at', postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
-        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['document_id', 'bank_id'], ['documents.id', 'documents.bank_id'], name='chunks_document_fkey', ondelete='CASCADE'),
-        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('chunk_id', name=op.f('pk_chunks'))
+        "chunks",
+        sa.Column("chunk_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("document_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("bank_id", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("chunk_index", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("chunk_text", sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("created_at", postgresql.TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("now()"), nullable=False),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["document_id", "bank_id"],
+            ["documents.id", "documents.bank_id"],
+            name="chunks_document_fkey",
+            ondelete="CASCADE",
+        ),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint("chunk_id", name=op.f("pk_chunks")),
     )
 
     # Add indexes for efficient queries
-    op.create_index('idx_chunks_document_id', 'chunks', ['document_id'])
-    op.create_index('idx_chunks_bank_id', 'chunks', ['bank_id'])
+    op.create_index("idx_chunks_document_id", "chunks", ["document_id"])
+    op.create_index("idx_chunks_bank_id", "chunks", ["bank_id"])
 
     # Add chunk_id column to memory_units (nullable, as existing records won't have chunks)
-    op.add_column('memory_units', sa.Column('chunk_id', sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column("memory_units", sa.Column("chunk_id", sa.Text(), nullable=True))
 
     # Add foreign key constraint to chunks table
     op.create_foreign_key(
-        'memory_units_chunk_fkey',
-        'memory_units',
-        'chunks',
-        ['chunk_id'],
-        ['chunk_id'],
-        ondelete='SET NULL'
+        "memory_units_chunk_fkey", "memory_units", "chunks", ["chunk_id"], ["chunk_id"], ondelete="SET NULL"
     )
 
     # Add index on chunk_id for efficient lookups
-    op.create_index('idx_memory_units_chunk_id', 'memory_units', ['chunk_id'])
+    op.create_index("idx_memory_units_chunk_id", "memory_units", ["chunk_id"])
 
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
     """Remove chunks table and chunk_id from memory_units."""
 
     # Drop index and foreign key from memory_units
-    op.drop_index('idx_memory_units_chunk_id', table_name='memory_units')
-    op.drop_constraint('memory_units_chunk_fkey', 'memory_units', type_='foreignkey')
-    op.drop_column('memory_units', 'chunk_id')
+    op.drop_index("idx_memory_units_chunk_id", table_name="memory_units")
+    op.drop_constraint("memory_units_chunk_fkey", "memory_units", type_="foreignkey")
+    op.drop_column("memory_units", "chunk_id")
 
     # Drop chunks table indexes and table
-    op.drop_index('idx_chunks_bank_id', table_name='chunks')
-    op.drop_index('idx_chunks_document_id', table_name='chunks')
-    op.drop_table('chunks')
+    op.drop_index("idx_chunks_bank_id", table_name="chunks")
+    op.drop_index("idx_chunks_document_id", table_name="chunks")
+    op.drop_table("chunks")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/c8e5f2a3b4d1_add_retain_params_to_documents.py

@@ -5,35 +5,35 @@ Revises: b7c4d8e9f1a2
 Create Date: 2025-12-02 00:00:00.000000
 
 """
-from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-from alembic import op
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 
-
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = 'c8e5f2a3b4d1'
-down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = 'b7c4d8e9f1a2'
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+revision: str = "c8e5f2a3b4d1"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "b7c4d8e9f1a2"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
     """Add retain_params JSONB column to documents table."""
 
     # Add retain_params column to store parameters passed during retain
-    op.add_column('documents', sa.Column('retain_params', postgresql.JSONB(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column("documents", sa.Column("retain_params", postgresql.JSONB(), nullable=True))
 
     # Add index for efficient queries on retain_params
-    op.create_index('idx_documents_retain_params', 'documents', ['retain_params'], postgresql_using='gin')
+    op.create_index("idx_documents_retain_params", "documents", ["retain_params"], postgresql_using="gin")
 
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
     """Remove retain_params column from documents table."""
 
     # Drop index
-    op.drop_index('idx_documents_retain_params', table_name='documents')
+    op.drop_index("idx_documents_retain_params", table_name="documents")
 
     # Drop column
-    op.drop_column('documents', 'retain_params')
+    op.drop_column("documents", "retain_params")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/d9f6a3b4c5e2_rename_bank_to_interactions.py

@@ -5,44 +5,49 @@ Revises: c8e5f2a3b4d1
 Create Date: 2024-12-04 15:00:00.000000
 
 """
-from alembic import op
-import sqlalchemy as sa
 
+from alembic import context, op
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision = 'd9f6a3b4c5e2'
-down_revision = 'c8e5f2a3b4d1'
+revision = "d9f6a3b4c5e2"
+down_revision = "c8e5f2a3b4d1"
 branch_labels = None
 depends_on = None
 
 
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (e.g., 'tenant_x.' or '' for public)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
 def upgrade():
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
     # Drop old check constraint FIRST (before updating data)
-    op.drop_constraint('memory_units_fact_type_check', 'memory_units', type_='check')
+    op.drop_constraint("memory_units_fact_type_check", "memory_units", type_="check")
 
     # Update existing 'bank' values to 'experience'
-    op.execute("UPDATE memory_units SET fact_type = 'experience' WHERE fact_type = 'bank'")
+    op.execute(f"UPDATE {schema}memory_units SET fact_type = 'experience' WHERE fact_type = 'bank'")
     # Also update any 'interactions' values (in case of partial migration)
-    op.execute("UPDATE memory_units SET fact_type = 'experience' WHERE fact_type = 'interactions'")
+    op.execute(f"UPDATE {schema}memory_units SET fact_type = 'experience' WHERE fact_type = 'interactions'")
 
     # Create new check constraint with 'experience' instead of 'bank'
     op.create_check_constraint(
-        'memory_units_fact_type_check',
-        'memory_units',
-        "fact_type IN ('world', 'experience', 'opinion', 'observation')"
+        "memory_units_fact_type_check", "memory_units", "fact_type IN ('world', 'experience', 'opinion', 'observation')"
     )
 
 
 def downgrade():
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+
     # Drop new check constraint FIRST
-    op.drop_constraint('memory_units_fact_type_check', 'memory_units', type_='check')
+    op.drop_constraint("memory_units_fact_type_check", "memory_units", type_="check")
 
     # Update 'experience' back to 'bank'
-    op.execute("UPDATE memory_units SET fact_type = 'bank' WHERE fact_type = 'experience'")
+    op.execute(f"UPDATE {schema}memory_units SET fact_type = 'bank' WHERE fact_type = 'experience'")
 
     # Recreate old check constraint
     op.create_check_constraint(
-        'memory_units_fact_type_check',
-        'memory_units',
-        "fact_type IN ('world', 'bank', 'opinion', 'observation')"
+        "memory_units_fact_type_check", "memory_units", "fact_type IN ('world', 'bank', 'opinion', 'observation')"
     )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/e0a1b2c3d4e5_disposition_to_3_traits.py

@@ -8,22 +8,49 @@ Migrate disposition traits from Big Five (openness, conscientiousness, extravers
 agreeableness, neuroticism, bias_strength with 0-1 float values) to the new 3-trait
 system (skepticism, literalism, empathy with 1-5 integer values).
 """
-from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-from alembic import op
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
 import sqlalchemy as sa
-
+from alembic import context, op
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = 'e0a1b2c3d4e5'
-down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = 'rename_personality'
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+revision: str = "e0a1b2c3d4e5"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "rename_personality"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_schema_prefix() -> str:
+    """Get schema prefix for table names (e.g., 'tenant_x.' or '' for public)."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return f'"{schema}".' if schema else ""
+
+
+def _get_target_schema() -> str:
+    """Get the target schema name (tenant schema or 'public')."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return schema if schema else "public"
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
     """Convert Big Five disposition to 3-trait disposition."""
     conn = op.get_bind()
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+    target_schema = _get_target_schema()
+
+    # Check if disposition column exists (should have been created by previous migration)
+    result = conn.execute(
+        sa.text("""
+        SELECT column_name
+        FROM information_schema.columns
+        WHERE table_schema = :schema AND table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'disposition'
+    """),
+        {"schema": target_schema},
+    )
+    if not result.fetchone():
+        # Column doesn't exist yet (shouldn't happen but be safe)
+        return
 
     # Update all existing banks to use the new disposition format
     # Convert from old format to new format with reasonable mappings:
@@ -31,32 +58,54 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
     # - literalism: derived from conscientiousness (detail-oriented people are more literal)
     # - empathy: derived from agreeableness + inverse of neuroticism
     # Default all to 3 (neutral) for simplicity
-    conn.execute(sa.text("""
-        UPDATE banks
-        SET disposition = '{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}'::jsonb
+    conn.execute(
+        sa.text(f"""
+        UPDATE {schema}banks
+        SET disposition = '{{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}}'::jsonb
         WHERE disposition IS NOT NULL
-    """))
+    """)
+    )
 
     # Update the default for new banks
-    conn.execute(sa.text("""
-        ALTER TABLE banks
-        ALTER COLUMN disposition SET DEFAULT '{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}'::jsonb
-    """))
+    conn.execute(
+        sa.text(f"""
+        ALTER TABLE {schema}banks
+        ALTER COLUMN disposition SET DEFAULT '{{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}}'::jsonb
+    """)
+    )
 
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
     """Convert back to Big Five disposition."""
     conn = op.get_bind()
+    schema = _get_schema_prefix()
+    target_schema = _get_target_schema()
+
+    # Check if disposition column exists
+    result = conn.execute(
+        sa.text("""
+        SELECT column_name
+        FROM information_schema.columns
+        WHERE table_schema = :schema AND table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'disposition'
+    """),
+        {"schema": target_schema},
+    )
+    if not result.fetchone():
+        return
 
     # Revert to Big Five format with default values
-    conn.execute(sa.text("""
-        UPDATE banks
-        SET disposition = '{"openness": 0.5, "conscientiousness": 0.5, "extraversion": 0.5, "agreeableness": 0.5, "neuroticism": 0.5, "bias_strength": 0.5}'::jsonb
+    conn.execute(
+        sa.text(f"""
+        UPDATE {schema}banks
+        SET disposition = '{{"openness": 0.5, "conscientiousness": 0.5, "extraversion": 0.5, "agreeableness": 0.5, "neuroticism": 0.5, "bias_strength": 0.5}}'::jsonb
         WHERE disposition IS NOT NULL
-    """))
+    """)
+    )
 
     # Update the default for new banks
-    conn.execute(sa.text("""
-        ALTER TABLE banks
-        ALTER COLUMN disposition SET DEFAULT '{"openness": 0.5, "conscientiousness": 0.5, "extraversion": 0.5, "agreeableness": 0.5, "neuroticism": 0.5, "bias_strength": 0.5}'::jsonb
-    """))
+    conn.execute(
+        sa.text(f"""
+        ALTER TABLE {schema}banks
+        ALTER COLUMN disposition SET DEFAULT '{{"openness": 0.5, "conscientiousness": 0.5, "extraversion": 0.5, "agreeableness": 0.5, "neuroticism": 0.5, "bias_strength": 0.5}}'::jsonb
+    """)
+    )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/alembic/versions/rename_personality_to_disposition.py

@@ -5,61 +5,81 @@ Revises: d9f6a3b4c5e2
 Create Date: 2024-12-04
 
 """
-from typing import Sequence, Union
 
-from alembic import op
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import context, op
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 
-
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = 'rename_personality'
-down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = 'd9f6a3b4c5e2'
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+revision: str = "rename_personality"
+down_revision: str | Sequence[str] | None = "d9f6a3b4c5e2"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def _get_target_schema() -> str:
+    """Get the target schema name (tenant schema or 'public')."""
+    schema = context.config.get_main_option("target_schema")
+    return schema if schema else "public"
 
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
     """Rename personality column to disposition in banks table (if it exists)."""
     conn = op.get_bind()
+    target_schema = _get_target_schema()
 
     # Check if 'personality' column exists (old database)
-    result = conn.execute(sa.text("""
+    result = conn.execute(
+        sa.text("""
         SELECT column_name
         FROM information_schema.columns
-        WHERE table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'personality'
-    """))
+        WHERE table_schema = :schema AND table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'personality'
+    """),
+        {"schema": target_schema},
+    )
     has_personality = result.fetchone() is not None
 
     # Check if 'disposition' column exists (new database)
-    result = conn.execute(sa.text("""
+    result = conn.execute(
+        sa.text("""
         SELECT column_name
         FROM information_schema.columns
-        WHERE table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'disposition'
-    """))
+        WHERE table_schema = :schema AND table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'disposition'
+    """),
+        {"schema": target_schema},
+    )
     has_disposition = result.fetchone() is not None
 
     if has_personality and not has_disposition:
         # Old database: rename personality -> disposition
-        op.alter_column('banks', 'personality', new_column_name='disposition')
+        op.alter_column("banks", "personality", new_column_name="disposition")
     elif not has_personality and not has_disposition:
         # Neither exists (shouldn't happen, but be safe): add disposition column
-        op.add_column('banks', sa.Column(
-            'disposition',
-            postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()),
-            server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"),
-            nullable=False
-        ))
+        op.add_column(
+            "banks",
+            sa.Column(
+                "disposition",
+                postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()),
+                server_default=sa.text("'{}'::jsonb"),
+                nullable=False,
+            ),
+        )
     # else: disposition already exists, nothing to do
 
 
 def downgrade() -> None:
     """Revert disposition column back to personality."""
     conn = op.get_bind()
-    result = conn.execute(sa.text("""
+    target_schema = _get_target_schema()
+    result = conn.execute(
+        sa.text("""
         SELECT column_name
         FROM information_schema.columns
-        WHERE table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'disposition'
-    """))
+        WHERE table_schema = :schema AND table_name = 'banks' AND column_name = 'disposition'
+    """),
+        {"schema": target_schema},
+    )
     if result.fetchone():
-        op.alter_column('banks', 'disposition', new_column_name='personality')
+        op.alter_column("banks", "disposition", new_column_name="personality")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/api/__init__.py

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ Unified API module for Hindsight.
 
 Provides both HTTP REST API and MCP (Model Context Protocol) server.
 """
+
 import logging
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from typing import Optional
+
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ def create_app(
     http_api_enabled: bool = True,
     mcp_api_enabled: bool = False,
     mcp_mount_path: str = "/mcp",
-    initialize_memory: bool = True
+    initialize_memory: bool = True,
 ) -> FastAPI:
     """
     Create and configure the unified Hindsight API application.
@@ -43,49 +46,70 @@ def create_app(
         # Both HTTP and MCP
         app = create_app(memory, mcp_api_enabled=True)
     """
+    mcp_app = None
+
+    # Create MCP app first if enabled (we need its lifespan for chaining)
+    if mcp_api_enabled:
+        try:
+            from .mcp import create_mcp_app
+
+            mcp_app = create_mcp_app(memory=memory)
+        except ImportError as e:
+            logger.error(f"MCP server requested but dependencies not available: {e}")
+            logger.error("Install with: pip install hindsight-api[mcp]")
+            raise
 
     # Import and create HTTP API if enabled
     if http_api_enabled:
         from .http import create_app as create_http_app
-        app = create_http_app(
-            memory=memory,
-            initialize_memory=initialize_memory
-        )
+
+        app = create_http_app(memory=memory, initialize_memory=initialize_memory)
         logger.info("HTTP REST API enabled")
     else:
         # Create minimal FastAPI app
         app = FastAPI(title="Hindsight API", version="0.0.7")
         logger.info("HTTP REST API disabled")
 
-    # Mount MCP server if enabled
-    if mcp_api_enabled:
-        try:
-            from .mcp import create_mcp_app
+    # Mount MCP server and chain its lifespan if enabled
+    if mcp_app is not None:
+        # Get the MCP app's underlying Starlette app for lifespan access
+        mcp_starlette_app = mcp_app.mcp_app
 
-            # Create MCP app with dynamic bank_id support
-            # Supports: /mcp/{bank_id}/sse (bank-specific SSE endpoint)
-            mcp_app = create_mcp_app(memory=memory)
-            app.mount(mcp_mount_path, mcp_app)
-            logger.info(f"MCP server enabled at {mcp_mount_path}/{{bank_id}}/sse")
-        except ImportError as e:
-            logger.error(f"MCP server requested but dependencies not available: {e}")
-            logger.error("Install with: pip install hindsight-api[mcp]")
-            raise
+        # Store the original lifespan
+        original_lifespan = app.router.lifespan_context
+
+        @asynccontextmanager
+        async def chained_lifespan(app_instance: FastAPI):
+            """Chain the MCP lifespan with the main app lifespan."""
+            # Start MCP lifespan first
+            async with mcp_starlette_app.router.lifespan_context(mcp_starlette_app):
+                logger.info("MCP lifespan started")
+                # Then start the original app lifespan
+                async with original_lifespan(app_instance):
+                    yield
+            logger.info("MCP lifespan stopped")
+
+        # Replace the app's lifespan with the chained version
+        app.router.lifespan_context = chained_lifespan
+
+        # Mount the MCP middleware
+        app.mount(mcp_mount_path, mcp_app)
+        logger.info(f"MCP server enabled at {mcp_mount_path}/")
 
     return app
 
 
 # Re-export commonly used items for backwards compatibility
 from .http import (
-    RecallRequest,
-    RecallResult,
-    RecallResponse,
-    MemoryItem,
-    RetainRequest,
-    ReflectRequest,
-    ReflectResponse,
     CreateBankRequest,
     DispositionTraits,
+    MemoryItem,
+    RecallRequest,
+    RecallResponse,
+    RecallResult,
+    ReflectRequest,
+    ReflectResponse,
+    RetainRequest,
 )
 
 __all__ = [

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/api/mcp.py

@@ -4,28 +4,38 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 from contextvars import ContextVar
-from typing import Optional
 
 from fastmcp import FastMCP
+
 from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
 from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES
+from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
 
 # Configure logging from HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL environment variable
 _log_level_str = os.environ.get("HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL", "info").lower()
-_log_level_map = {"critical": logging.CRITICAL, "error": logging.ERROR, "warning": logging.WARNING,
-                  "info": logging.INFO, "debug": logging.DEBUG, "trace": logging.DEBUG}
+_log_level_map = {
+    "critical": logging.CRITICAL,
+    "error": logging.ERROR,
+    "warning": logging.WARNING,
+    "info": logging.INFO,
+    "debug": logging.DEBUG,
+    "trace": logging.DEBUG,
+}
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=_log_level_map.get(_log_level_str, logging.INFO),
-    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s"
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s",
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Context variable to hold the current bank_id from the URL path
-_current_bank_id: ContextVar[Optional[str]] = ContextVar("current_bank_id", default=None)
+# Default bank_id from environment variable
+DEFAULT_BANK_ID = os.environ.get("HINDSIGHT_MCP_BANK_ID", "default")
+
+# Context variable to hold the current bank_id
+_current_bank_id: ContextVar[str | None] = ContextVar("current_bank_id", default=None)
 
 
-def get_current_bank_id() -> Optional[str]:
-    """Get the current bank_id from context (set from URL path)."""
+def get_current_bank_id() -> str | None:
+    """Get the current bank_id from context."""
     return _current_bank_id.get()
 
 
@@ -37,12 +47,18 @@ def create_mcp_server(memory: MemoryEngine) -> FastMCP:
         memory: MemoryEngine instance (required)
 
     Returns:
-        Configured FastMCP server instance
+        Configured FastMCP server instance with stateless_http enabled
     """
-    mcp = FastMCP("hindsight-mcp-server")
+    # Use stateless_http=True for Claude Code compatibility
+    mcp = FastMCP("hindsight-mcp-server", stateless_http=True)
 
     @mcp.tool()
-    async def retain(content: str, context: str = "general") -> str:
+    async def retain(
+        content: str,
+        context: str = "general",
+        async_processing: bool = True,
+        bank_id: str | None = None,
+    ) -> str:
         """
         Store important information to long-term memory.
 
@@ -58,20 +74,34 @@ def create_mcp_server(memory: MemoryEngine) -> FastMCP:
         Args:
             content: The fact/memory to store (be specific and include relevant details)
             context: Category for the memory (e.g., 'preferences', 'work', 'hobbies', 'family'). Default: 'general'
+            async_processing: If True, queue for background processing and return immediately. If False, wait for completion. Default: True
+            bank_id: Optional bank to store in (defaults to session bank). Use for cross-bank operations.
         """
         try:
-            bank_id = get_current_bank_id()
-            await memory.put_batch_async(
-                bank_id=bank_id,
-                contents=[{"content": content, "context": context}]
-            )
-            return "Memory stored successfully"
+            target_bank = bank_id or get_current_bank_id()
+            if target_bank is None:
+                return "Error: No bank_id configured"
+            contents = [{"content": content, "context": context}]
+            if async_processing:
+                # Queue for background processing and return immediately
+                result = await memory.submit_async_retain(
+                    bank_id=target_bank, contents=contents, request_context=RequestContext()
+                )
+                return f"Memory queued for background processing (operation_id: {result.get('operation_id', 'N/A')})"
+            else:
+                # Wait for completion
+                await memory.retain_batch_async(
+                    bank_id=target_bank,
+                    contents=contents,
+                    request_context=RequestContext(),
+                )
+                return f"Memory stored successfully in bank '{target_bank}'"
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error storing memory: {e}", exc_info=True)
             return f"Error: {str(e)}"
 
     @mcp.tool()
-    async def recall(query: str, max_results: int = 10) -> str:
+    async def recall(query: str, max_tokens: int = 4096, bank_id: str | None = None) -> str:
         """
         Search memories to provide personalized, context-aware responses.
 
@@ -83,49 +113,165 @@ def create_mcp_server(memory: MemoryEngine) -> FastMCP:
 
         Args:
             query: Natural language search query (e.g., "user's food preferences", "what projects is user working on")
-            max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens in the response (default: 4096)
+            bank_id: Optional bank to search in (defaults to session bank). Use for cross-bank operations.
         """
         try:
-            bank_id = get_current_bank_id()
+            target_bank = bank_id or get_current_bank_id()
+            if target_bank is None:
+                return "Error: No bank_id configured"
             from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
-            search_result = await memory.recall_async(
-                bank_id=bank_id,
+
+            recall_result = await memory.recall_async(
+                bank_id=target_bank,
                 query=query,
                 fact_type=list(VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES),
-                budget=Budget.LOW
+                budget=Budget.HIGH,
+                max_tokens=max_tokens,
+                request_context=RequestContext(),
             )
 
-            results = [
-                {
-                    "id": fact.id,
-                    "text": fact.text,
-                    "type": fact.fact_type,
-                    "context": fact.context,
-                    "event_date": fact.event_date,
-                }
-                for fact in search_result.results[:max_results]
-            ]
-
-            return json.dumps({"results": results}, indent=2)
+            # Use model's JSON serialization
+            return recall_result.model_dump_json(indent=2)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error searching: {e}", exc_info=True)
-            return json.dumps({"error": str(e), "results": []})
+            return f'{{"error": "{e}", "results": []}}'
+
+    @mcp.tool()
+    async def reflect(query: str, context: str | None = None, budget: str = "low", bank_id: str | None = None) -> str:
+        """
+        Generate thoughtful analysis by synthesizing stored memories with the bank's personality.
+
+        WHEN TO USE THIS TOOL:
+        Use reflect when you need reasoned analysis, not just fact retrieval. This tool
+        thinks through the question using everything the bank knows and its personality traits.
+
+        EXAMPLES OF GOOD QUERIES:
+        - "What patterns have emerged in how I approach debugging?"
+        - "Based on my past decisions, what architectural style do I prefer?"
+        - "What might be the best approach for this problem given what you know about me?"
+        - "How should I prioritize these tasks based on my goals?"
+
+        HOW IT DIFFERS FROM RECALL:
+        - recall: Returns raw facts matching your search (fast lookup)
+        - reflect: Reasons across memories to form a synthesized answer (deeper analysis)
+
+        Use recall for "what did I say about X?" and reflect for "what should I do about X?"
+
+        Args:
+            query: The question or topic to reflect on
+            context: Optional context about why this reflection is needed
+            budget: Search budget - 'low', 'mid', or 'high' (default: 'low')
+            bank_id: Optional bank to reflect in (defaults to session bank). Use for cross-bank operations.
+        """
+        try:
+            target_bank = bank_id or get_current_bank_id()
+            if target_bank is None:
+                return "Error: No bank_id configured"
+            from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
+
+            # Map string budget to enum
+            budget_map = {"low": Budget.LOW, "mid": Budget.MID, "high": Budget.HIGH}
+            budget_enum = budget_map.get(budget.lower(), Budget.LOW)
+
+            reflect_result = await memory.reflect_async(
+                bank_id=target_bank,
+                query=query,
+                budget=budget_enum,
+                context=context,
+                request_context=RequestContext(),
+            )
+
+            return reflect_result.model_dump_json(indent=2)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error reflecting: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            return f'{{"error": "{e}", "text": ""}}'
+
+    @mcp.tool()
+    async def list_banks() -> str:
+        """
+        List all available memory banks.
+
+        Use this tool to discover what memory banks exist in the system.
+        Each bank is an isolated memory store (like a separate "brain").
+
+        Returns:
+            JSON list of banks with their IDs, names, dispositions, and backgrounds.
+        """
+        try:
+            banks = await memory.list_banks(request_context=RequestContext())
+            return json.dumps({"banks": banks}, indent=2)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error listing banks: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            return f'{{"error": "{e}", "banks": []}}'
+
+    @mcp.tool()
+    async def create_bank(bank_id: str, name: str | None = None, background: str | None = None) -> str:
+        """
+        Create a new memory bank or get an existing one.
+
+        Memory banks are isolated stores - each one is like a separate "brain" for a user/agent.
+        Banks are auto-created with default settings if they don't exist.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: Unique identifier for the bank (e.g., 'user-123', 'agent-alpha')
+            name: Optional human-friendly name for the bank
+            background: Optional background context about the bank's owner/purpose
+        """
+        try:
+            # get_bank_profile auto-creates bank if it doesn't exist
+            profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=RequestContext())
+
+            # Update name/background if provided
+            if name is not None or background is not None:
+                await memory.update_bank(
+                    bank_id,
+                    name=name,
+                    background=background,
+                    request_context=RequestContext(),
+                )
+                # Fetch updated profile
+                profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=RequestContext())
+
+            # Serialize disposition if it's a Pydantic model
+            if "disposition" in profile and hasattr(profile["disposition"], "model_dump"):
+                profile["disposition"] = profile["disposition"].model_dump()
+            return json.dumps(profile, indent=2)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error creating bank: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            return f'{{"error": "{e}"}}'
 
     return mcp
 
 
 class MCPMiddleware:
-    """ASGI middleware that extracts bank_id from path and sets context."""
+    """ASGI middleware that extracts bank_id from header or path and sets context.
+
+    Bank ID can be provided via:
+    1. X-Bank-Id header (recommended for Claude Code)
+    2. URL path: /mcp/{bank_id}/
+    3. Environment variable HINDSIGHT_MCP_BANK_ID (fallback default)
+
+    For Claude Code, configure with:
+        claude mcp add --transport http hindsight http://localhost:8888/mcp \\
+            --header "X-Bank-Id: my-bank"
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, app, memory: MemoryEngine):
         self.app = app
         self.memory = memory
         self.mcp_server = create_mcp_server(memory)
-        # Use sse_app - http_app requires lifespan management that's complex with middleware
-        import warnings
-        with warnings.catch_warnings():
-            warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
-            self.mcp_app = self.mcp_server.sse_app()
+        self.mcp_app = self.mcp_server.http_app(path="/")
+        # Expose the lifespan for the parent app to chain
+        self.lifespan = self.mcp_app.lifespan_handler if hasattr(self.mcp_app, "lifespan_handler") else None
+
+    def _get_header(self, scope: dict, name: str) -> str | None:
+        """Extract a header value from ASGI scope."""
+        name_lower = name.lower().encode()
+        for header_name, header_value in scope.get("headers", []):
+            if header_name.lower() == name_lower:
+                return header_value.decode()
+        return None
 
     async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
         if scope["type"] != "http":
@@ -137,46 +283,50 @@ class MCPMiddleware:
         # Strip any mount prefix (e.g., /mcp) that FastAPI might not have stripped
         root_path = scope.get("root_path", "")
         if root_path and path.startswith(root_path):
-            path = path[len(root_path):] or "/"
+            path = path[len(root_path) :] or "/"
 
         # Also handle case where mount path wasn't stripped (e.g., /mcp/...)
         if path.startswith("/mcp/"):
             path = path[4:]  # Remove /mcp prefix
+        elif path == "/mcp":
+            path = "/"
 
-        # Extract bank_id from path: /{bank_id}/ or /{bank_id}
-        # http_app expects requests at /
-        if not path.startswith("/") or len(path) <= 1:
-            # No bank_id in path - return error
-            await self._send_error(send, 400, "bank_id required in path: /mcp/{bank_id}/")
-            return
+        # Try to get bank_id from header first (for Claude Code compatibility)
+        bank_id = self._get_header(scope, "X-Bank-Id")
 
-        # Extract bank_id from first path segment
-        parts = path[1:].split("/", 1)
-        if not parts[0]:
-            await self._send_error(send, 400, "bank_id required in path: /mcp/{bank_id}/")
-            return
+        # MCP endpoint paths that should not be treated as bank_ids
+        MCP_ENDPOINTS = {"sse", "messages"}
 
-        bank_id = parts[0]
-        new_path = "/" + parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else "/"
+        # If no header, try to extract from path: /{bank_id}/...
+        new_path = path
+        if not bank_id and path.startswith("/") and len(path) > 1:
+            parts = path[1:].split("/", 1)
+            # Don't treat MCP endpoints as bank_ids
+            if parts[0] and parts[0] not in MCP_ENDPOINTS:
+                # First segment looks like a bank_id
+                bank_id = parts[0]
+                new_path = "/" + parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else "/"
+
+        # Fall back to default bank_id
+        if not bank_id:
+            bank_id = DEFAULT_BANK_ID
+            logger.debug(f"Using default bank_id: {bank_id}")
 
         # Set bank_id context
         token = _current_bank_id.set(bank_id)
         try:
             new_scope = scope.copy()
             new_scope["path"] = new_path
+            # Clear root_path since we're passing directly to the app
+            new_scope["root_path"] = ""
 
-            # Wrap send to rewrite the SSE endpoint URL to include bank_id
-            # The SSE app sends "event: endpoint\ndata: /messages\n" but we need
-            # the client to POST to /{bank_id}/messages instead
+            # Wrap send to rewrite the SSE endpoint URL to include bank_id if using path-based routing
             async def send_wrapper(message):
                 if message["type"] == "http.response.body":
                     body = message.get("body", b"")
                     if body and b"/messages" in body:
                         # Rewrite /messages to /{bank_id}/messages in SSE endpoint event
-                        body = body.replace(
-                            b"data: /messages",
-                            f"data: /{bank_id}/messages".encode()
-                        )
+                        body = body.replace(b"data: /messages", f"data: /{bank_id}/messages".encode())
                         message = {**message, "body": body}
                 await send(message)
 
@@ -187,24 +337,29 @@ class MCPMiddleware:
     async def _send_error(self, send, status: int, message: str):
         """Send an error response."""
         body = json.dumps({"error": message}).encode()
-        await send({
-            "type": "http.response.start",
-            "status": status,
-            "headers": [(b"content-type", b"application/json")],
-        })
-        await send({
-            "type": "http.response.body",
-            "body": body,
-        })
+        await send(
+            {
+                "type": "http.response.start",
+                "status": status,
+                "headers": [(b"content-type", b"application/json")],
+            }
+        )
+        await send(
+            {
+                "type": "http.response.body",
+                "body": body,
+            }
+        )
 
 
 def create_mcp_app(memory: MemoryEngine):
     """
     Create an ASGI app that handles MCP requests.
 
-    URL pattern: /mcp/{bank_id}/
-
-    The bank_id is extracted from the URL path and made available to tools.
+    Bank ID can be provided via:
+    1. X-Bank-Id header: claude mcp add --transport http hindsight http://localhost:8888/mcp --header "X-Bank-Id: my-bank"
+    2. URL path: /mcp/{bank_id}/
+    3. Environment variable HINDSIGHT_MCP_BANK_ID (fallback, default: "default")
 
     Args:
         memory: MemoryEngine instance

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/banner.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Shows the logo and tagline with gradient colors.
 
 # Gradient colors: #0074d9 -> #009296
 GRADIENT_START = (0, 116, 217)  # #0074d9
-GRADIENT_END = (0, 146, 150)    # #009296
+GRADIENT_END = (0, 146, 150)  # #009296
 
 # Pre-generated logo (generated by test-logo.py)
 LOGO = """\
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def gradient_text(text: str, start: tuple = GRADIENT_START, end: tuple = GRADIEN
     result = []
     length = len(text)
     for i, char in enumerate(text):
-        if char == ' ':
-            result.append(' ')
+        if char == " ":
+            result.append(" ")
         else:
             t = i / max(length - 1, 1)
             r, g, b = _interpolate_color(start, end, t)
@@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ def dim(text: str) -> str:
     return f"\033[38;2;128;128;128m{text}\033[0m"
 
 
-def print_startup_info(host: str, port: int, database_url: str, llm_provider: str,
-                       llm_model: str, embeddings_provider: str, reranker_provider: str,
-                       mcp_enabled: bool = False):
+def print_startup_info(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    database_url: str,
+    llm_provider: str,
+    llm_model: str,
+    embeddings_provider: str,
+    reranker_provider: str,
+    mcp_enabled: bool = False,
+):
     """Print styled startup information."""
     print(color_start("Starting Hindsight API..."))
     print(f"  {dim('URL:')} {color(f'http://{host}:{port}', 0.2)}")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/config.py

@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ Centralized configuration for Hindsight API.
 
 All environment variables and their defaults are defined here.
 """
+
+import logging
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional
-import logging
+
+from dotenv import find_dotenv, load_dotenv
+
+# Load .env file, searching current and parent directories (overrides existing env vars)
+load_dotenv(find_dotenv(usecwd=True), override=True)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -16,38 +21,163 @@ ENV_LLM_PROVIDER = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER"
 ENV_LLM_API_KEY = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY"
 ENV_LLM_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL"
 ENV_LLM_BASE_URL = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL"
+ENV_LLM_MAX_CONCURRENT = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MAX_CONCURRENT"
+ENV_LLM_TIMEOUT = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_TIMEOUT"
+ENV_LLM_GROQ_SERVICE_TIER = "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_GROQ_SERVICE_TIER"
+
+# Per-operation LLM configuration (optional, falls back to global LLM config)
+ENV_RETAIN_LLM_PROVIDER = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_LLM_PROVIDER"
+ENV_RETAIN_LLM_API_KEY = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_LLM_API_KEY"
+ENV_RETAIN_LLM_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_LLM_MODEL"
+ENV_RETAIN_LLM_BASE_URL = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_LLM_BASE_URL"
+
+ENV_REFLECT_LLM_PROVIDER = "HINDSIGHT_API_REFLECT_LLM_PROVIDER"
+ENV_REFLECT_LLM_API_KEY = "HINDSIGHT_API_REFLECT_LLM_API_KEY"
+ENV_REFLECT_LLM_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_REFLECT_LLM_MODEL"
+ENV_REFLECT_LLM_BASE_URL = "HINDSIGHT_API_REFLECT_LLM_BASE_URL"
 
 ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER = "HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER"
 ENV_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL"
 ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL = "HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL"
+ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_API_KEY = "HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_API_KEY"
+ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL"
+
+ENV_COHERE_API_KEY = "HINDSIGHT_API_COHERE_API_KEY"
+ENV_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL"
+ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL"
 
 ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_PROVIDER"
 ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL"
+ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT"
 ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_TEI_URL"
+ENV_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE"
+ENV_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT = "HINDSIGHT_API_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT"
 
 ENV_HOST = "HINDSIGHT_API_HOST"
 ENV_PORT = "HINDSIGHT_API_PORT"
 ENV_LOG_LEVEL = "HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL"
 ENV_MCP_ENABLED = "HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_ENABLED"
+ENV_GRAPH_RETRIEVER = "HINDSIGHT_API_GRAPH_RETRIEVER"
+ENV_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID = "HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID"
+ENV_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS = "HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS"
+
+# Observation thresholds
+ENV_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS = "HINDSIGHT_API_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS"
+ENV_OBSERVATION_TOP_ENTITIES = "HINDSIGHT_API_OBSERVATION_TOP_ENTITIES"
+
+# Retain settings
+ENV_RETAIN_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS"
+ENV_RETAIN_CHUNK_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_CHUNK_SIZE"
+ENV_RETAIN_EXTRACT_CAUSAL_LINKS = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_EXTRACT_CAUSAL_LINKS"
+ENV_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE"
+ENV_RETAIN_OBSERVATIONS_ASYNC = "HINDSIGHT_API_RETAIN_OBSERVATIONS_ASYNC"
+
+# Optimization flags
+ENV_SKIP_LLM_VERIFICATION = "HINDSIGHT_API_SKIP_LLM_VERIFICATION"
+ENV_LAZY_RERANKER = "HINDSIGHT_API_LAZY_RERANKER"
+
+# Database migrations
+ENV_RUN_MIGRATIONS_ON_STARTUP = "HINDSIGHT_API_RUN_MIGRATIONS_ON_STARTUP"
+
+# Database connection pool
+ENV_DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE"
+ENV_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE"
+ENV_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT"
+ENV_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT = "HINDSIGHT_API_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT"
+
+# Background task processing
+ENV_TASK_BACKEND = "HINDSIGHT_API_TASK_BACKEND"
+ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE = "HINDSIGHT_API_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE"
+ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL = "HINDSIGHT_API_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL"
 
 # Default values
 DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL = "pg0"
 DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER = "openai"
 DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL = "gpt-5-mini"
+DEFAULT_LLM_MAX_CONCURRENT = 32
+DEFAULT_LLM_TIMEOUT = 120.0  # seconds
 
 DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER = "local"
 DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL = "BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5"
+DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL = "text-embedding-3-small"
+DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_DIMENSION = 384
 
 DEFAULT_RERANKER_PROVIDER = "local"
 DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL = "cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2"
+DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT = 4  # Limit concurrent CPU-bound reranking to prevent thrashing
+DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE = 128
+DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT = 8
+
+DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL = "embed-english-v3.0"
+DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL = "rerank-english-v3.0"
 
 DEFAULT_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8888
 DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = "info"
 DEFAULT_MCP_ENABLED = True
+DEFAULT_GRAPH_RETRIEVER = "mpfp"  # Options: "mpfp", "bfs"
+DEFAULT_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID = "mcp"
 
-# Required embedding dimension for database schema
-EMBEDDING_DIMENSION = 384
+# Observation thresholds
+DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS = 5  # Min facts required to generate entity observations
+DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TOP_ENTITIES = 5  # Max entities to process per retain batch
+
+# Retain settings
+DEFAULT_RETAIN_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS = 64000  # Max tokens for fact extraction LLM call
+DEFAULT_RETAIN_CHUNK_SIZE = 3000  # Max chars per chunk for fact extraction
+DEFAULT_RETAIN_EXTRACT_CAUSAL_LINKS = True  # Extract causal links between facts
+DEFAULT_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE = "concise"  # Extraction mode: "concise" or "verbose"
+RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODES = ("concise", "verbose")  # Allowed extraction modes
+DEFAULT_RETAIN_OBSERVATIONS_ASYNC = False  # Run observation generation async (after retain completes)
+
+# Database migrations
+DEFAULT_RUN_MIGRATIONS_ON_STARTUP = True
+
+# Database connection pool
+DEFAULT_DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE = 5
+DEFAULT_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE = 100
+DEFAULT_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = 60  # seconds
+DEFAULT_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT = 30  # seconds
+
+# Background task processing
+DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND = "memory"  # Options: "memory", "noop"
+DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE = 10
+DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL = 1.0  # seconds
+
+# Default MCP tool descriptions (can be customized via env vars)
+DEFAULT_MCP_RETAIN_DESCRIPTION = """Store important information to long-term memory.
+
+Use this tool PROACTIVELY whenever the user shares:
+- Personal facts, preferences, or interests
+- Important events or milestones
+- User history, experiences, or background
+- Decisions, opinions, or stated preferences
+- Goals, plans, or future intentions
+- Relationships or people mentioned
+- Work context, projects, or responsibilities"""
+
+DEFAULT_MCP_RECALL_DESCRIPTION = """Search memories to provide personalized, context-aware responses.
+
+Use this tool PROACTIVELY to:
+- Check user's preferences before making suggestions
+- Recall user's history to provide continuity
+- Remember user's goals and context
+- Personalize responses based on past interactions"""
+
+# Default embedding dimension (used by initial migration, adjusted at runtime)
+EMBEDDING_DIMENSION = DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_DIMENSION
+
+
+def _validate_extraction_mode(mode: str) -> str:
+    """Validate and normalize extraction mode."""
+    mode_lower = mode.lower()
+    if mode_lower not in RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODES:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Invalid extraction mode '{mode}', must be one of {RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODES}. "
+            f"Defaulting to '{DEFAULT_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE}'."
+        )
+        return DEFAULT_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE
+    return mode_lower
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -57,21 +187,36 @@ class HindsightConfig:
     # Database
     database_url: str
 
-    # LLM
+    # LLM (default, used as fallback for per-operation config)
     llm_provider: str
-    llm_api_key: Optional[str]
+    llm_api_key: str | None
     llm_model: str
-    llm_base_url: Optional[str]
+    llm_base_url: str | None
+    llm_max_concurrent: int
+    llm_timeout: float
+
+    # Per-operation LLM configuration (None = use default LLM config)
+    retain_llm_provider: str | None
+    retain_llm_api_key: str | None
+    retain_llm_model: str | None
+    retain_llm_base_url: str | None
+
+    reflect_llm_provider: str | None
+    reflect_llm_api_key: str | None
+    reflect_llm_model: str | None
+    reflect_llm_base_url: str | None
 
     # Embeddings
     embeddings_provider: str
     embeddings_local_model: str
-    embeddings_tei_url: Optional[str]
+    embeddings_tei_url: str | None
 
     # Reranker
     reranker_provider: str
     reranker_local_model: str
-    reranker_tei_url: Optional[str]
+    reranker_tei_url: str | None
+    reranker_tei_batch_size: int
+    reranker_tei_max_concurrent: int
 
     # Server
     host: str
@@ -79,34 +224,118 @@ class HindsightConfig:
     log_level: str
     mcp_enabled: bool
 
+    # Recall
+    graph_retriever: str
+
+    # Observation thresholds
+    observation_min_facts: int
+    observation_top_entities: int
+
+    # Retain settings
+    retain_max_completion_tokens: int
+    retain_chunk_size: int
+    retain_extract_causal_links: bool
+    retain_extraction_mode: str
+    retain_observations_async: bool
+
+    # Optimization flags
+    skip_llm_verification: bool
+    lazy_reranker: bool
+
+    # Database migrations
+    run_migrations_on_startup: bool
+
+    # Database connection pool
+    db_pool_min_size: int
+    db_pool_max_size: int
+    db_command_timeout: int
+    db_acquire_timeout: int
+
+    # Background task processing
+    task_backend: str
+    task_backend_memory_batch_size: int
+    task_backend_memory_batch_interval: float
+
     @classmethod
     def from_env(cls) -> "HindsightConfig":
         """Create configuration from environment variables."""
         return cls(
             # Database
             database_url=os.getenv(ENV_DATABASE_URL, DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL),
-
             # LLM
             llm_provider=os.getenv(ENV_LLM_PROVIDER, DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER),
             llm_api_key=os.getenv(ENV_LLM_API_KEY),
             llm_model=os.getenv(ENV_LLM_MODEL, DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL),
             llm_base_url=os.getenv(ENV_LLM_BASE_URL) or None,
-
+            llm_max_concurrent=int(os.getenv(ENV_LLM_MAX_CONCURRENT, str(DEFAULT_LLM_MAX_CONCURRENT))),
+            llm_timeout=float(os.getenv(ENV_LLM_TIMEOUT, str(DEFAULT_LLM_TIMEOUT))),
+            # Per-operation LLM config (None = use default)
+            retain_llm_provider=os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_LLM_PROVIDER) or None,
+            retain_llm_api_key=os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_LLM_API_KEY) or None,
+            retain_llm_model=os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_LLM_MODEL) or None,
+            retain_llm_base_url=os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_LLM_BASE_URL) or None,
+            reflect_llm_provider=os.getenv(ENV_REFLECT_LLM_PROVIDER) or None,
+            reflect_llm_api_key=os.getenv(ENV_REFLECT_LLM_API_KEY) or None,
+            reflect_llm_model=os.getenv(ENV_REFLECT_LLM_MODEL) or None,
+            reflect_llm_base_url=os.getenv(ENV_REFLECT_LLM_BASE_URL) or None,
             # Embeddings
             embeddings_provider=os.getenv(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER, DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER),
             embeddings_local_model=os.getenv(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL, DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL),
             embeddings_tei_url=os.getenv(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL),
-
             # Reranker
             reranker_provider=os.getenv(ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER, DEFAULT_RERANKER_PROVIDER),
             reranker_local_model=os.getenv(ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL, DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL),
             reranker_tei_url=os.getenv(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL),
-
+            reranker_tei_batch_size=int(os.getenv(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE))),
+            reranker_tei_max_concurrent=int(
+                os.getenv(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT))
+            ),
             # Server
             host=os.getenv(ENV_HOST, DEFAULT_HOST),
             port=int(os.getenv(ENV_PORT, DEFAULT_PORT)),
             log_level=os.getenv(ENV_LOG_LEVEL, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL),
             mcp_enabled=os.getenv(ENV_MCP_ENABLED, str(DEFAULT_MCP_ENABLED)).lower() == "true",
+            # Recall
+            graph_retriever=os.getenv(ENV_GRAPH_RETRIEVER, DEFAULT_GRAPH_RETRIEVER),
+            # Optimization flags
+            skip_llm_verification=os.getenv(ENV_SKIP_LLM_VERIFICATION, "false").lower() == "true",
+            lazy_reranker=os.getenv(ENV_LAZY_RERANKER, "false").lower() == "true",
+            # Observation thresholds
+            observation_min_facts=int(os.getenv(ENV_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS, str(DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_MIN_FACTS))),
+            observation_top_entities=int(
+                os.getenv(ENV_OBSERVATION_TOP_ENTITIES, str(DEFAULT_OBSERVATION_TOP_ENTITIES))
+            ),
+            # Retain settings
+            retain_max_completion_tokens=int(
+                os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS, str(DEFAULT_RETAIN_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS))
+            ),
+            retain_chunk_size=int(os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_CHUNK_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_RETAIN_CHUNK_SIZE))),
+            retain_extract_causal_links=os.getenv(
+                ENV_RETAIN_EXTRACT_CAUSAL_LINKS, str(DEFAULT_RETAIN_EXTRACT_CAUSAL_LINKS)
+            ).lower()
+            == "true",
+            retain_extraction_mode=_validate_extraction_mode(
+                os.getenv(ENV_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE, DEFAULT_RETAIN_EXTRACTION_MODE)
+            ),
+            retain_observations_async=os.getenv(
+                ENV_RETAIN_OBSERVATIONS_ASYNC, str(DEFAULT_RETAIN_OBSERVATIONS_ASYNC)
+            ).lower()
+            == "true",
+            # Database migrations
+            run_migrations_on_startup=os.getenv(ENV_RUN_MIGRATIONS_ON_STARTUP, "true").lower() == "true",
+            # Database connection pool
+            db_pool_min_size=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE))),
+            db_pool_max_size=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE))),
+            db_command_timeout=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, str(DEFAULT_DB_COMMAND_TIMEOUT))),
+            db_acquire_timeout=int(os.getenv(ENV_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT, str(DEFAULT_DB_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT))),
+            # Background task processing
+            task_backend=os.getenv(ENV_TASK_BACKEND, DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND),
+            task_backend_memory_batch_size=int(
+                os.getenv(ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_SIZE))
+            ),
+            task_backend_memory_batch_interval=float(
+                os.getenv(ENV_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL, str(DEFAULT_TASK_BACKEND_MEMORY_BATCH_INTERVAL))
+            ),
         )
 
     def get_llm_base_url(self) -> str:
@@ -119,6 +348,8 @@ class HindsightConfig:
             return "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1"
         elif provider == "ollama":
             return "http://localhost:11434/v1"
+        elif provider == "lmstudio":
+            return "http://localhost:1234/v1"
         else:
             return ""
 
@@ -138,17 +369,40 @@ class HindsightConfig:
         """Configure Python logging based on the log level."""
         logging.basicConfig(
             level=self.get_python_log_level(),
-            format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s"
+            format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s",
+            force=True,  # Override any existing configuration
         )
 
     def log_config(self) -> None:
         """Log the current configuration (without sensitive values)."""
         logger.info(f"Database: {self.database_url}")
         logger.info(f"LLM: provider={self.llm_provider}, model={self.llm_model}")
+        if self.retain_llm_provider or self.retain_llm_model:
+            retain_provider = self.retain_llm_provider or self.llm_provider
+            retain_model = self.retain_llm_model or self.llm_model
+            logger.info(f"LLM (retain): provider={retain_provider}, model={retain_model}")
+        if self.reflect_llm_provider or self.reflect_llm_model:
+            reflect_provider = self.reflect_llm_provider or self.llm_provider
+            reflect_model = self.reflect_llm_model or self.llm_model
+            logger.info(f"LLM (reflect): provider={reflect_provider}, model={reflect_model}")
         logger.info(f"Embeddings: provider={self.embeddings_provider}")
         logger.info(f"Reranker: provider={self.reranker_provider}")
+        logger.info(f"Graph retriever: {self.graph_retriever}")
+
+
+# Cached config instance
+_config_cache: HindsightConfig | None = None
 
 
 def get_config() -> HindsightConfig:
-    """Get the current configuration from environment variables."""
-    return HindsightConfig.from_env()
+    """Get the cached configuration, loading from environment on first call."""
+    global _config_cache
+    if _config_cache is None:
+        _config_cache = HindsightConfig.from_env()
+    return _config_cache
+
+
+def clear_config_cache() -> None:
+    """Clear the config cache. Useful for testing or reloading config."""
+    global _config_cache
+    _config_cache = None

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/daemon.py

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+"""
+Daemon mode support for Hindsight API.
+
+Provides idle timeout and lockfile management for running as a background daemon.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import fcntl
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Default daemon configuration
+DEFAULT_DAEMON_PORT = 8889
+DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 0  # 0 = no auto-exit (hindsight-embed passes its own timeout)
+LOCKFILE_PATH = Path.home() / ".hindsight" / "daemon.lock"
+DAEMON_LOG_PATH = Path.home() / ".hindsight" / "daemon.log"
+
+
+class IdleTimeoutMiddleware:
+    """ASGI middleware that tracks activity and exits after idle timeout."""
+
+    def __init__(self, app, idle_timeout: int = DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT):
+        self.app = app
+        self.idle_timeout = idle_timeout
+        self.last_activity = time.time()
+        self._checker_task = None
+
+    async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
+        # Update activity timestamp on each request
+        self.last_activity = time.time()
+        await self.app(scope, receive, send)
+
+    def start_idle_checker(self):
+        """Start the background task that checks for idle timeout."""
+        self._checker_task = asyncio.create_task(self._check_idle())
+
+    async def _check_idle(self):
+        """Background task that exits the process after idle timeout."""
+        # If idle_timeout is 0, don't auto-exit
+        if self.idle_timeout <= 0:
+            return
+
+        while True:
+            await asyncio.sleep(30)  # Check every 30 seconds
+            idle_time = time.time() - self.last_activity
+            if idle_time > self.idle_timeout:
+                logger.info(f"Idle timeout reached ({self.idle_timeout}s), shutting down daemon")
+                # Give a moment for any in-flight requests
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                os._exit(0)
+
+
+class DaemonLock:
+    """
+    File-based lock to prevent multiple daemon instances.
+
+    Uses fcntl.flock for atomic locking on Unix systems.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, lockfile: Path = LOCKFILE_PATH):
+        self.lockfile = lockfile
+        self._fd = None
+
+    def acquire(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Try to acquire the daemon lock.
+
+        Returns True if lock acquired, False if another daemon is running.
+        """
+        self.lockfile.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        try:
+            self._fd = open(self.lockfile, "w")
+            fcntl.flock(self._fd.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+            # Write PID for debugging
+            self._fd.write(str(os.getpid()))
+            self._fd.flush()
+            return True
+        except (IOError, OSError):
+            # Lock is held by another process
+            if self._fd:
+                self._fd.close()
+                self._fd = None
+            return False
+
+    def release(self):
+        """Release the daemon lock."""
+        if self._fd:
+            try:
+                fcntl.flock(self._fd.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+                self._fd.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            finally:
+                self._fd = None
+                # Remove lockfile
+                try:
+                    self.lockfile.unlink()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+    def is_locked(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if the lock is held by another process."""
+        if not self.lockfile.exists():
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            fd = open(self.lockfile, "r")
+            fcntl.flock(fd.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+            # We got the lock, so no one else has it
+            fcntl.flock(fd.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+            fd.close()
+            return False
+        except (IOError, OSError):
+            return True
+
+    def get_pid(self) -> int | None:
+        """Get the PID of the daemon holding the lock."""
+        if not self.lockfile.exists():
+            return None
+        try:
+            with open(self.lockfile, "r") as f:
+                return int(f.read().strip())
+        except (ValueError, IOError):
+            return None
+
+
+def daemonize():
+    """
+    Fork the current process into a background daemon.
+
+    Uses double-fork technique to properly detach from terminal.
+    """
+    # First fork
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid > 0:
+        # Parent exits
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Create new session
+    os.setsid()
+
+    # Second fork to prevent zombie processes
+    pid = os.fork()
+    if pid > 0:
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Redirect standard file descriptors to log file
+    DAEMON_LOG_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    sys.stderr.flush()
+
+    # Redirect stdin to /dev/null
+    with open("/dev/null", "r") as devnull:
+        os.dup2(devnull.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
+
+    # Redirect stdout/stderr to log file
+    log_fd = open(DAEMON_LOG_PATH, "a")
+    os.dup2(log_fd.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
+    os.dup2(log_fd.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
+
+
+def check_daemon_running(port: int = DEFAULT_DAEMON_PORT) -> bool:
+    """Check if a daemon is running and responsive on the given port."""
+    import socket
+
+    try:
+        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        sock.settimeout(1)
+        result = sock.connect_ex(("127.0.0.1", port))
+        sock.close()
+        return result == 0
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def stop_daemon(port: int = DEFAULT_DAEMON_PORT) -> bool:
+    """Stop a running daemon by sending SIGTERM to the process."""
+    lock = DaemonLock()
+    pid = lock.get_pid()
+
+    if pid is None:
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        import signal
+
+        os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+        # Wait for process to exit
+        for _ in range(50):  # Wait up to 5 seconds
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            try:
+                os.kill(pid, 0)  # Check if process exists
+            except OSError:
+                return True  # Process exited
+        return False
+    except OSError:
+        return False

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/__init__.py

@@ -7,24 +7,30 @@ This package contains all the implementation details of the memory engine:
 - Supporting modules: embeddings, cross_encoder, entity_resolver, etc.
 """
 
-from .memory_engine import MemoryEngine
+from .cross_encoder import CrossEncoderModel, LocalSTCrossEncoder, RemoteTEICrossEncoder
 from .db_utils import acquire_with_retry
 from .embeddings import Embeddings, LocalSTEmbeddings, RemoteTEIEmbeddings
-from .cross_encoder import CrossEncoderModel, LocalSTCrossEncoder, RemoteTEICrossEncoder
+from .llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
+from .memory_engine import (
+    MemoryEngine,
+    UnqualifiedTableError,
+    fq_table,
+    get_current_schema,
+    validate_sql_schema,
+)
+from .response_models import MemoryFact, RecallResult, ReflectResult
 from .search.trace import (
-    SearchTrace,
-    QueryInfo,
     EntryPoint,
-    NodeVisit,
-    WeightComponents,
     LinkInfo,
+    NodeVisit,
     PruningDecision,
-    SearchSummary,
+    QueryInfo,
     SearchPhaseMetrics,
+    SearchSummary,
+    SearchTrace,
+    WeightComponents,
 )
 from .search.tracer import SearchTracer
-from .llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
-from .response_models import RecallResult, ReflectResult, MemoryFact
 
 __all__ = [
     "MemoryEngine",
@@ -49,4 +55,9 @@ __all__ = [
     "RecallResult",
     "ReflectResult",
     "MemoryFact",
+    # Schema safety utilities
+    "fq_table",
+    "get_current_schema",
+    "validate_sql_schema",
+    "UnqualifiedTableError",
 ]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/cross_encoder.py

@@ -5,19 +5,30 @@ Provides an interface for reranking with different backends.
 
 Configuration via environment variables - see hindsight_api.config for all env var names.
 """
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Tuple, Optional
+
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
 import httpx
 
 from ..config import (
-    ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER,
-    ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL,
-    ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL,
-    DEFAULT_RERANKER_PROVIDER,
+    DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL,
+    DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT,
     DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL,
+    DEFAULT_RERANKER_PROVIDER,
+    DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE,
+    DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT,
+    ENV_COHERE_API_KEY,
+    ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL,
+    ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT,
+    ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL,
+    ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER,
+    ENV_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE,
+    ENV_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT,
+    ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -47,7 +58,7 @@ class CrossEncoderModel(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def predict(self, pairs: List[Tuple[str, str]]) -> List[float]:
+    async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
         """
         Score query-document pairs for relevance.
 
@@ -70,25 +81,34 @@ class LocalSTCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
     - Fast inference (~80ms for 100 pairs on CPU)
     - Small model (80MB)
     - Trained for passage re-ranking
+
+    Uses a dedicated thread pool to limit concurrent CPU-bound work.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, model_name: Optional[str] = None):
+    # Shared executor across all instances (one model loaded anyway)
+    _executor: ThreadPoolExecutor | None = None
+    _max_concurrent: int = 4  # Limit concurrent CPU-bound reranking calls
+
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str | None = None, max_concurrent: int = 4):
         """
         Initialize local SentenceTransformers cross-encoder.
 
         Args:
             model_name: Name of the CrossEncoder model to use.
                        Default: cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2
+            max_concurrent: Maximum concurrent reranking calls (default: 2).
+                           Higher values may cause CPU thrashing under load.
         """
         self.model_name = model_name or DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL
         self._model = None
+        LocalSTCrossEncoder._max_concurrent = max_concurrent
 
     @property
     def provider_name(self) -> str:
         return "local"
 
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
-        """Load the cross-encoder model."""
+        """Load the cross-encoder model and initialize the executor."""
         if self._model is not None:
             return
 
@@ -100,14 +120,30 @@ class LocalSTCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
                 "Install it with: pip install sentence-transformers"
             )
 
+        # Note: We use CPU even when GPU/MPS is available because:
+        # 1. The reranker model (MiniLM) is tiny (~22M params)
+        # 2. Batch sizes are small (~100-200 pairs)
+        # 3. Data transfer overhead to GPU outweighs compute benefit
+        # 4. CPU inference is actually faster for this workload
         logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing local provider with model {self.model_name}")
         self._model = CrossEncoder(self.model_name)
-        logger.info("Reranker: local provider initialized")
 
-    def predict(self, pairs: List[Tuple[str, str]]) -> List[float]:
+        # Initialize shared executor (limited workers naturally limits concurrency)
+        if LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor is None:
+            LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(
+                max_workers=LocalSTCrossEncoder._max_concurrent,
+                thread_name_prefix="reranker",
+            )
+            logger.info(f"Reranker: local provider initialized (max_concurrent={LocalSTCrossEncoder._max_concurrent})")
+        else:
+            logger.info("Reranker: local provider initialized (using existing executor)")
+
+    async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
         """
         Score query-document pairs for relevance.
 
+        Uses a dedicated thread pool with limited workers to prevent CPU thrashing.
+
         Args:
             pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
 
@@ -116,8 +152,14 @@ class LocalSTCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
         """
         if self._model is None:
             raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
-        scores = self._model.predict(pairs, show_progress_bar=False)
-        return scores.tolist() if hasattr(scores, 'tolist') else list(scores)
+
+        # Use dedicated executor - limited workers naturally limits concurrency
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        scores = await loop.run_in_executor(
+            LocalSTCrossEncoder._executor,
+            lambda: self._model.predict(pairs, show_progress_bar=False),
+        )
+        return scores.tolist() if hasattr(scores, "tolist") else list(scores)
 
 
 class RemoteTEICrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
@@ -128,13 +170,16 @@ class RemoteTEICrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
     See: https://github.com/huggingface/text-embeddings-inference
 
     Note: The TEI server must be running a cross-encoder/reranker model.
+
+    Requests are made in parallel with configurable batch size and max concurrency (backpressure).
     """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         base_url: str,
         timeout: float = 30.0,
-        batch_size: int = 32,
+        batch_size: int = DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE,
+        max_concurrent: int = DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT,
         max_retries: int = 3,
         retry_delay: float = 0.5,
     ):
@@ -144,75 +189,227 @@ class RemoteTEICrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
         Args:
             base_url: Base URL of the TEI server (e.g., "http://localhost:8080")
             timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 30.0)
-            batch_size: Maximum batch size for rerank requests (default: 32)
+            batch_size: Maximum batch size for rerank requests (default: 128)
+            max_concurrent: Maximum concurrent requests for backpressure (default: 8)
             max_retries: Maximum number of retries for failed requests (default: 3)
             retry_delay: Initial delay between retries in seconds, doubles each retry (default: 0.5)
         """
         self.base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.batch_size = batch_size
+        self.max_concurrent = max_concurrent
         self.max_retries = max_retries
         self.retry_delay = retry_delay
-        self._client: Optional[httpx.Client] = None
-        self._model_id: Optional[str] = None
+        self._async_client: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None
+        self._model_id: str | None = None
 
     @property
     def provider_name(self) -> str:
         return "tei"
 
-    def _request_with_retry(self, method: str, url: str, **kwargs) -> httpx.Response:
-        """Make an HTTP request with automatic retries on transient errors."""
-        import time
+    async def _async_request_with_retry(
+        self,
+        client: httpx.AsyncClient,
+        semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore,
+        method: str,
+        url: str,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> httpx.Response:
+        """Make an async HTTP request with automatic retries on transient errors and semaphore for backpressure."""
         last_error = None
         delay = self.retry_delay
 
-        for attempt in range(self.max_retries + 1):
-            try:
-                if method == "GET":
-                    response = self._client.get(url, **kwargs)
-                else:
-                    response = self._client.post(url, **kwargs)
-                response.raise_for_status()
-                return response
-            except (httpx.ConnectError, httpx.ReadTimeout, httpx.WriteTimeout) as e:
-                last_error = e
-                if attempt < self.max_retries:
-                    logger.warning(f"TEI request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. Retrying in {delay}s...")
-                    time.sleep(delay)
-                    delay *= 2  # Exponential backoff
-            except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
-                # Retry on 5xx server errors
-                if e.response.status_code >= 500 and attempt < self.max_retries:
+        async with semaphore:
+            for attempt in range(self.max_retries + 1):
+                try:
+                    if method == "GET":
+                        response = await client.get(url, **kwargs)
+                    else:
+                        response = await client.post(url, **kwargs)
+                    response.raise_for_status()
+                    return response
+                except (httpx.ConnectError, httpx.ReadTimeout, httpx.WriteTimeout) as e:
                     last_error = e
-                    logger.warning(f"TEI server error (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. Retrying in {delay}s...")
-                    time.sleep(delay)
-                    delay *= 2
-                else:
-                    raise
+                    if attempt < self.max_retries:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            f"TEI request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. "
+                            f"Retrying in {delay}s..."
+                        )
+                        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+                        delay *= 2  # Exponential backoff
+                except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
+                    # Retry on 5xx server errors
+                    if e.response.status_code >= 500 and attempt < self.max_retries:
+                        last_error = e
+                        logger.warning(
+                            f"TEI server error (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. "
+                            f"Retrying in {delay}s..."
+                        )
+                        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+                        delay *= 2
+                    else:
+                        raise
 
         raise last_error
 
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
         """Initialize the HTTP client and verify server connectivity."""
-        if self._client is not None:
+        if self._async_client is not None:
             return
 
-        logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing TEI provider at {self.base_url}")
-        self._client = httpx.Client(timeout=self.timeout)
+        logger.info(
+            f"Reranker: initializing TEI provider at {self.base_url} "
+            f"(batch_size={self.batch_size}, max_concurrent={self.max_concurrent})"
+        )
+        self._async_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=self.timeout)
 
         # Verify server is reachable and get model info
+        # Use a temporary semaphore for initialization
+        init_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(1)
         try:
-            response = self._request_with_retry("GET", f"{self.base_url}/info")
+            response = await self._async_request_with_retry(
+                self._async_client, init_semaphore, "GET", f"{self.base_url}/info"
+            )
             info = response.json()
             self._model_id = info.get("model_id", "unknown")
             logger.info(f"Reranker: TEI provider initialized (model: {self._model_id})")
         except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+            self._async_client = None
             raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to connect to TEI server at {self.base_url}: {e}")
 
-    def predict(self, pairs: List[Tuple[str, str]]) -> List[float]:
+    async def _rerank_query_group(
+        self,
+        client: httpx.AsyncClient,
+        semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore,
+        query: str,
+        texts: list[str],
+    ) -> list[tuple[int, float]]:
+        """Rerank a single query group and return list of (original_index, score) tuples."""
+        try:
+            response = await self._async_request_with_retry(
+                client,
+                semaphore,
+                "POST",
+                f"{self.base_url}/rerank",
+                json={
+                    "query": query,
+                    "texts": texts,
+                    "return_text": False,
+                },
+            )
+            results = response.json()
+            # TEI returns results sorted by score descending, with original index
+            return [(result["index"], result["score"]) for result in results]
+        except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"TEI rerank request failed: {e}")
+
+    async def _predict_async(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
+        """Async implementation of predict that runs requests in parallel with backpressure."""
+        if not pairs:
+            return []
+
+        # Group all pairs by query
+        query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
+        for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(pairs):
+            if query not in query_groups:
+                query_groups[query] = []
+            query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
+
+        # Split each query group into batches
+        tasks_info: list[tuple[str, list[int], list[str]]] = []  # (query, indices, texts)
+        for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
+            indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
+            texts = [text for _, text in indexed_texts]
+
+            # Split into batches
+            for i in range(0, len(texts), self.batch_size):
+                batch_indices = indices[i : i + self.batch_size]
+                batch_texts = texts[i : i + self.batch_size]
+                tasks_info.append((query, batch_indices, batch_texts))
+
+        # Run all requests in parallel with semaphore for backpressure
+        all_scores = [0.0] * len(pairs)
+        semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(self.max_concurrent)
+
+        tasks = [
+            self._rerank_query_group(self._async_client, semaphore, query, texts) for query, _, texts in tasks_info
+        ]
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+        # Map scores back to original positions
+        for (_, indices, _), result_scores in zip(tasks_info, results):
+            for original_idx_in_batch, score in result_scores:
+                global_idx = indices[original_idx_in_batch]
+                all_scores[global_idx] = score
+
+        return all_scores
+
+    async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
         """
         Score query-document pairs using the remote TEI reranker.
 
+        Requests are made in parallel with configurable backpressure.
+
+        Args:
+            pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
+
+        Returns:
+            List of relevance scores
+        """
+        if self._async_client is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Reranker not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+
+        return await self._predict_async(pairs)
+
+
+class CohereCrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
+    """
+    Cohere cross-encoder implementation using the Cohere Rerank API.
+
+    Supports rerank-english-v3.0 and rerank-multilingual-v3.0 models.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        api_key: str,
+        model: str = DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL,
+        timeout: float = 60.0,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize Cohere cross-encoder client.
+
+        Args:
+            api_key: Cohere API key
+            model: Cohere rerank model name (default: rerank-english-v3.0)
+            timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 60.0)
+        """
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.model = model
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self._client = None
+
+    @property
+    def provider_name(self) -> str:
+        return "cohere"
+
+    async def initialize(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the Cohere client."""
+        if self._client is not None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            import cohere
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError("cohere is required for CohereCrossEncoder. Install it with: pip install cohere")
+
+        logger.info(f"Reranker: initializing Cohere provider with model {self.model}")
+        self._client = cohere.Client(api_key=self.api_key, timeout=self.timeout)
+        logger.info("Reranker: Cohere provider initialized")
+
+    async def predict(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
+        """
+        Score query-document pairs using the Cohere Rerank API.
+
         Args:
             pairs: List of (query, document) tuples to score
 
@@ -225,50 +422,38 @@ class RemoteTEICrossEncoder(CrossEncoderModel):
         if not pairs:
             return []
 
-        all_scores = []
+        # Run sync Cohere API calls in thread pool
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        return await loop.run_in_executor(None, self._predict_sync, pairs)
 
-        # Process in batches
-        for i in range(0, len(pairs), self.batch_size):
-            batch = pairs[i:i + self.batch_size]
+    def _predict_sync(self, pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]) -> list[float]:
+        """Synchronous predict implementation for Cohere API."""
+        # Group pairs by query for efficient batching
+        # Cohere rerank expects one query with multiple documents
+        query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
+        for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(pairs):
+            if query not in query_groups:
+                query_groups[query] = []
+            query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
 
-            # TEI rerank endpoint expects query and texts separately
-            # All pairs in a batch should have the same query for optimal performance
-            # but we handle mixed queries by making separate requests per unique query
-            query_groups: dict[str, list[tuple[int, str]]] = {}
-            for idx, (query, text) in enumerate(batch):
-                if query not in query_groups:
-                    query_groups[query] = []
-                query_groups[query].append((idx, text))
+        all_scores = [0.0] * len(pairs)
 
-            batch_scores = [0.0] * len(batch)
+        for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
+            texts = [text for _, text in indexed_texts]
+            indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
 
-            for query, indexed_texts in query_groups.items():
-                texts = [text for _, text in indexed_texts]
-                indices = [idx for idx, _ in indexed_texts]
+            response = self._client.rerank(
+                query=query,
+                documents=texts,
+                model=self.model,
+                return_documents=False,
+            )
 
-                try:
-                    response = self._request_with_retry(
-                        "POST",
-                        f"{self.base_url}/rerank",
-                        json={
-                            "query": query,
-                            "texts": texts,
-                            "return_text": False,
-                        },
-                    )
-                    results = response.json()
-
-                    # TEI returns results sorted by score descending, with original index
-                    for result in results:
-                        original_idx = result["index"]
-                        score = result["score"]
-                        # Map back to batch position
-                        batch_scores[indices[original_idx]] = score
-
-                except httpx.HTTPError as e:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f"TEI rerank request failed: {e}")
-
-            all_scores.extend(batch_scores)
+            # Map scores back to original positions
+            for result in response.results:
+                original_idx = result.index
+                score = result.relevance_score
+                all_scores[indices[original_idx]] = score
 
         return all_scores
 
@@ -287,15 +472,22 @@ def create_cross_encoder_from_env() -> CrossEncoderModel:
     if provider == "tei":
         url = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL)
         if not url:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"{ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL} is required when {ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER} is 'tei'"
-            )
-        return RemoteTEICrossEncoder(base_url=url)
+            raise ValueError(f"{ENV_RERANKER_TEI_URL} is required when {ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER} is 'tei'")
+        batch_size = int(os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_BATCH_SIZE)))
+        max_concurrent = int(os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_TEI_MAX_CONCURRENT)))
+        return RemoteTEICrossEncoder(base_url=url, batch_size=batch_size, max_concurrent=max_concurrent)
     elif provider == "local":
         model = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL)
         model_name = model or DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MODEL
-        return LocalSTCrossEncoder(model_name=model_name)
-    else:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Unknown reranker provider: {provider}. Supported: 'local', 'tei'"
+        max_concurrent = int(
+            os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT, str(DEFAULT_RERANKER_LOCAL_MAX_CONCURRENT))
         )
+        return LocalSTCrossEncoder(model_name=model_name, max_concurrent=max_concurrent)
+    elif provider == "cohere":
+        api_key = os.environ.get(ENV_COHERE_API_KEY)
+        if not api_key:
+            raise ValueError(f"{ENV_COHERE_API_KEY} is required when {ENV_RERANKER_PROVIDER} is 'cohere'")
+        model = os.environ.get(ENV_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL, DEFAULT_RERANKER_COHERE_MODEL)
+        return CohereCrossEncoder(api_key=api_key, model=model)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown reranker provider: {provider}. Supported: 'local', 'tei', 'cohere'")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/db_utils.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 """
 Database utility functions for connection management with retry logic.
 """
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+
 import asyncpg
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -54,16 +56,14 @@ async def retry_with_backoff(
         except retryable_exceptions as e:
             last_exception = e
             if attempt < max_retries:
-                delay = min(base_delay * (2 ** attempt), max_delay)
+                delay = min(base_delay * (2**attempt), max_delay)
                 logger.warning(
                     f"Database operation failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries + 1}): {e}. "
                     f"Retrying in {delay:.1f}s..."
                 )
                 await asyncio.sleep(delay)
             else:
-                logger.error(
-                    f"Database operation failed after {max_retries + 1} attempts: {e}"
-                )
+                logger.error(f"Database operation failed after {max_retries + 1} attempts: {e}")
     raise last_exception
 
 
@@ -83,10 +83,22 @@ async def acquire_with_retry(pool: asyncpg.Pool, max_retries: int = DEFAULT_MAX_
     Yields:
         An asyncpg connection
     """
+    import time
+
+    start = time.time()
+
     async def acquire():
         return await pool.acquire()
 
     conn = await retry_with_backoff(acquire, max_retries=max_retries)
+    acquire_time = time.time() - start
+
+    # Log slow connection acquisitions (indicates pool contention)
+    if acquire_time > 0.05:  # 50ms threshold
+        pool_size = pool.get_size()
+        pool_free = pool.get_idle_size()
+        logger.warning(f"[DB POOL] Slow acquire: {acquire_time:.3f}s | size={pool_size}, idle={pool_free}")
+
     try:
         yield conn
     finally:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/embeddings.py

@@ -3,25 +3,31 @@ Embeddings abstraction for the memory system.
 
 Provides an interface for generating embeddings with different backends.
 
-IMPORTANT: All embeddings must produce 384-dimensional vectors to match
-the database schema (pgvector column defined as vector(384)).
+The embedding dimension is auto-detected from the model at initialization.
+The database schema is automatically adjusted to match the model's dimension.
 
 Configuration via environment variables - see hindsight_api.config for all env var names.
 """
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Optional
+
 import logging
 import os
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
 import httpx
 
 from ..config import (
-    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER,
-    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL,
-    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL,
-    DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER,
+    DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL,
     DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL,
-    EMBEDDING_DIMENSION,
+    DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL,
+    DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER,
+    ENV_COHERE_API_KEY,
+    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL,
+    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL,
+    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_API_KEY,
+    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL,
+    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER,
+    ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL,
+    ENV_LLM_API_KEY,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -31,8 +37,8 @@ class Embeddings(ABC):
     """
     Abstract base class for embedding generation.
 
-    All implementations MUST generate 384-dimensional embeddings to match
-    the database schema.
+    The embedding dimension is determined by the model and detected at initialization.
+    The database schema is automatically adjusted to match the model's dimension.
     """
 
     @property
@@ -41,6 +47,12 @@ class Embeddings(ABC):
         """Return a human-readable name for this provider (e.g., 'local', 'tei')."""
         pass
 
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def dimension(self) -> int:
+        """Return the embedding dimension produced by this model."""
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -52,15 +64,15 @@ class Embeddings(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def encode(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+    def encode(self, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
         """
-        Generate 384-dimensional embeddings for a list of texts.
+        Generate embeddings for a list of texts.
 
         Args:
             texts: List of text strings to encode
 
         Returns:
-            List of 384-dimensional embedding vectors (each is a list of floats)
+            List of embedding vectors (each is a list of floats)
         """
         pass
 
@@ -70,27 +82,31 @@ class LocalSTEmbeddings(Embeddings):
     Local embeddings implementation using SentenceTransformers.
 
     Call initialize() during startup to load the model and avoid cold starts.
-
-    Default model is BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5 which produces 384-dimensional
-    embeddings matching the database schema.
+    The embedding dimension is auto-detected from the model.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, model_name: Optional[str] = None):
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str | None = None):
         """
         Initialize local SentenceTransformers embeddings.
 
         Args:
             model_name: Name of the SentenceTransformer model to use.
-                       Must produce 384-dimensional embeddings.
                        Default: BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5
         """
         self.model_name = model_name or DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL
         self._model = None
+        self._dimension: int | None = None
 
     @property
     def provider_name(self) -> str:
         return "local"
 
+    @property
+    def dimension(self) -> int:
+        if self._dimension is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+        return self._dimension
+
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
         """Load the embedding model."""
         if self._model is not None:
@@ -112,26 +128,18 @@ class LocalSTEmbeddings(Embeddings):
             model_kwargs={"low_cpu_mem_usage": False, "device_map": None},
         )
 
-        # Validate dimension matches database schema
-        model_dim = self._model.get_sentence_embedding_dimension()
-        if model_dim != EMBEDDING_DIMENSION:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Model {self.model_name} produces {model_dim}-dimensional embeddings, "
-                f"but database schema requires {EMBEDDING_DIMENSION} dimensions. "
-                f"Use a model that produces {EMBEDDING_DIMENSION}-dimensional embeddings."
-            )
+        self._dimension = self._model.get_sentence_embedding_dimension()
+        logger.info(f"Embeddings: local provider initialized (dim: {self._dimension})")
 
-        logger.info(f"Embeddings: local provider initialized (dim: {model_dim})")
-
-    def encode(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+    def encode(self, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
         """
-        Generate 384-dimensional embeddings for a list of texts.
+        Generate embeddings for a list of texts.
 
         Args:
             texts: List of text strings to encode
 
         Returns:
-            List of 384-dimensional embedding vectors
+            List of embedding vectors
         """
         if self._model is None:
             raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ class RemoteTEIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
     TEI provides a high-performance inference server for embedding models.
     See: https://github.com/huggingface/text-embeddings-inference
 
-    The server should be running a model that produces 384-dimensional embeddings.
+    The embedding dimension is auto-detected from the server at initialization.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -172,16 +180,24 @@ class RemoteTEIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
         self.batch_size = batch_size
         self.max_retries = max_retries
         self.retry_delay = retry_delay
-        self._client: Optional[httpx.Client] = None
-        self._model_id: Optional[str] = None
+        self._client: httpx.Client | None = None
+        self._model_id: str | None = None
+        self._dimension: int | None = None
 
     @property
     def provider_name(self) -> str:
         return "tei"
 
+    @property
+    def dimension(self) -> int:
+        if self._dimension is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+        return self._dimension
+
     def _request_with_retry(self, method: str, url: str, **kwargs) -> httpx.Response:
         """Make an HTTP request with automatic retries on transient errors."""
         import time
+
         last_error = None
         delay = self.retry_delay
 
@@ -196,14 +212,18 @@ class RemoteTEIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
             except (httpx.ConnectError, httpx.ReadTimeout, httpx.WriteTimeout) as e:
                 last_error = e
                 if attempt < self.max_retries:
-                    logger.warning(f"TEI request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. Retrying in {delay}s...")
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"TEI request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. Retrying in {delay}s..."
+                    )
                     time.sleep(delay)
                     delay *= 2  # Exponential backoff
             except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
                 # Retry on 5xx server errors
                 if e.response.status_code >= 500 and attempt < self.max_retries:
                     last_error = e
-                    logger.warning(f"TEI server error (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. Retrying in {delay}s...")
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"TEI server error (attempt {attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries + 1}): {e}. Retrying in {delay}s..."
+                    )
                     time.sleep(delay)
                     delay *= 2
                 else:
@@ -224,11 +244,28 @@ class RemoteTEIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
             response = self._request_with_retry("GET", f"{self.base_url}/info")
             info = response.json()
             self._model_id = info.get("model_id", "unknown")
-            logger.info(f"Embeddings: TEI provider initialized (model: {self._model_id})")
+
+            # Get dimension from server info or by doing a test embedding
+            if "max_input_length" in info and "model_dtype" in info:
+                # Try to get dimension from info endpoint (some TEI versions expose it)
+                # If not available, do a test embedding
+                pass
+
+            # Do a test embedding to detect dimension
+            test_response = self._request_with_retry(
+                "POST",
+                f"{self.base_url}/embed",
+                json={"inputs": ["test"]},
+            )
+            test_embeddings = test_response.json()
+            if test_embeddings and len(test_embeddings) > 0:
+                self._dimension = len(test_embeddings[0])
+
+            logger.info(f"Embeddings: TEI provider initialized (model: {self._model_id}, dim: {self._dimension})")
         except httpx.HTTPError as e:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to connect to TEI server at {self.base_url}: {e}")
 
-    def encode(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+    def encode(self, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
         """
         Generate embeddings using the remote TEI server.
 
@@ -248,7 +285,7 @@ class RemoteTEIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
 
         # Process in batches
         for i in range(0, len(texts), self.batch_size):
-            batch = texts[i:i + self.batch_size]
+            batch = texts[i : i + self.batch_size]
 
             try:
                 response = self._request_with_retry(
@@ -264,6 +301,234 @@ class RemoteTEIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
         return all_embeddings
 
 
+class OpenAIEmbeddings(Embeddings):
+    """
+    OpenAI embeddings implementation using the OpenAI API.
+
+    Supports text-embedding-3-small (1536 dims), text-embedding-3-large (3072 dims),
+    and text-embedding-ada-002 (1536 dims, legacy).
+
+    The embedding dimension is auto-detected from the model at initialization.
+    """
+
+    # Known dimensions for OpenAI embedding models
+    MODEL_DIMENSIONS = {
+        "text-embedding-3-small": 1536,
+        "text-embedding-3-large": 3072,
+        "text-embedding-ada-002": 1536,
+    }
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        api_key: str,
+        model: str = DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL,
+        batch_size: int = 100,
+        max_retries: int = 3,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize OpenAI embeddings client.
+
+        Args:
+            api_key: OpenAI API key
+            model: OpenAI embedding model name (default: text-embedding-3-small)
+            batch_size: Maximum batch size for embedding requests (default: 100)
+            max_retries: Maximum number of retries for failed requests (default: 3)
+        """
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.model = model
+        self.batch_size = batch_size
+        self.max_retries = max_retries
+        self._client = None
+        self._dimension: int | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def provider_name(self) -> str:
+        return "openai"
+
+    @property
+    def dimension(self) -> int:
+        if self._dimension is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+        return self._dimension
+
+    async def initialize(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the OpenAI client and detect dimension."""
+        if self._client is not None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            from openai import OpenAI
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError("openai is required for OpenAIEmbeddings. Install it with: pip install openai")
+
+        logger.info(f"Embeddings: initializing OpenAI provider with model {self.model}")
+        self._client = OpenAI(api_key=self.api_key, max_retries=self.max_retries)
+
+        # Try to get dimension from known models, otherwise do a test embedding
+        if self.model in self.MODEL_DIMENSIONS:
+            self._dimension = self.MODEL_DIMENSIONS[self.model]
+        else:
+            # Do a test embedding to detect dimension
+            response = self._client.embeddings.create(
+                model=self.model,
+                input=["test"],
+            )
+            if response.data:
+                self._dimension = len(response.data[0].embedding)
+
+        logger.info(f"Embeddings: OpenAI provider initialized (model: {self.model}, dim: {self._dimension})")
+
+    def encode(self, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
+        """
+        Generate embeddings using the OpenAI API.
+
+        Args:
+            texts: List of text strings to encode
+
+        Returns:
+            List of embedding vectors
+        """
+        if self._client is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+
+        if not texts:
+            return []
+
+        all_embeddings = []
+
+        # Process in batches
+        for i in range(0, len(texts), self.batch_size):
+            batch = texts[i : i + self.batch_size]
+
+            response = self._client.embeddings.create(
+                model=self.model,
+                input=batch,
+            )
+
+            # Sort by index to ensure correct order
+            batch_embeddings = sorted(response.data, key=lambda x: x.index)
+            all_embeddings.extend([e.embedding for e in batch_embeddings])
+
+        return all_embeddings
+
+
+class CohereEmbeddings(Embeddings):
+    """
+    Cohere embeddings implementation using the Cohere API.
+
+    Supports embed-english-v3.0 (1024 dims) and embed-multilingual-v3.0 (1024 dims).
+
+    The embedding dimension is auto-detected from the model at initialization.
+    """
+
+    # Known dimensions for Cohere embedding models
+    MODEL_DIMENSIONS = {
+        "embed-english-v3.0": 1024,
+        "embed-multilingual-v3.0": 1024,
+        "embed-english-light-v3.0": 384,
+        "embed-multilingual-light-v3.0": 384,
+        "embed-english-v2.0": 4096,
+        "embed-multilingual-v2.0": 768,
+    }
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        api_key: str,
+        model: str = DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL,
+        batch_size: int = 96,
+        timeout: float = 60.0,
+        input_type: str = "search_document",
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize Cohere embeddings client.
+
+        Args:
+            api_key: Cohere API key
+            model: Cohere embedding model name (default: embed-english-v3.0)
+            batch_size: Maximum batch size for embedding requests (default: 96, Cohere's limit)
+            timeout: Request timeout in seconds (default: 60.0)
+            input_type: Input type for embeddings (default: search_document).
+                       Options: search_document, search_query, classification, clustering
+        """
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.model = model
+        self.batch_size = batch_size
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self.input_type = input_type
+        self._client = None
+        self._dimension: int | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def provider_name(self) -> str:
+        return "cohere"
+
+    @property
+    def dimension(self) -> int:
+        if self._dimension is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+        return self._dimension
+
+    async def initialize(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the Cohere client and detect dimension."""
+        if self._client is not None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            import cohere
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError("cohere is required for CohereEmbeddings. Install it with: pip install cohere")
+
+        logger.info(f"Embeddings: initializing Cohere provider with model {self.model}")
+        self._client = cohere.Client(api_key=self.api_key, timeout=self.timeout)
+
+        # Try to get dimension from known models, otherwise do a test embedding
+        if self.model in self.MODEL_DIMENSIONS:
+            self._dimension = self.MODEL_DIMENSIONS[self.model]
+        else:
+            # Do a test embedding to detect dimension
+            response = self._client.embed(
+                texts=["test"],
+                model=self.model,
+                input_type=self.input_type,
+            )
+            if response.embeddings:
+                self._dimension = len(response.embeddings[0])
+
+        logger.info(f"Embeddings: Cohere provider initialized (model: {self.model}, dim: {self._dimension})")
+
+    def encode(self, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
+        """
+        Generate embeddings using the Cohere API.
+
+        Args:
+            texts: List of text strings to encode
+
+        Returns:
+            List of embedding vectors
+        """
+        if self._client is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embeddings not initialized. Call initialize() first.")
+
+        if not texts:
+            return []
+
+        all_embeddings = []
+
+        # Process in batches
+        for i in range(0, len(texts), self.batch_size):
+            batch = texts[i : i + self.batch_size]
+
+            response = self._client.embed(
+                texts=batch,
+                model=self.model,
+                input_type=self.input_type,
+            )
+
+            all_embeddings.extend(response.embeddings)
+
+        return all_embeddings
+
+
 def create_embeddings_from_env() -> Embeddings:
     """
     Create an Embeddings instance based on environment variables.
@@ -278,15 +543,27 @@ def create_embeddings_from_env() -> Embeddings:
     if provider == "tei":
         url = os.environ.get(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL)
         if not url:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"{ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL} is required when {ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER} is 'tei'"
-            )
+            raise ValueError(f"{ENV_EMBEDDINGS_TEI_URL} is required when {ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER} is 'tei'")
         return RemoteTEIEmbeddings(base_url=url)
     elif provider == "local":
         model = os.environ.get(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL)
         model_name = model or DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_LOCAL_MODEL
         return LocalSTEmbeddings(model_name=model_name)
+    elif provider == "openai":
+        # Use dedicated embeddings API key, or fall back to LLM API key
+        api_key = os.environ.get(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_API_KEY) or os.environ.get(ENV_LLM_API_KEY)
+        if not api_key:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_API_KEY} or {ENV_LLM_API_KEY} is required "
+                f"when {ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER} is 'openai'"
+            )
+        model = os.environ.get(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL, DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_OPENAI_MODEL)
+        return OpenAIEmbeddings(api_key=api_key, model=model)
+    elif provider == "cohere":
+        api_key = os.environ.get(ENV_COHERE_API_KEY)
+        if not api_key:
+            raise ValueError(f"{ENV_COHERE_API_KEY} is required when {ENV_EMBEDDINGS_PROVIDER} is 'cohere'")
+        model = os.environ.get(ENV_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL, DEFAULT_EMBEDDINGS_COHERE_MODEL)
+        return CohereEmbeddings(api_key=api_key, model=model)
     else:
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Unknown embeddings provider: {provider}. Supported: 'local', 'tei'"
-        )
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown embeddings provider: {provider}. Supported: 'local', 'tei', 'openai', 'cohere'")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/entity_resolver.py

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ Entity extraction and resolution for memory system.
 Uses spaCy for entity extraction and implements resolution logic
 to disambiguate entities across memory units.
 """
-import asyncpg
-from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Set, Any
-from difflib import SequenceMatcher
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from .db_utils import acquire_with_retry
 
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from difflib import SequenceMatcher
+
+import asyncpg
+
+from .db_utils import acquire_with_retry
+from .memory_engine import fq_table
 
 # Load spaCy model (singleton)
 _nlp = None
@@ -32,11 +34,11 @@ class EntityResolver:
     async def resolve_entities_batch(
         self,
         bank_id: str,
-        entities_data: List[Dict],
+        entities_data: list[dict],
         context: str,
         unit_event_date,
         conn=None,
-    ) -> List[str]:
+    ) -> list[str]:
         """
         Resolve multiple entities in batch (MUCH faster than sequential).
 
@@ -62,36 +64,38 @@ class EntityResolver:
         else:
             return await self._resolve_entities_batch_impl(conn, bank_id, entities_data, context, unit_event_date)
 
-    async def _resolve_entities_batch_impl(self, conn, bank_id: str, entities_data: List[Dict], context: str, unit_event_date) -> List[str]:
+    async def _resolve_entities_batch_impl(
+        self, conn, bank_id: str, entities_data: list[dict], context: str, unit_event_date
+    ) -> list[str]:
         # Query ALL candidates for this bank
         all_entities = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT canonical_name, id, metadata, last_seen, mention_count
-            FROM entities
+            FROM {fq_table("entities")}
             WHERE bank_id = $1
             """,
-            bank_id
+            bank_id,
         )
 
         # Build entity ID to name mapping for co-occurrence lookups
-        entity_id_to_name = {row['id']: row['canonical_name'].lower() for row in all_entities}
+        entity_id_to_name = {row["id"]: row["canonical_name"].lower() for row in all_entities}
 
         # Query ALL co-occurrences for this bank's entities in one query
         # This builds a map of entity_id -> set of co-occurring entity names
         all_cooccurrences = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT ec.entity_id_1, ec.entity_id_2, ec.cooccurrence_count
-            FROM entity_cooccurrences ec
-            WHERE ec.entity_id_1 IN (SELECT id FROM entities WHERE bank_id = $1)
-               OR ec.entity_id_2 IN (SELECT id FROM entities WHERE bank_id = $1)
+            FROM {fq_table("entity_cooccurrences")} ec
+            WHERE ec.entity_id_1 IN (SELECT id FROM {fq_table("entities")} WHERE bank_id = $1)
+               OR ec.entity_id_2 IN (SELECT id FROM {fq_table("entities")} WHERE bank_id = $1)
             """,
-            bank_id
+            bank_id,
         )
 
         # Build co-occurrence map: entity_id -> set of co-occurring entity names (lowercase)
-        cooccurrence_map: Dict[str, Set[str]] = {}
+        cooccurrence_map: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
         for row in all_cooccurrences:
-            eid1, eid2 = row['entity_id_1'], row['entity_id_2']
+            eid1, eid2 = row["entity_id_1"], row["entity_id_2"]
             # Add both directions
             if eid1 not in cooccurrence_map:
                 cooccurrence_map[eid1] = set()
@@ -105,22 +109,24 @@ class EntityResolver:
 
         # Build candidate map for each entity text
         all_candidates = {}  # Maps entity_text -> list of candidates
-        entity_texts = list(set(e['text'] for e in entities_data))
+        entity_texts = list(set(e["text"] for e in entities_data))
 
         for entity_text in entity_texts:
             matching = []
             entity_text_lower = entity_text.lower()
             for row in all_entities:
-                canonical_name = row['canonical_name']
-                ent_id = row['id']
-                metadata = row['metadata']
-                last_seen = row['last_seen']
-                mention_count = row['mention_count']
+                canonical_name = row["canonical_name"]
+                ent_id = row["id"]
+                metadata = row["metadata"]
+                last_seen = row["last_seen"]
+                mention_count = row["mention_count"]
                 canonical_lower = canonical_name.lower()
                 # Match if exact or substring match
-                if (entity_text_lower == canonical_lower or
-                    entity_text_lower in canonical_lower or
-                    canonical_lower in entity_text_lower):
+                if (
+                    entity_text_lower == canonical_lower
+                    or entity_text_lower in canonical_lower
+                    or canonical_lower in entity_text_lower
+                ):
                     matching.append((ent_id, canonical_name, metadata, last_seen, mention_count))
             all_candidates[entity_text] = matching
 
@@ -130,10 +136,10 @@ class EntityResolver:
         entities_to_create = []  # (idx, entity_data, event_date)
 
         for idx, entity_data in enumerate(entities_data):
-            entity_text = entity_data['text']
-            nearby_entities = entity_data.get('nearby_entities', [])
+            entity_text = entity_data["text"]
+            nearby_entities = entity_data.get("nearby_entities", [])
             # Use per-entity date if available, otherwise fall back to batch-level date
-            entity_event_date = entity_data.get('event_date', unit_event_date)
+            entity_event_date = entity_data.get("event_date", unit_event_date)
 
             candidates = all_candidates.get(entity_text, [])
 
@@ -146,17 +152,13 @@ class EntityResolver:
             best_candidate = None
             best_score = 0.0
 
-            nearby_entity_set = {e['text'].lower() for e in nearby_entities if e['text'] != entity_text}
+            nearby_entity_set = {e["text"].lower() for e in nearby_entities if e["text"] != entity_text}
 
             for candidate_id, canonical_name, metadata, last_seen, mention_count in candidates:
                 score = 0.0
 
                 # 1. Name similarity (0-0.5)
-                name_similarity = SequenceMatcher(
-                    None,
-                    entity_text.lower(),
-                    canonical_name.lower()
-                ).ratio()
+                name_similarity = SequenceMatcher(None, entity_text.lower(), canonical_name.lower()).ratio()
                 score += name_similarity * 0.5
 
                 # 2. Co-occurring entities (0-0.3)
@@ -169,8 +171,10 @@ class EntityResolver:
                 # 3. Temporal proximity (0-0.2)
                 if last_seen and entity_event_date:
                     # Normalize timezone awareness for comparison
-                    event_date_utc = entity_event_date if entity_event_date.tzinfo else entity_event_date.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-                    last_seen_utc = last_seen if last_seen.tzinfo else last_seen.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+                    event_date_utc = (
+                        entity_event_date if entity_event_date.tzinfo else entity_event_date.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+                    )
+                    last_seen_utc = last_seen if last_seen.tzinfo else last_seen.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
                     days_diff = abs((event_date_utc - last_seen_utc).total_seconds() / 86400)
                     if days_diff < 7:
                         temporal_score = max(0, 1.0 - (days_diff / 7))
@@ -192,23 +196,23 @@ class EntityResolver:
         # Batch update existing entities
         if entities_to_update:
             await conn.executemany(
-                """
-                UPDATE entities SET
+                f"""
+                UPDATE {fq_table("entities")} SET
                     mention_count = mention_count + 1,
                     last_seen = $2
                 WHERE id = $1::uuid
                 """,
-                entities_to_update
+                entities_to_update,
             )
 
         # Batch create new entities using COPY + INSERT for maximum speed
         # This handles duplicates via ON CONFLICT and returns all IDs
         if entities_to_create:
             # Group entities by canonical name (lowercase) to handle duplicates within batch
-            # For duplicates, we only insert once and reuse the ID
+            # For duplicates, we only insert once and reuse the ID, but track the count
             unique_entities = {}  # lowercase_name -> (entity_data, event_date, [indices])
             for idx, entity_data, event_date in entities_to_create:
-                name_lower = entity_data['text'].lower()
+                name_lower = entity_data["text"].lower()
                 if name_lower not in unique_entities:
                     unique_entities[name_lower] = (entity_data, event_date, [idx])
                 else:
@@ -219,34 +223,37 @@ class EntityResolver:
             # Use a single query with unnest for speed
             entity_names = []
             entity_dates = []
+            entity_counts = []  # Track how many times each entity appears in this batch
             indices_map = []  # Maps result index -> list of original indices
 
             for name_lower, (entity_data, event_date, indices) in unique_entities.items():
-                entity_names.append(entity_data['text'])
+                entity_names.append(entity_data["text"])
                 entity_dates.append(event_date)
+                entity_counts.append(len(indices))  # Count of occurrences in this batch
                 indices_map.append(indices)
 
             # Batch INSERT ... ON CONFLICT with RETURNING
-            # This is much faster than individual inserts
+            # Uses the batch count for mention_count instead of always 1
             rows = await conn.fetch(
-                """
-                INSERT INTO entities (bank_id, canonical_name, first_seen, last_seen, mention_count)
-                SELECT $1, name, event_date, event_date, 1
-                FROM unnest($2::text[], $3::timestamptz[]) AS t(name, event_date)
+                f"""
+                INSERT INTO {fq_table("entities")} (bank_id, canonical_name, first_seen, last_seen, mention_count)
+                SELECT $1, name, event_date, event_date, cnt
+                FROM unnest($2::text[], $3::timestamptz[], $4::int[]) AS t(name, event_date, cnt)
                 ON CONFLICT (bank_id, LOWER(canonical_name))
                 DO UPDATE SET
-                    mention_count = entities.mention_count + 1,
+                    mention_count = {fq_table("entities")}.mention_count + EXCLUDED.mention_count,
                     last_seen = EXCLUDED.last_seen
                 RETURNING id
                 """,
                 bank_id,
                 entity_names,
-                entity_dates
+                entity_dates,
+                entity_counts,
             )
 
             # Map returned IDs back to original indices
             for result_idx, row in enumerate(rows):
-                entity_id = row['id']
+                entity_id = row["id"]
                 for original_idx in indices_map[result_idx]:
                     entity_ids[original_idx] = entity_id
 
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ class EntityResolver:
         bank_id: str,
         entity_text: str,
         context: str,
-        nearby_entities: List[Dict],
+        nearby_entities: list[dict],
         unit_event_date,
     ) -> str:
         """
@@ -276,9 +283,9 @@ class EntityResolver:
         async with acquire_with_retry(self.pool) as conn:
             # Find candidate entities with similar name
             candidates = await conn.fetch(
-                """
+                f"""
                 SELECT id, canonical_name, metadata, last_seen
-                FROM entities
+                FROM {fq_table("entities")}
                 WHERE bank_id = $1
                   AND (
                     canonical_name ILIKE $2
@@ -287,14 +294,14 @@ class EntityResolver:
                   )
                 ORDER BY mention_count DESC
                 """,
-                bank_id, entity_text, f"%{entity_text}%"
+                bank_id,
+                entity_text,
+                f"%{entity_text}%",
             )
 
             if not candidates:
                 # New entity - create it
-                return await self._create_entity(
-                    conn, bank_id, entity_text, unit_event_date
-                )
+                return await self._create_entity(conn, bank_id, entity_text, unit_event_date)
 
             # Score candidates based on:
             # 1. Name similarity
@@ -306,31 +313,27 @@ class EntityResolver:
             best_score = 0.0
             best_name_similarity = 0.0
 
-            nearby_entity_set = {e['text'].lower() for e in nearby_entities if e['text'] != entity_text}
+            nearby_entity_set = {e["text"].lower() for e in nearby_entities if e["text"] != entity_text}
 
             for row in candidates:
-                candidate_id = row['id']
-                canonical_name = row['canonical_name']
-                metadata = row['metadata']
-                last_seen = row['last_seen']
+                candidate_id = row["id"]
+                canonical_name = row["canonical_name"]
+                metadata = row["metadata"]
+                last_seen = row["last_seen"]
                 score = 0.0
 
                 # 1. Name similarity (0-1)
-                name_similarity = SequenceMatcher(
-                    None,
-                    entity_text.lower(),
-                    canonical_name.lower()
-                ).ratio()
+                name_similarity = SequenceMatcher(None, entity_text.lower(), canonical_name.lower()).ratio()
                 score += name_similarity * 0.5
 
                 # 2. Co-occurring entities (0-0.5)
                 # Get entities that co-occurred with this candidate before
                 # Use the materialized co-occurrence cache for fast lookup
                 co_entity_rows = await conn.fetch(
-                    """
+                    f"""
                     SELECT e.canonical_name, ec.cooccurrence_count
-                    FROM entity_cooccurrences ec
-                    JOIN entities e ON (
+                    FROM {fq_table("entity_cooccurrences")} ec
+                    JOIN {fq_table("entities")} e ON (
                         CASE
                             WHEN ec.entity_id_1 = $1 THEN ec.entity_id_2
                             WHEN ec.entity_id_2 = $1 THEN ec.entity_id_1
@@ -338,9 +341,9 @@ class EntityResolver:
                     )
                     WHERE ec.entity_id_1 = $1 OR ec.entity_id_2 = $1
                     """,
-                    candidate_id
+                    candidate_id,
                 )
-                co_entities = {r['canonical_name'].lower() for r in co_entity_rows}
+                co_entities = {r["canonical_name"].lower() for r in co_entity_rows}
 
                 # Check overlap with nearby entities
                 overlap = len(nearby_entity_set & co_entities)
@@ -366,20 +369,19 @@ class EntityResolver:
             if best_score > threshold:
                 # Update entity
                 await conn.execute(
-                    """
-                    UPDATE entities
+                    f"""
+                    UPDATE {fq_table("entities")}
                     SET mention_count = mention_count + 1,
                         last_seen = $1
                     WHERE id = $2
                     """,
-                    unit_event_date, best_candidate
+                    unit_event_date,
+                    best_candidate,
                 )
                 return best_candidate
             else:
                 # Not confident - create new entity
-                return await self._create_entity(
-                    conn, bank_id, entity_text, unit_event_date
-                )
+                return await self._create_entity(conn, bank_id, entity_text, unit_event_date)
 
     async def _create_entity(
         self,
@@ -404,16 +406,19 @@ class EntityResolver:
             Entity ID
         """
         entity_id = await conn.fetchval(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO entities (bank_id, canonical_name, first_seen, last_seen, mention_count)
+            f"""
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("entities")} (bank_id, canonical_name, first_seen, last_seen, mention_count)
             VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, 1)
             ON CONFLICT (bank_id, LOWER(canonical_name))
             DO UPDATE SET
-                mention_count = entities.mention_count + 1,
+                mention_count = {fq_table("entities")}.mention_count + 1,
                 last_seen = EXCLUDED.last_seen
             RETURNING id
             """,
-            bank_id, entity_text, event_date, event_date
+            bank_id,
+            entity_text,
+            event_date,
+            event_date,
         )
         return entity_id
 
@@ -429,25 +434,27 @@ class EntityResolver:
         async with acquire_with_retry(self.pool) as conn:
             # Insert unit-entity link
             await conn.execute(
-                """
-                INSERT INTO unit_entities (unit_id, entity_id)
+                f"""
+                INSERT INTO {fq_table("unit_entities")} (unit_id, entity_id)
                 VALUES ($1, $2)
                 ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
                 """,
-                unit_id, entity_id
+                unit_id,
+                entity_id,
             )
 
             # Update co-occurrence cache: find other entities in this unit
             rows = await conn.fetch(
-                """
+                f"""
                 SELECT entity_id
-                FROM unit_entities
+                FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")}
                 WHERE unit_id = $1 AND entity_id != $2
                 """,
-                unit_id, entity_id
+                unit_id,
+                entity_id,
             )
 
-            other_entities = [row['entity_id'] for row in rows]
+            other_entities = [row["entity_id"] for row in rows]
 
             # Update co-occurrences for each pair
             for other_entity_id in other_entities:
@@ -469,18 +476,19 @@ class EntityResolver:
             entity_id_1, entity_id_2 = entity_id_2, entity_id_1
 
         await conn.execute(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO entity_cooccurrences (entity_id_1, entity_id_2, cooccurrence_count, last_cooccurred)
+            f"""
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("entity_cooccurrences")} (entity_id_1, entity_id_2, cooccurrence_count, last_cooccurred)
             VALUES ($1, $2, 1, NOW())
             ON CONFLICT (entity_id_1, entity_id_2)
             DO UPDATE SET
-                cooccurrence_count = entity_cooccurrences.cooccurrence_count + 1,
+                cooccurrence_count = {fq_table("entity_cooccurrences")}.cooccurrence_count + 1,
                 last_cooccurred = NOW()
             """,
-            entity_id_1, entity_id_2
+            entity_id_1,
+            entity_id_2,
         )
 
-    async def link_units_to_entities_batch(self, unit_entity_pairs: List[tuple[str, str]], conn=None):
+    async def link_units_to_entities_batch(self, unit_entity_pairs: list[tuple[str, str]], conn=None):
         """
         Link multiple memory units to entities in batch (MUCH faster than sequential).
 
@@ -499,15 +507,15 @@ class EntityResolver:
         else:
             return await self._link_units_to_entities_batch_impl(conn, unit_entity_pairs)
 
-    async def _link_units_to_entities_batch_impl(self, conn, unit_entity_pairs: List[tuple[str, str]]):
+    async def _link_units_to_entities_batch_impl(self, conn, unit_entity_pairs: list[tuple[str, str]]):
         # Batch insert all unit-entity links
         await conn.executemany(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO unit_entities (unit_id, entity_id)
+            f"""
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("unit_entities")} (unit_id, entity_id)
             VALUES ($1, $2)
             ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
             """,
-            unit_entity_pairs
+            unit_entity_pairs,
         )
 
         # Build map of unit -> entities for co-occurrence calculation
@@ -524,7 +532,7 @@ class EntityResolver:
             entity_list = list(entity_ids)  # Convert set to list for iteration
             # For each pair of entities in this unit, create co-occurrence
             for i, entity_id_1 in enumerate(entity_list):
-                for entity_id_2 in entity_list[i+1:]:
+                for entity_id_2 in entity_list[i + 1 :]:
                     # Skip if same entity (shouldn't happen with set, but be safe)
                     if entity_id_1 == entity_id_2:
                         continue
@@ -535,20 +543,20 @@ class EntityResolver:
 
         # Batch update co-occurrences
         if cooccurrence_pairs:
-            now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            now = datetime.now(UTC)
             await conn.executemany(
-                """
-                INSERT INTO entity_cooccurrences (entity_id_1, entity_id_2, cooccurrence_count, last_cooccurred)
+                f"""
+                INSERT INTO {fq_table("entity_cooccurrences")} (entity_id_1, entity_id_2, cooccurrence_count, last_cooccurred)
                 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
                 ON CONFLICT (entity_id_1, entity_id_2)
                 DO UPDATE SET
-                    cooccurrence_count = entity_cooccurrences.cooccurrence_count + 1,
+                    cooccurrence_count = {fq_table("entity_cooccurrences")}.cooccurrence_count + 1,
                     last_cooccurred = EXCLUDED.last_cooccurred
                 """,
-                [(e1, e2, 1, now) for e1, e2 in cooccurrence_pairs]
+                [(e1, e2, 1, now) for e1, e2 in cooccurrence_pairs],
             )
 
-    async def get_units_by_entity(self, entity_id: str, limit: int = 100) -> List[str]:
+    async def get_units_by_entity(self, entity_id: str, limit: int = 100) -> list[str]:
         """
         Get all units that mention an entity.
 
@@ -561,22 +569,23 @@ class EntityResolver:
         """
         async with acquire_with_retry(self.pool) as conn:
             rows = await conn.fetch(
-                """
+                f"""
                 SELECT unit_id
-                FROM unit_entities
+                FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")}
                 WHERE entity_id = $1
                 ORDER BY unit_id
                 LIMIT $2
                 """,
-                entity_id, limit
+                entity_id,
+                limit,
             )
-            return [row['unit_id'] for row in rows]
+            return [row["unit_id"] for row in rows]
 
     async def get_entity_by_text(
         self,
         bank_id: str,
         entity_text: str,
-    ) -> Optional[str]:
+    ) -> str | None:
         """
         Find an entity by text (for query resolution).
 
@@ -589,14 +598,15 @@ class EntityResolver:
         """
         async with acquire_with_retry(self.pool) as conn:
             row = await conn.fetchrow(
-                """
-                SELECT id FROM entities
+                f"""
+                SELECT id FROM {fq_table("entities")}
                 WHERE bank_id = $1
                   AND canonical_name ILIKE $2
                 ORDER BY mention_count DESC
                 LIMIT 1
                 """,
-                bank_id, entity_text
+                bank_id,
+                entity_text,
             )
 
-            return row['id'] if row else None
+            return row["id"] if row else None

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/interface.py

@@ -0,0 +1,600 @@
+"""Abstract interface for MemoryEngine public methods.
+
+This module defines the public API that HTTP endpoints and extensions should use
+to interact with the memory system. All methods require a RequestContext for
+authentication when a TenantExtension is configured.
+"""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
+    from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import RecallResult, ReflectResult
+    from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
+
+
+class MemoryEngineInterface(ABC):
+    """
+    Abstract interface for the Memory Engine.
+
+    This defines the public API that should be used by HTTP endpoints and extensions.
+    All methods require a RequestContext for authentication.
+    """
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Health & Status
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def health_check(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Check the health of the memory system.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with 'status' key ('healthy' or 'unhealthy') and additional info.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Core Memory Operations
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def retain_batch_async(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        contents: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Retain a batch of memory items.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            contents: List of content dicts with 'content', optional 'event_date',
+                     'context', 'metadata', 'document_id'.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with processing results.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def recall_async(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        budget: "Budget | None" = None,
+        max_tokens: int = 4096,
+        enable_trace: bool = False,
+        fact_type: list[str] | None = None,
+        question_date: datetime | None = None,
+        include_entities: bool = False,
+        max_entity_tokens: int = 500,
+        include_chunks: bool = False,
+        max_chunk_tokens: int = 8192,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> "RecallResult":
+        """
+        Recall memories relevant to a query.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            query: The search query.
+            budget: Search budget (LOW, MID, HIGH).
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens in response.
+            enable_trace: Include trace information.
+            fact_type: Filter by fact types.
+            question_date: Context date for temporal relevance.
+            include_entities: Include entity observations.
+            max_entity_tokens: Max tokens for entity observations.
+            include_chunks: Include raw chunks.
+            max_chunk_tokens: Max tokens for chunks.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            RecallResult with matching memories.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def reflect_async(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        query: str,
+        *,
+        budget: "Budget | None" = None,
+        context: str | None = None,
+        max_tokens: int = 4096,
+        response_schema: dict | None = None,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> "ReflectResult":
+        """
+        Reflect on a query and generate a thoughtful response.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            query: The question to reflect on.
+            budget: Search budget for retrieving context.
+            context: Additional context for the reflection.
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens for the response.
+            response_schema: Optional JSON Schema for structured output.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            ReflectResult with generated response and supporting facts.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Bank Management
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def list_banks(
+        self,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        List all memory banks.
+
+        Args:
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of bank info dicts.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_bank_profile(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Get bank profile including disposition and background.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Bank profile dict.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def update_bank_disposition(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        disposition: dict[str, int],
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Update bank disposition traits.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            disposition: Dict with trait values.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def merge_bank_background(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        new_info: str,
+        *,
+        update_disposition: bool = True,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Merge new background information into bank profile.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            new_info: New background information to merge.
+            update_disposition: Whether to infer disposition from background.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Updated background info.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def delete_bank(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        fact_type: str | None = None,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, int]:
+        """
+        Delete a bank or its memories.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            fact_type: If specified, only delete memories of this type.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with deletion counts.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Memory Units
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def list_memory_units(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        fact_type: str | None = None,
+        search_query: str | None = None,
+        limit: int = 100,
+        offset: int = 0,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        List memory units with pagination.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            fact_type: Filter by fact type.
+            search_query: Full-text search query.
+            limit: Maximum results.
+            offset: Pagination offset.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with 'items', 'total', 'limit', 'offset'.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def delete_memory_unit(
+        self,
+        unit_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Delete a specific memory unit.
+
+        Args:
+            unit_id: The memory unit ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deletion result.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_graph_data(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        fact_type: str | None = None,
+        limit: int = 1000,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Get graph data for visualization.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            fact_type: Filter by fact type.
+            limit: Maximum number of items to return (default: 1000).
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with nodes, edges, table_rows, total_units, limit.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Documents
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def list_documents(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        search_query: str | None = None,
+        limit: int = 100,
+        offset: int = 0,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        List documents with pagination.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            search_query: Search query.
+            limit: Maximum results.
+            offset: Pagination offset.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with 'items', 'total', 'limit', 'offset'.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_document(
+        self,
+        document_id: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        """
+        Get a specific document.
+
+        Args:
+            document_id: The document ID.
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Document dict or None if not found.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def delete_document(
+        self,
+        document_id: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, int]:
+        """
+        Delete a document and its memory units.
+
+        Args:
+            document_id: The document ID.
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with deletion counts.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_chunk(
+        self,
+        chunk_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        """
+        Get a specific chunk.
+
+        Args:
+            chunk_id: The chunk ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Chunk dict or None if not found.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Entities
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def list_entities(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        limit: int = 100,
+        offset: int = 0,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        List entities for a bank with pagination.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            limit: Maximum results.
+            offset: Offset for pagination.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with items, total, limit, offset.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_entity_observations(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        entity_id: str,
+        *,
+        limit: int = 10,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> list[Any]:
+        """
+        Get observations for an entity.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            entity_id: The entity ID.
+            limit: Maximum observations.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of EntityObservation objects.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def regenerate_entity_observations(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        entity_id: str,
+        entity_name: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Regenerate observations for an entity.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            entity_id: The entity ID.
+            entity_name: The entity's canonical name.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Statistics & Operations
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_bank_stats(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Get statistics about memory nodes and links for a bank.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with node_counts, link_counts, link_counts_by_fact_type,
+            link_breakdown, and operations stats.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def get_entity(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        entity_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+        """
+        Get entity details including metadata and observations.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            entity_id: The entity ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Entity dict with id, canonical_name, mention_count, first_seen,
+            last_seen, metadata, and observations. None if not found.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def list_operations(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        List async operations for a bank.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of operation dicts with id, task_type, status, etc.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def cancel_operation(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        operation_id: str,
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Cancel a pending async operation.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            operation_id: The operation ID to cancel.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with success status and message.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If operation not found.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def update_bank(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        *,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        background: str | None = None,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Update bank name and/or background.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            name: New bank name (optional).
+            background: New background text (optional, replaces existing).
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Updated bank profile dict.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def submit_async_retain(
+        self,
+        bank_id: str,
+        contents: list[dict[str, Any]],
+        *,
+        request_context: "RequestContext",
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Submit a batch retain operation to run asynchronously.
+
+        Args:
+            bank_id: The memory bank ID.
+            contents: List of content dicts to retain.
+            request_context: Request context for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with operation_id and items_count.
+        """
+        ...

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/query_analyzer.py

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ Query analysis abstraction for the memory system.
 Provides an interface for analyzing natural language queries to extract
 structured information like temporal constraints.
 """
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Optional
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
 import logging
 import re
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class TemporalConstraint(BaseModel):
 
     Represents a time range with start and end dates.
     """
+
     start_date: datetime = Field(description="Start of the time range (inclusive)")
     end_date: datetime = Field(description="End of the time range (inclusive)")
 
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ class QueryAnalysis(BaseModel):
 
     Contains extracted structured information like temporal constraints.
     """
-    temporal_constraint: Optional[TemporalConstraint] = Field(
-        default=None,
-        description="Extracted temporal constraint, if any"
+
+    temporal_constraint: TemporalConstraint | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Extracted temporal constraint, if any"
     )
 
 
@@ -58,9 +60,7 @@ class QueryAnalyzer(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def analyze(
-        self, query: str, reference_date: Optional[datetime] = None
-    ) -> QueryAnalysis:
+    def analyze(self, query: str, reference_date: datetime | None = None) -> QueryAnalysis:
         """
         Analyze a natural language query.
 
@@ -95,11 +95,10 @@ class DateparserQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
         """Load dateparser (lazy import)."""
         if self._search_dates is None:
             from dateparser.search import search_dates
+
             self._search_dates = search_dates
 
-    def analyze(
-        self, query: str, reference_date: Optional[datetime] = None
-    ) -> QueryAnalysis:
+    def analyze(self, query: str, reference_date: datetime | None = None) -> QueryAnalysis:
         """
         Analyze query using dateparser.
 
@@ -126,9 +125,9 @@ class DateparserQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
 
         # Use dateparser's search_dates to find temporal expressions
         settings = {
-            'RELATIVE_BASE': reference_date,
-            'PREFER_DATES_FROM': 'past',
-            'RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE': False,
+            "RELATIVE_BASE": reference_date,
+            "PREFER_DATES_FROM": "past",
+            "RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE": False,
         }
 
         results = self._search_dates(query, settings=settings)
@@ -137,11 +136,8 @@ class DateparserQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
             return QueryAnalysis(temporal_constraint=None)
 
         # Filter out false positives (common words parsed as dates)
-        false_positives = {'do', 'may', 'march', 'will', 'can', 'sat', 'sun', 'mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri'}
-        valid_results = [
-            (text, date) for text, date in results
-            if text.lower() not in false_positives or len(text) > 3
-        ]
+        false_positives = {"do", "may", "march", "will", "can", "sat", "sun", "mon", "tue", "wed", "thu", "fri"}
+        valid_results = [(text, date) for text, date in results if text.lower() not in false_positives or len(text) > 3]
 
         if not valid_results:
             return QueryAnalysis(temporal_constraint=None)
@@ -153,84 +149,94 @@ class DateparserQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
         start_date = parsed_date.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
         end_date = parsed_date.replace(hour=23, minute=59, second=59, microsecond=999999)
 
-        return QueryAnalysis(
-            temporal_constraint=TemporalConstraint(
-                start_date=start_date,
-                end_date=end_date
-            )
-        )
+        return QueryAnalysis(temporal_constraint=TemporalConstraint(start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date))
 
-    def _extract_period(
-        self, query: str, reference_date: datetime
-    ) -> Optional[TemporalConstraint]:
+    def _extract_period(self, query: str, reference_date: datetime) -> TemporalConstraint | None:
         """
         Extract period-based temporal expressions (week, month, year, weekend).
 
         These need special handling as they represent date ranges, not single dates.
         Supports multiple languages.
         """
+
         def constraint(start: datetime, end: datetime) -> TemporalConstraint:
             return TemporalConstraint(
                 start_date=start.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0),
-                end_date=end.replace(hour=23, minute=59, second=59, microsecond=999999)
+                end_date=end.replace(hour=23, minute=59, second=59, microsecond=999999),
             )
 
         # Yesterday patterns (English, Spanish, Italian, French, German)
-        if re.search(r'\b(yesterday|ayer|ieri|hier|gestern)\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(yesterday|ayer|ieri|hier|gestern)\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             d = reference_date - timedelta(days=1)
             return constraint(d, d)
 
         # Today patterns
-        if re.search(r'\b(today|hoy|oggi|aujourd\'?hui|heute)\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(today|hoy|oggi|aujourd\'?hui|heute)\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             return constraint(reference_date, reference_date)
 
         # "a couple of days ago" / "a few days ago" patterns
         # These are imprecise so we create a range
-        if re.search(r'\b(a\s+)?couple\s+(of\s+)?days?\s+ago\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(a\s+)?couple\s+(of\s+)?days?\s+ago\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             # "a couple of days" = approximately 2 days, give range of 1-3 days
             return constraint(reference_date - timedelta(days=3), reference_date - timedelta(days=1))
 
-        if re.search(r'\b(a\s+)?few\s+days?\s+ago\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(a\s+)?few\s+days?\s+ago\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             # "a few days" = approximately 3-4 days, give range of 2-5 days
             return constraint(reference_date - timedelta(days=5), reference_date - timedelta(days=2))
 
         # "a couple of weeks ago" / "a few weeks ago" patterns
-        if re.search(r'\b(a\s+)?couple\s+(of\s+)?weeks?\s+ago\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(a\s+)?couple\s+(of\s+)?weeks?\s+ago\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             # "a couple of weeks" = approximately 2 weeks, give range of 1-3 weeks
             return constraint(reference_date - timedelta(weeks=3), reference_date - timedelta(weeks=1))
 
-        if re.search(r'\b(a\s+)?few\s+weeks?\s+ago\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(a\s+)?few\s+weeks?\s+ago\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             # "a few weeks" = approximately 3-4 weeks, give range of 2-5 weeks
             return constraint(reference_date - timedelta(weeks=5), reference_date - timedelta(weeks=2))
 
         # "a couple of months ago" / "a few months ago" patterns
-        if re.search(r'\b(a\s+)?couple\s+(of\s+)?months?\s+ago\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(a\s+)?couple\s+(of\s+)?months?\s+ago\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             # "a couple of months" = approximately 2 months, give range of 1-3 months
             return constraint(reference_date - timedelta(days=90), reference_date - timedelta(days=30))
 
-        if re.search(r'\b(a\s+)?few\s+months?\s+ago\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(r"\b(a\s+)?few\s+months?\s+ago\b", query, re.IGNORECASE):
             # "a few months" = approximately 3-4 months, give range of 2-5 months
             return constraint(reference_date - timedelta(days=150), reference_date - timedelta(days=60))
 
         # Last week patterns (English, Spanish, Italian, French, German)
-        if re.search(r'\b(last\s+week|la\s+semana\s+pasada|la\s+settimana\s+scorsa|la\s+semaine\s+derni[eè]re|letzte\s+woche)\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(
+            r"\b(last\s+week|la\s+semana\s+pasada|la\s+settimana\s+scorsa|la\s+semaine\s+derni[eè]re|letzte\s+woche)\b",
+            query,
+            re.IGNORECASE,
+        ):
             start = reference_date - timedelta(days=reference_date.weekday() + 7)
             return constraint(start, start + timedelta(days=6))
 
         # Last month patterns
-        if re.search(r'\b(last\s+month|el\s+mes\s+pasado|il\s+mese\s+scorso|le\s+mois\s+dernier|letzten?\s+monat)\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(
+            r"\b(last\s+month|el\s+mes\s+pasado|il\s+mese\s+scorso|le\s+mois\s+dernier|letzten?\s+monat)\b",
+            query,
+            re.IGNORECASE,
+        ):
             first = reference_date.replace(day=1)
             end = first - timedelta(days=1)
             start = end.replace(day=1)
             return constraint(start, end)
 
         # Last year patterns
-        if re.search(r'\b(last\s+year|el\s+a[ñn]o\s+pasado|l\'anno\s+scorso|l\'ann[ée]e\s+derni[eè]re|letztes?\s+jahr)\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(
+            r"\b(last\s+year|el\s+a[ñn]o\s+pasado|l\'anno\s+scorso|l\'ann[ée]e\s+derni[eè]re|letztes?\s+jahr)\b",
+            query,
+            re.IGNORECASE,
+        ):
             year = reference_date.year - 1
             return constraint(datetime(year, 1, 1), datetime(year, 12, 31))
 
         # Last weekend patterns
-        if re.search(r'\b(last\s+weekend|el\s+fin\s+de\s+semana\s+pasado|lo\s+scorso\s+fine\s+settimana|le\s+week-?end\s+dernier|letztes?\s+wochenende)\b', query, re.IGNORECASE):
+        if re.search(
+            r"\b(last\s+weekend|el\s+fin\s+de\s+semana\s+pasado|lo\s+scorso\s+fine\s+settimana|le\s+week-?end\s+dernier|letztes?\s+wochenende)\b",
+            query,
+            re.IGNORECASE,
+        ):
             days_since_sat = (reference_date.weekday() + 2) % 7
             if days_since_sat == 0:
                 days_since_sat = 7
@@ -239,22 +245,22 @@ class DateparserQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
 
         # Month + Year patterns (e.g., "June 2024", "junio 2024", "giugno 2024")
         month_patterns = {
-            'january|enero|gennaio|janvier|januar': 1,
-            'february|febrero|febbraio|f[ée]vrier|februar': 2,
-            'march|marzo|mars|m[äa]rz': 3,
-            'april|abril|aprile|avril': 4,
-            'may|mayo|maggio|mai': 5,
-            'june|junio|giugno|juin|juni': 6,
-            'july|julio|luglio|juillet|juli': 7,
-            'august|agosto|ao[uû]t': 8,
-            'september|septiembre|settembre|septembre': 9,
-            'october|octubre|ottobre|octobre|oktober': 10,
-            'november|noviembre|novembre': 11,
-            'december|diciembre|dicembre|d[ée]cembre|dezember': 12,
+            "january|enero|gennaio|janvier|januar": 1,
+            "february|febrero|febbraio|f[ée]vrier|februar": 2,
+            "march|marzo|mars|m[äa]rz": 3,
+            "april|abril|aprile|avril": 4,
+            "may|mayo|maggio|mai": 5,
+            "june|junio|giugno|juin|juni": 6,
+            "july|julio|luglio|juillet|juli": 7,
+            "august|agosto|ao[uû]t": 8,
+            "september|septiembre|settembre|septembre": 9,
+            "october|octubre|ottobre|octobre|oktober": 10,
+            "november|noviembre|novembre": 11,
+            "december|diciembre|dicembre|d[ée]cembre|dezember": 12,
         }
 
         for pattern, month_num in month_patterns.items():
-            match = re.search(rf'\b({pattern})\s+(\d{{4}})\b', query, re.IGNORECASE)
+            match = re.search(rf"\b({pattern})\s+(\d{{4}})\b", query, re.IGNORECASE)
             if match:
                 year = int(match.group(2))
                 start = datetime(year, month_num, 1)
@@ -279,11 +285,7 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
     - Model size: ~80M params (~300MB download)
     """
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        model_name: str = "google/flan-t5-small",
-        device: str = "cpu"
-    ):
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str = "google/flan-t5-small", device: str = "cpu"):
         """
         Initialize T5 query analyzer.
 
@@ -304,11 +306,10 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
             return
 
         try:
-            from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForSeq2SeqLM
+            from transformers import AutoModelForSeq2SeqLM, AutoTokenizer
         except ImportError:
             raise ImportError(
-                "transformers is required for TransformerQueryAnalyzer. "
-                "Install it with: pip install transformers"
+                "transformers is required for TransformerQueryAnalyzer. Install it with: pip install transformers"
             )
 
         logger.info(f"Loading query analyzer model: {self.model_name}...")
@@ -322,9 +323,7 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
         """Lazy load the T5 model for temporal extraction (calls load())."""
         self.load()
 
-    def _extract_with_rules(
-        self, query: str, reference_date: datetime
-    ) -> Optional[TemporalConstraint]:
+    def _extract_with_rules(self, query: str, reference_date: datetime) -> TemporalConstraint | None:
         """
         Extract temporal expressions using rule-based patterns.
 
@@ -332,6 +331,7 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
         patterns that need model-based extraction.
         """
         import re
+
         query_lower = query.lower()
 
         def get_last_weekday(weekday: int) -> datetime:
@@ -343,50 +343,60 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
         def constraint(start: datetime, end: datetime) -> TemporalConstraint:
             return TemporalConstraint(
                 start_date=start.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0),
-                end_date=end.replace(hour=23, minute=59, second=59, microsecond=999999)
+                end_date=end.replace(hour=23, minute=59, second=59, microsecond=999999),
             )
 
         # Yesterday
-        if re.search(r'\byesterday\b', query_lower):
+        if re.search(r"\byesterday\b", query_lower):
             d = reference_date - timedelta(days=1)
             return constraint(d, d)
 
         # Last week
-        if re.search(r'\blast\s+week\b', query_lower):
+        if re.search(r"\blast\s+week\b", query_lower):
             start = reference_date - timedelta(days=reference_date.weekday() + 7)
             return constraint(start, start + timedelta(days=6))
 
         # Last month
-        if re.search(r'\blast\s+month\b', query_lower):
+        if re.search(r"\blast\s+month\b", query_lower):
             first = reference_date.replace(day=1)
             end = first - timedelta(days=1)
             start = end.replace(day=1)
             return constraint(start, end)
 
         # Last year
-        if re.search(r'\blast\s+year\b', query_lower):
+        if re.search(r"\blast\s+year\b", query_lower):
             y = reference_date.year - 1
             return constraint(datetime(y, 1, 1), datetime(y, 12, 31))
 
         # Last weekend
-        if re.search(r'\blast\s+weekend\b', query_lower):
+        if re.search(r"\blast\s+weekend\b", query_lower):
             sat = get_last_weekday(5)
             return constraint(sat, sat + timedelta(days=1))
 
         # Last <weekday>
-        weekdays = {'monday': 0, 'tuesday': 1, 'wednesday': 2, 'thursday': 3,
-                    'friday': 4, 'saturday': 5, 'sunday': 6}
+        weekdays = {"monday": 0, "tuesday": 1, "wednesday": 2, "thursday": 3, "friday": 4, "saturday": 5, "sunday": 6}
         for name, num in weekdays.items():
-            if re.search(rf'\blast\s+{name}\b', query_lower):
+            if re.search(rf"\blast\s+{name}\b", query_lower):
                 d = get_last_weekday(num)
                 return constraint(d, d)
 
         # Month + Year: "June 2024", "in March 2023"
-        months = {'january': 1, 'february': 2, 'march': 3, 'april': 4, 'may': 5,
-                  'june': 6, 'july': 7, 'august': 8, 'september': 9, 'october': 10,
-                  'november': 11, 'december': 12}
+        months = {
+            "january": 1,
+            "february": 2,
+            "march": 3,
+            "april": 4,
+            "may": 5,
+            "june": 6,
+            "july": 7,
+            "august": 8,
+            "september": 9,
+            "october": 10,
+            "november": 11,
+            "december": 12,
+        }
         for name, num in months.items():
-            match = re.search(rf'\b{name}\s+(\d{{4}})\b', query_lower)
+            match = re.search(rf"\b{name}\s+(\d{{4}})\b", query_lower)
             if match:
                 year = int(match.group(1))
                 if num == 12:
@@ -397,9 +407,7 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
 
         return None
 
-    def analyze(
-        self, query: str, reference_date: Optional[datetime] = None
-    ) -> QueryAnalysis:
+    def analyze(self, query: str, reference_date: datetime | None = None) -> QueryAnalysis:
         """
         Analyze query for temporal expressions.
 
@@ -435,11 +443,11 @@ class TransformerQueryAnalyzer(QueryAnalyzer):
         last_saturday = get_last_weekday(5)
 
         # Build prompt for T5
-        prompt = f"""Today is {reference_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}. Extract date range or "none".
+        prompt = f"""Today is {reference_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")}. Extract date range or "none".
 
 June 2024 = 2024-06-01 to 2024-06-30
-yesterday = {yesterday.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')} to {yesterday.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}
-last Saturday = {last_saturday.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')} to {last_saturday.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}
+yesterday = {yesterday.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")} to {yesterday.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")}
+last Saturday = {last_saturday.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")} to {last_saturday.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")}
 what is the weather = none
 {query} ="""
 
@@ -448,13 +456,7 @@ what is the weather = none
         inputs = {k: v.to(self.device) for k, v in inputs.items()}
 
         with self._no_grad():
-            outputs = self._model.generate(
-                **inputs,
-                max_new_tokens=30,
-                num_beams=3,
-                do_sample=False,
-                temperature=1.0
-            )
+            outputs = self._model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=30, num_beams=3, do_sample=False, temperature=1.0)
 
         result = self._tokenizer.decode(outputs[0], skip_special_tokens=True).strip()
 
@@ -466,14 +468,14 @@ what is the weather = none
         """Get torch.no_grad context manager."""
         try:
             import torch
+
             return torch.no_grad()
         except ImportError:
             from contextlib import nullcontext
+
             return nullcontext()
 
-    def _parse_generated_output(
-        self, result: str, reference_date: datetime
-    ) -> Optional[TemporalConstraint]:
+    def _parse_generated_output(self, result: str, reference_date: datetime) -> TemporalConstraint | None:
         """
         Parse T5 generated output into TemporalConstraint.
 
@@ -492,7 +494,8 @@ what is the weather = none
         try:
             # Parse "YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD"
             import re
-            pattern = r'(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})\s+to\s+(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})'
+
+            pattern = r"(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})\s+to\s+(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})"
             match = re.search(pattern, result, re.IGNORECASE)
 
             if match:
@@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ what is the weather = none
 
                 return TemporalConstraint(start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date)
 
-        except (ValueError, AttributeError) as e:
+        except (ValueError, AttributeError):
             return None
 
         return None

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/response_models.py

@@ -6,14 +6,45 @@ API response models should be kept separate and convert from these core models t
 API stability even if internal models change.
 """
 
-from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ConfigDict
+from typing import Any
 
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
 # Valid fact types for recall operations (excludes 'observation' which is internal)
 VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES = frozenset(["world", "experience", "opinion"])
 
 
+class TokenUsage(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Token usage metrics for LLM calls.
+
+    Tracks input/output tokens for a single request to enable
+    per-request cost tracking and monitoring.
+    """
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "input_tokens": 1500,
+                "output_tokens": 500,
+                "total_tokens": 2000,
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    input_tokens: int = Field(default=0, description="Number of input/prompt tokens consumed")
+    output_tokens: int = Field(default=0, description="Number of output/completion tokens generated")
+    total_tokens: int = Field(default=0, description="Total tokens (input + output)")
+
+    def __add__(self, other: "TokenUsage") -> "TokenUsage":
+        """Allow aggregating token usage from multiple calls."""
+        return TokenUsage(
+            input_tokens=self.input_tokens + other.input_tokens,
+            output_tokens=self.output_tokens + other.output_tokens,
+            total_tokens=self.total_tokens + other.total_tokens,
+        )
+
+
 class DispositionTraits(BaseModel):
     """
     Disposition traits for a memory bank.
@@ -23,17 +54,12 @@ class DispositionTraits(BaseModel):
     - literalism: 1=flexible interpretation, 5=literal interpretation (how strictly to interpret information)
     - empathy: 1=detached, 5=empathetic (how much to consider emotional context)
     """
+
     skepticism: int = Field(ge=1, le=5, description="How skeptical vs trusting (1=trusting, 5=skeptical)")
     literalism: int = Field(ge=1, le=5, description="How literally to interpret information (1=flexible, 5=literal)")
     empathy: int = Field(ge=1, le=5, description="How much to consider emotional context (1=detached, 5=empathetic)")
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "skepticism": 3,
-            "literalism": 3,
-            "empathy": 3
-        }
-    })
+    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={"example": {"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}})
 
 
 class MemoryFact(BaseModel):
@@ -43,38 +69,44 @@ class MemoryFact(BaseModel):
     This represents a unit of information stored in the memory system,
     including both the content and metadata.
     """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
-            "text": "Alice works at Google on the AI team",
-            "fact_type": "world",
-            "entities": ["Alice", "Google"],
-            "context": "work info",
-            "occurred_start": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
-            "occurred_end": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
-            "mentioned_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
-            "document_id": "session_abc123",
-            "metadata": {"source": "slack"},
-            "chunk_id": "bank123_session_abc123_0",
-            "activation": 0.95
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+                "text": "Alice works at Google on the AI team",
+                "fact_type": "world",
+                "entities": ["Alice", "Google"],
+                "context": "work info",
+                "occurred_start": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                "occurred_end": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                "mentioned_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                "document_id": "session_abc123",
+                "metadata": {"source": "slack"},
+                "chunk_id": "bank123_session_abc123_0",
+                "activation": 0.95,
+            }
         }
-    })
+    )
 
     id: str = Field(description="Unique identifier for the memory fact")
     text: str = Field(description="The actual text content of the memory")
     fact_type: str = Field(description="Type of fact: 'world', 'experience', 'opinion', or 'observation'")
-    entities: Optional[List[str]] = Field(None, description="Entity names mentioned in this fact")
-    context: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Additional context for the memory")
-    occurred_start: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ISO format date when the event started occurring")
-    occurred_end: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ISO format date when the event ended occurring")
-    mentioned_at: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ISO format date when the fact was mentioned/learned")
-    document_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ID of the document this memory belongs to")
-    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = Field(None, description="User-defined metadata")
-    chunk_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ID of the chunk this fact was extracted from (format: bank_id_document_id_chunk_index)")
+    entities: list[str] | None = Field(None, description="Entity names mentioned in this fact")
+    context: str | None = Field(None, description="Additional context for the memory")
+    occurred_start: str | None = Field(None, description="ISO format date when the event started occurring")
+    occurred_end: str | None = Field(None, description="ISO format date when the event ended occurring")
+    mentioned_at: str | None = Field(None, description="ISO format date when the fact was mentioned/learned")
+    document_id: str | None = Field(None, description="ID of the document this memory belongs to")
+    metadata: dict[str, str] | None = Field(None, description="User-defined metadata")
+    chunk_id: str | None = Field(
+        None, description="ID of the chunk this fact was extracted from (format: bank_id_document_id_chunk_index)"
+    )
 
 
 class ChunkInfo(BaseModel):
     """Information about a chunk."""
+
     chunk_text: str = Field(description="The raw chunk text")
     chunk_index: int = Field(description="Index of the chunk within the document")
     truncated: bool = Field(default=False, description="Whether the chunk was truncated due to token limits")
@@ -87,35 +119,33 @@ class RecallResult(BaseModel):
     Contains a list of matching memory facts and optional trace information
     for debugging and transparency.
     """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "results": [
-                {
-                    "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
-                    "text": "Alice works at Google on the AI team",
-                    "fact_type": "world",
-                    "context": "work info",
-                    "occurred_start": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
-                    "occurred_end": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
-                    "activation": 0.95
-                }
-            ],
-            "trace": {
-                "query": "What did Alice say about machine learning?",
-                "num_results": 1
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "results": [
+                    {
+                        "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+                        "text": "Alice works at Google on the AI team",
+                        "fact_type": "world",
+                        "context": "work info",
+                        "occurred_start": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                        "occurred_end": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                        "activation": 0.95,
+                    }
+                ],
+                "trace": {"query": "What did Alice say about machine learning?", "num_results": 1},
             }
         }
-    })
-
-    results: List[MemoryFact] = Field(description="List of memory facts matching the query")
-    trace: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(None, description="Trace information for debugging")
-    entities: Optional[Dict[str, "EntityState"]] = Field(
-        None,
-        description="Entity states for entities mentioned in results (keyed by canonical name)"
     )
-    chunks: Optional[Dict[str, ChunkInfo]] = Field(
-        None,
-        description="Chunks for facts, keyed by '{document_id}_{chunk_index}'"
+
+    results: list[MemoryFact] = Field(description="List of memory facts matching the query")
+    trace: dict[str, Any] | None = Field(None, description="Trace information for debugging")
+    entities: dict[str, "EntityState"] | None = Field(
+        None, description="Entity states for entities mentioned in results (keyed by canonical name)"
+    )
+    chunks: dict[str, ChunkInfo] | None = Field(
+        None, description="Chunks for facts, keyed by '{document_id}_{chunk_index}'"
     )
 
 
@@ -124,38 +154,47 @@ class ReflectResult(BaseModel):
     Result from a reflect operation.
 
     Contains the formulated answer, the facts it was based on (organized by type),
-    and any new opinions that were formed during the reflection process.
+    any new opinions that were formed during the reflection process, and optionally
+    structured output if a response schema was provided.
     """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "text": "Based on my knowledge, machine learning is being actively used in healthcare...",
-            "based_on": {
-                "world": [
-                    {
-                        "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
-                        "text": "Machine learning is used in medical diagnosis",
-                        "fact_type": "world",
-                        "context": "healthcare",
-                        "occurred_start": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
-                        "occurred_end": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
-                    }
-                ],
-                "experience": [],
-                "opinion": []
-            },
-            "new_opinions": [
-                "Machine learning has great potential in healthcare"
-            ]
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "text": "Based on my knowledge, machine learning is being actively used in healthcare...",
+                "based_on": {
+                    "world": [
+                        {
+                            "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+                            "text": "Machine learning is used in medical diagnosis",
+                            "fact_type": "world",
+                            "context": "healthcare",
+                            "occurred_start": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                            "occurred_end": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "experience": [],
+                    "opinion": [],
+                },
+                "new_opinions": ["Machine learning has great potential in healthcare"],
+                "structured_output": {"summary": "ML in healthcare", "confidence": 0.9},
+                "usage": {"input_tokens": 1500, "output_tokens": 500, "total_tokens": 2000},
+            }
         }
-    })
+    )
 
     text: str = Field(description="The formulated answer text")
-    based_on: Dict[str, List[MemoryFact]] = Field(
+    based_on: dict[str, list[MemoryFact]] = Field(
         description="Facts used to formulate the answer, organized by type (world, experience, opinion)"
     )
-    new_opinions: List[str] = Field(
-        default_factory=list,
-        description="List of newly formed opinions during reflection"
+    new_opinions: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, description="List of newly formed opinions during reflection")
+    structured_output: dict[str, Any] | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Structured output parsed according to the provided response schema. Only present when response_schema was provided.",
+    )
+    usage: TokenUsage | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Token usage metrics for the LLM calls made during this reflect operation.",
     )
 
 
@@ -166,12 +205,12 @@ class Opinion(BaseModel):
     Opinions represent the bank's formed perspectives on topics,
     with a confidence level indicating strength of belief.
     """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "text": "Machine learning has great potential in healthcare",
-            "confidence": 0.85
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {"text": "Machine learning has great potential in healthcare", "confidence": 0.85}
         }
-    })
+    )
 
     text: str = Field(description="The opinion text")
     confidence: float = Field(description="Confidence score between 0.0 and 1.0")
@@ -184,15 +223,15 @@ class EntityObservation(BaseModel):
     Observations are objective facts synthesized from multiple memory facts
     about an entity, without personality influence.
     """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "text": "John is detail-oriented and works at Google",
-            "mentioned_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {"text": "John is detail-oriented and works at Google", "mentioned_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"}
         }
-    })
+    )
 
     text: str = Field(description="The observation text")
-    mentioned_at: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="ISO format date when this observation was created")
+    mentioned_at: str | None = Field(None, description="ISO format date when this observation was created")
 
 
 class EntityState(BaseModel):
@@ -201,20 +240,22 @@ class EntityState(BaseModel):
 
     Contains observations synthesized from facts about the entity.
     """
-    model_config = ConfigDict(json_schema_extra={
-        "example": {
-            "entity_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
-            "canonical_name": "John",
-            "observations": [
-                {"text": "John is detail-oriented", "mentioned_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"},
-                {"text": "John works at Google on the AI team", "mentioned_at": "2024-01-14T09:00:00Z"}
-            ]
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "example": {
+                "entity_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
+                "canonical_name": "John",
+                "observations": [
+                    {"text": "John is detail-oriented", "mentioned_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"},
+                    {"text": "John works at Google on the AI team", "mentioned_at": "2024-01-14T09:00:00Z"},
+                ],
+            }
         }
-    })
+    )
 
     entity_id: str = Field(description="Unique identifier for the entity")
     canonical_name: str = Field(description="Canonical name of the entity")
-    observations: List[EntityObservation] = Field(
-        default_factory=list,
-        description="List of observations about this entity"
+    observations: list[EntityObservation] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="List of observations about this entity"
     )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/__init__.py

@@ -12,23 +12,16 @@ This package contains modular components for the retain operation:
 - fact_storage: Handle fact insertion into database
 """
 
-from .types import (
-    RetainContent,
-    ExtractedFact,
-    ProcessedFact,
-    ChunkMetadata,
-    EntityRef,
-    CausalRelation,
-    RetainBatch
+from . import (
+    chunk_storage,
+    deduplication,
+    embedding_processing,
+    entity_processing,
+    fact_extraction,
+    fact_storage,
+    link_creation,
 )
-
-from . import fact_extraction
-from . import embedding_processing
-from . import deduplication
-from . import entity_processing
-from . import link_creation
-from . import chunk_storage
-from . import fact_storage
+from .types import CausalRelation, ChunkMetadata, EntityRef, ExtractedFact, ProcessedFact, RetainBatch, RetainContent
 
 __all__ = [
     # Types

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/bank_utils.py

@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ bank profile utilities for disposition and background management.
 import json
 import logging
 import re
-from typing import Dict, Optional, TypedDict
+from typing import TypedDict
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
 from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
 from ..response_models import DispositionTraits
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ DEFAULT_DISPOSITION = {
 
 class BankProfile(TypedDict):
     """Type for bank profile data."""
+
     name: str
     disposition: DispositionTraits
     background: str
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ class BankProfile(TypedDict):
 
 class BackgroundMergeResponse(BaseModel):
     """LLM response for background merge with disposition inference."""
+
     background: str = Field(description="Merged background in first person perspective")
     disposition: DispositionTraits = Field(description="Inferred disposition traits (skepticism, literalism, empathy)")
 
@@ -47,11 +52,11 @@ async def get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id: str) -> BankProfile:
     async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
         # Try to get existing bank
         row = await conn.fetchrow(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT name, disposition, background
-            FROM banks WHERE bank_id = $1
+            FROM {fq_table("banks")} WHERE bank_id = $1
             """,
-            bank_id
+            bank_id,
         )
 
         if row:
@@ -61,36 +66,26 @@ async def get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id: str) -> BankProfile:
                 disposition_data = json.loads(disposition_data)
 
             return BankProfile(
-                name=row["name"],
-                disposition=DispositionTraits(**disposition_data),
-                background=row["background"]
+                name=row["name"], disposition=DispositionTraits(**disposition_data), background=row["background"]
             )
 
         # Bank doesn't exist, create with defaults
         await conn.execute(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO banks (bank_id, name, disposition, background)
+            f"""
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("banks")} (bank_id, name, disposition, background)
             VALUES ($1, $2, $3::jsonb, $4)
             ON CONFLICT (bank_id) DO NOTHING
             """,
             bank_id,
             bank_id,  # Default name is the bank_id
             json.dumps(DEFAULT_DISPOSITION),
-            ""
+            "",
         )
 
-        return BankProfile(
-            name=bank_id,
-            disposition=DispositionTraits(**DEFAULT_DISPOSITION),
-            background=""
-        )
+        return BankProfile(name=bank_id, disposition=DispositionTraits(**DEFAULT_DISPOSITION), background="")
 
 
-async def update_bank_disposition(
-    pool,
-    bank_id: str,
-    disposition: Dict[str, int]
-) -> None:
+async def update_bank_disposition(pool, bank_id: str, disposition: dict[str, int]) -> None:
     """
     Update bank disposition traits.
 
@@ -104,24 +99,18 @@ async def update_bank_disposition(
 
     async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
         await conn.execute(
-            """
-            UPDATE banks
+            f"""
+            UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
             SET disposition = $2::jsonb,
                 updated_at = NOW()
             WHERE bank_id = $1
             """,
             bank_id,
-            json.dumps(disposition)
+            json.dumps(disposition),
         )
 
 
-async def merge_bank_background(
-    pool,
-    llm_config,
-    bank_id: str,
-    new_info: str,
-    update_disposition: bool = True
-) -> dict:
+async def merge_bank_background(pool, llm_config, bank_id: str, new_info: str, update_disposition: bool = True) -> dict:
     """
     Merge new background information with existing background using LLM.
     Normalizes to first person ("I") and resolves conflicts.
@@ -142,12 +131,7 @@ async def merge_bank_background(
     current_background = profile["background"]
 
     # Use LLM to merge backgrounds and optionally infer disposition
-    result = await _llm_merge_background(
-        llm_config,
-        current_background,
-        new_info,
-        infer_disposition=update_disposition
-    )
+    result = await _llm_merge_background(llm_config, current_background, new_info, infer_disposition=update_disposition)
 
     merged_background = result["background"]
     inferred_disposition = result.get("disposition")
@@ -157,8 +141,8 @@ async def merge_bank_background(
         if inferred_disposition:
             # Update both background and disposition
             await conn.execute(
-                """
-                UPDATE banks
+                f"""
+                UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
                 SET background = $2,
                     disposition = $3::jsonb,
                     updated_at = NOW()
@@ -166,19 +150,19 @@ async def merge_bank_background(
                 """,
                 bank_id,
                 merged_background,
-                json.dumps(inferred_disposition)
+                json.dumps(inferred_disposition),
             )
         else:
             # Update only background
             await conn.execute(
-                """
-                UPDATE banks
+                f"""
+                UPDATE {fq_table("banks")}
                 SET background = $2,
                     updated_at = NOW()
                 WHERE bank_id = $1
                 """,
                 bank_id,
-                merged_background
+                merged_background,
             )
 
     response = {"background": merged_background}
@@ -188,12 +172,7 @@ async def merge_bank_background(
     return response
 
 
-async def _llm_merge_background(
-    llm_config,
-    current: str,
-    new_info: str,
-    infer_disposition: bool = False
-) -> dict:
+async def _llm_merge_background(llm_config, current: str, new_info: str, infer_disposition: bool = False) -> dict:
     """
     Use LLM to intelligently merge background information.
     Optionally infer Big Five disposition traits from the merged background.
@@ -273,25 +252,19 @@ Merged background:"""
                     response_format=BackgroundMergeResponse,
                     scope="bank_background",
                     temperature=0.3,
-                    max_completion_tokens=8192
+                    max_completion_tokens=8192,
                 )
                 logger.info(f"Successfully got structured response: background={parsed.background[:100]}")
 
                 # Convert Pydantic model to dict format
-                return {
-                    "background": parsed.background,
-                    "disposition": parsed.disposition.model_dump()
-                }
+                return {"background": parsed.background, "disposition": parsed.disposition.model_dump()}
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning(f"Structured output failed, falling back to manual parsing: {e}")
                 # Fall through to manual parsing below
 
         # Manual parsing fallback or non-disposition merge
         content = await llm_config.call(
-            messages=messages,
-            scope="bank_background",
-            temperature=0.3,
-            max_completion_tokens=8192
+            messages=messages, scope="bank_background", temperature=0.3, max_completion_tokens=8192
         )
 
         logger.info(f"LLM response for background merge (first 500 chars): {content[:500]}")
@@ -310,7 +283,7 @@ Merged background:"""
             # Method 2: Extract from markdown code blocks
             if result is None:
                 # Remove markdown code blocks
-                code_block_match = re.search(r'```(?:json)?\s*(\{.*?\})\s*```', content, re.DOTALL)
+                code_block_match = re.search(r"```(?:json)?\s*(\{.*?\})\s*```", content, re.DOTALL)
                 if code_block_match:
                     try:
                         result = json.loads(code_block_match.group(1))
@@ -321,7 +294,9 @@ Merged background:"""
             # Method 3: Find nested JSON structure
             if result is None:
                 # Look for JSON object with nested structure
-                json_match = re.search(r'\{[^{}]*"background"[^{}]*"disposition"[^{}]*\{[^{}]*\}[^{}]*\}', content, re.DOTALL)
+                json_match = re.search(
+                    r'\{[^{}]*"background"[^{}]*"disposition"[^{}]*\{[^{}]*\}[^{}]*\}', content, re.DOTALL
+                )
                 if json_match:
                     try:
                         result = json.loads(json_match.group())
@@ -335,7 +310,7 @@ Merged background:"""
                 # Fallback: use new_info as background with default disposition
                 return {
                     "background": new_info if new_info else current if current else "",
-                    "disposition": DEFAULT_DISPOSITION.copy()
+                    "disposition": DEFAULT_DISPOSITION.copy(),
                 }
 
             # Validate disposition values
@@ -387,9 +362,9 @@ async def list_banks(pool) -> list:
     """
     async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
         rows = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT bank_id, name, disposition, background, created_at, updated_at
-            FROM banks
+            FROM {fq_table("banks")}
             ORDER BY updated_at DESC
             """
         )
@@ -401,13 +376,15 @@ async def list_banks(pool) -> list:
             if isinstance(disposition_data, str):
                 disposition_data = json.loads(disposition_data)
 
-            result.append({
-                "bank_id": row["bank_id"],
-                "name": row["name"],
-                "disposition": disposition_data,
-                "background": row["background"],
-                "created_at": row["created_at"].isoformat() if row["created_at"] else None,
-                "updated_at": row["updated_at"].isoformat() if row["updated_at"] else None,
-            })
+            result.append(
+                {
+                    "bank_id": row["bank_id"],
+                    "name": row["name"],
+                    "disposition": disposition_data,
+                    "background": row["background"],
+                    "created_at": row["created_at"].isoformat() if row["created_at"] else None,
+                    "updated_at": row["updated_at"].isoformat() if row["updated_at"] else None,
+                }
+            )
 
         return result

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/chunk_storage.py

@@ -3,20 +3,16 @@ Chunk storage for retain pipeline.
 
 Handles storage of document chunks in the database.
 """
-import logging
-from typing import List, Dict, Optional
 
+import logging
+
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
 from .types import ChunkMetadata
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-async def store_chunks_batch(
-    conn,
-    bank_id: str,
-    document_id: str,
-    chunks: List[ChunkMetadata]
-) -> Dict[int, str]:
+async def store_chunks_batch(conn, bank_id: str, document_id: str, chunks: list[ChunkMetadata]) -> dict[int, str]:
     """
     Store document chunks in the database.
 
@@ -47,24 +43,21 @@ async def store_chunks_batch(
 
     # Batch insert all chunks
     await conn.execute(
-        """
-        INSERT INTO chunks (chunk_id, document_id, bank_id, chunk_text, chunk_index)
+        f"""
+        INSERT INTO {fq_table("chunks")} (chunk_id, document_id, bank_id, chunk_text, chunk_index)
         SELECT * FROM unnest($1::text[], $2::text[], $3::text[], $4::text[], $5::integer[])
         """,
         chunk_ids,
         [document_id] * len(chunk_texts),
         [bank_id] * len(chunk_texts),
         chunk_texts,
-        chunk_indices
+        chunk_indices,
     )
 
     return chunk_id_map
 
 
-def map_facts_to_chunks(
-    facts_chunk_indices: List[int],
-    chunk_id_map: Dict[int, str]
-) -> List[Optional[str]]:
+def map_facts_to_chunks(facts_chunk_indices: list[int], chunk_id_map: dict[int, str]) -> list[str | None]:
     """
     Map fact chunk indices to chunk IDs.
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/deduplication.py

@@ -3,22 +3,17 @@ Deduplication logic for retain pipeline.
 
 Checks for duplicate facts using semantic similarity and temporal proximity.
 """
+
 import logging
-from datetime import datetime
-from typing import List
 from collections import defaultdict
+from datetime import UTC
 
 from .types import ProcessedFact
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-async def check_duplicates_batch(
-    conn,
-    bank_id: str,
-    facts: List[ProcessedFact],
-    duplicate_checker_fn
-) -> List[bool]:
+async def check_duplicates_batch(conn, bank_id: str, facts: list[ProcessedFact], duplicate_checker_fn) -> list[bool]:
     """
     Check which facts are duplicates using batched time-window queries.
 
@@ -47,16 +42,12 @@ async def check_duplicates_batch(
 
         # Defensive: if both are None (shouldn't happen), use now()
         if fact_date is None:
-            from datetime import datetime, timezone
-            fact_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            from datetime import datetime
+
+            fact_date = datetime.now(UTC)
 
         # Round to 12-hour bucket to group similar times
-        bucket_key = fact_date.replace(
-            hour=(fact_date.hour // 12) * 12,
-            minute=0,
-            second=0,
-            microsecond=0
-        )
+        bucket_key = fact_date.replace(hour=(fact_date.hour // 12) * 12, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
         time_buckets[bucket_key].append((idx, fact))
 
     # Process each bucket in batch
@@ -68,14 +59,7 @@ async def check_duplicates_batch(
         embeddings = [item[1].embedding for item in bucket_items]
 
         # Check duplicates for this time bucket
-        dup_flags = await duplicate_checker_fn(
-            conn,
-            bank_id,
-            texts,
-            embeddings,
-            bucket_date,
-            time_window_hours=24
-        )
+        dup_flags = await duplicate_checker_fn(conn, bank_id, texts, embeddings, bucket_date, time_window_hours=24)
 
         # Map results back to original indices
         for idx, is_dup in zip(indices, dup_flags):
@@ -84,10 +68,7 @@ async def check_duplicates_batch(
     return all_is_duplicate
 
 
-def filter_duplicates(
-    facts: List[ProcessedFact],
-    is_duplicate_flags: List[bool]
-) -> List[ProcessedFact]:
+def filter_duplicates(facts: list[ProcessedFact], is_duplicate_flags: list[bool]) -> list[ProcessedFact]:
     """
     Filter out duplicate facts based on duplicate flags.
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/embedding_processing.py

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ Embedding processing for retain pipeline.
 
 Handles augmenting fact texts with temporal information and generating embeddings.
 """
+
 import logging
-from typing import List
-from datetime import datetime
 
 from . import embedding_utils
 from .types import ExtractedFact
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ from .types import ExtractedFact
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def augment_texts_with_dates(facts: List[ExtractedFact], format_date_fn) -> List[str]:
+def augment_texts_with_dates(facts: list[ExtractedFact], format_date_fn) -> list[str]:
     """
     Augment fact texts with readable dates for better temporal matching.
 
@@ -37,10 +36,7 @@ def augment_texts_with_dates(facts: List[ExtractedFact], format_date_fn) -> List
     return augmented_texts
 
 
-async def generate_embeddings_batch(
-    embeddings_model,
-    texts: List[str]
-) -> List[List[float]]:
+async def generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_model, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
     """
     Generate embeddings for a batch of texts.
 
@@ -54,9 +50,6 @@ async def generate_embeddings_batch(
     if not texts:
         return []
 
-    embeddings = await embedding_utils.generate_embeddings_batch(
-        embeddings_model,
-        texts
-    )
+    embeddings = await embedding_utils.generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_model, texts)
 
     return embeddings

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/embedding_utils.py

@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ Embedding generation utilities for memory units.
 
 import asyncio
 import logging
-from typing import List
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def generate_embedding(embeddings_backend, text: str) -> List[float]:
+def generate_embedding(embeddings_backend, text: str) -> list[float]:
     """
     Generate embedding for text using the provided embeddings backend.
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ def generate_embedding(embeddings_backend, text: str) -> List[float]:
         raise Exception(f"Failed to generate embedding: {str(e)}")
 
 
-async def generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_backend, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+async def generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_backend, texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
     """
     Generate embeddings for multiple texts using the provided embeddings backend.
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ async def generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_backend, texts: List[str]) -> Lis
         embeddings = await loop.run_in_executor(
             None,  # Use default thread pool
             embeddings_backend.encode,
-            texts
+            texts,
         )
         return embeddings
     except Exception as e:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/entity_processing.py

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ Entity processing for retain pipeline.
 
 Handles entity extraction, resolution, and link creation for stored facts.
 """
-import logging
-from typing import List, Tuple, Dict, Any
-from uuid import UUID
 
-from .types import ProcessedFact, EntityRef, EntityLink
+import logging
+
 from . import link_utils
+from .types import EntityLink, ProcessedFact
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -17,18 +16,20 @@ async def process_entities_batch(
     entity_resolver,
     conn,
     bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    facts: List[ProcessedFact],
-    log_buffer: List[str] = None
-) -> List[EntityLink]:
+    unit_ids: list[str],
+    facts: list[ProcessedFact],
+    log_buffer: list[str] = None,
+    user_entities_per_content: dict[int, list[dict]] = None,
+) -> list[EntityLink]:
     """
     Process entities for all facts and create entity links.
 
     This function:
     1. Extracts entity mentions from fact texts
-    2. Resolves entity names to canonical entities
-    3. Creates entity records in the database
-    4. Returns entity links ready for insertion
+    2. Merges user-provided entities with LLM-extracted entities
+    3. Resolves entity names to canonical entities
+    4. Creates entity records in the database
+    5. Returns entity links ready for insertion
 
     Args:
         entity_resolver: EntityResolver instance for entity resolution
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ async def process_entities_batch(
         unit_ids: List of unit IDs (same length as facts)
         facts: List of ProcessedFact objects
         log_buffer: Optional buffer for detailed logging
+        user_entities_per_content: Dict mapping content_index to list of user-provided entities
 
     Returns:
         List of EntityLink objects for batch insertion
@@ -47,15 +49,35 @@ async def process_entities_batch(
     if len(unit_ids) != len(facts):
         raise ValueError(f"Mismatch between unit_ids ({len(unit_ids)}) and facts ({len(facts)})")
 
+    user_entities_per_content = user_entities_per_content or {}
+
     # Extract data for link_utils function
     fact_texts = [fact.fact_text for fact in facts]
     # Use occurred_start if available, otherwise use mentioned_at for entity timestamps
     fact_dates = [fact.occurred_start if fact.occurred_start is not None else fact.mentioned_at for fact in facts]
-    # Convert EntityRef objects to dict format expected by link_utils
-    entities_per_fact = [
-        [{'text': entity.name, 'type': 'CONCEPT'} for entity in (fact.entities or [])]
-        for fact in facts
-    ]
+
+    # Convert EntityRef objects to dict format and merge with user-provided entities
+    entities_per_fact = []
+    for fact in facts:
+        # Start with LLM-extracted entities
+        llm_entities = [{"text": entity.name, "type": "CONCEPT"} for entity in (fact.entities or [])]
+
+        # Get user entities for this content (use content_index from fact)
+        user_entities = user_entities_per_content.get(fact.content_index, [])
+
+        # Merge with case-insensitive deduplication
+        seen_texts = {e["text"].lower() for e in llm_entities}
+        for user_entity in user_entities:
+            if user_entity["text"].lower() not in seen_texts:
+                llm_entities.append(
+                    {
+                        "text": user_entity["text"],
+                        "type": user_entity.get("type", "CONCEPT"),
+                    }
+                )
+                seen_texts.add(user_entity["text"].lower())
+
+        entities_per_fact.append(llm_entities)
 
     # Use existing link_utils function for entity processing
     entity_links = await link_utils.extract_entities_batch_optimized(
@@ -67,16 +89,13 @@ async def process_entities_batch(
         "",  # context (not used in current implementation)
         fact_dates,
         entities_per_fact,
-        log_buffer  # Pass log_buffer for detailed logging
+        log_buffer,  # Pass log_buffer for detailed logging
     )
 
     return entity_links
 
 
-async def insert_entity_links_batch(
-    conn,
-    entity_links: List[EntityLink]
-) -> None:
+async def insert_entity_links_batch(conn, entity_links: list[EntityLink]) -> None:
     """
     Insert entity links in batch.
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/fact_storage.py

@@ -3,22 +3,19 @@ Fact storage for retain pipeline.
 
 Handles insertion of facts into the database.
 """
-import logging
-import json
-from typing import List, Optional
-from uuid import UUID
 
+import json
+import logging
+
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
 from .types import ProcessedFact
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 async def insert_facts_batch(
-    conn,
-    bank_id: str,
-    facts: List[ProcessedFact],
-    document_id: Optional[str] = None
-) -> List[str]:
+    conn, bank_id: str, facts: list[ProcessedFact], document_id: str | None = None
+) -> list[str]:
     """
     Insert facts into the database in batch.
 
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         contexts.append(fact.context)
         fact_types.append(fact.fact_type)
         # confidence_score is only for opinion facts
-        confidence_scores.append(1.0 if fact.fact_type == 'opinion' else None)
+        confidence_scores.append(1.0 if fact.fact_type == "opinion" else None)
         access_counts.append(0)  # Initial access count
         metadata_jsons.append(json.dumps(fact.metadata))
         chunk_ids.append(fact.chunk_id)
@@ -71,8 +68,8 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
 
     # Batch insert all facts
     results = await conn.fetch(
-        """
-        INSERT INTO memory_units (bank_id, text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
+        f"""
+        INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_units")} (bank_id, text, embedding, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
                                  context, fact_type, confidence_score, access_count, metadata, chunk_id, document_id)
         SELECT $1, * FROM unnest(
             $2::text[], $3::vector[], $4::timestamptz[], $5::timestamptz[], $6::timestamptz[], $7::timestamptz[],
@@ -93,10 +90,10 @@ async def insert_facts_batch(
         access_counts,
         metadata_jsons,
         chunk_ids,
-        document_ids
+        document_ids,
     )
 
-    unit_ids = [str(row['id']) for row in results]
+    unit_ids = [str(row["id"]) for row in results]
     return unit_ids
 
 
@@ -111,25 +108,20 @@ async def ensure_bank_exists(conn, bank_id: str) -> None:
         bank_id: Bank identifier
     """
     await conn.execute(
-        """
-        INSERT INTO banks (bank_id, disposition, background)
+        f"""
+        INSERT INTO {fq_table("banks")} (bank_id, disposition, background)
         VALUES ($1, $2::jsonb, $3)
         ON CONFLICT (bank_id) DO UPDATE
         SET updated_at = NOW()
         """,
         bank_id,
         '{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}',
-        ""
+        "",
     )
 
 
 async def handle_document_tracking(
-    conn,
-    bank_id: str,
-    document_id: str,
-    combined_content: str,
-    is_first_batch: bool,
-    retain_params: Optional[dict] = None
+    conn, bank_id: str, document_id: str, combined_content: str, is_first_batch: bool, retain_params: dict | None = None
 ) -> None:
     """
     Handle document tracking in the database.
@@ -151,14 +143,13 @@ async def handle_document_tracking(
     # Only delete on the first batch to avoid deleting data we just inserted
     if is_first_batch:
         await conn.fetchval(
-            "DELETE FROM documents WHERE id = $1 AND bank_id = $2 RETURNING id",
-            document_id, bank_id
+            f"DELETE FROM {fq_table('documents')} WHERE id = $1 AND bank_id = $2 RETURNING id", document_id, bank_id
         )
 
     # Insert document (or update if exists from concurrent operations)
     await conn.execute(
-        """
-        INSERT INTO documents (id, bank_id, original_text, content_hash, metadata, retain_params)
+        f"""
+        INSERT INTO {fq_table("documents")} (id, bank_id, original_text, content_hash, metadata, retain_params)
         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
         ON CONFLICT (id, bank_id) DO UPDATE
         SET original_text = EXCLUDED.original_text,
@@ -172,5 +163,5 @@ async def handle_document_tracking(
         combined_content,
         content_hash,
         json.dumps({}),  # Empty metadata dict
-        json.dumps(retain_params) if retain_params else None
+        json.dumps(retain_params) if retain_params else None,
     )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/link_creation.py

@@ -3,20 +3,16 @@ Link creation for retain pipeline.
 
 Handles creation of temporal, semantic, and causal links between facts.
 """
-import logging
-from typing import List
 
-from .types import ProcessedFact, CausalRelation
+import logging
+
 from . import link_utils
+from .types import ProcessedFact
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-async def create_temporal_links_batch(
-    conn,
-    bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str]
-) -> int:
+async def create_temporal_links_batch(conn, bank_id: str, unit_ids: list[str]) -> int:
     """
     Create temporal links between facts.
 
@@ -33,20 +29,10 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch(
     if not unit_ids:
         return 0
 
-    return await link_utils.create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
-        conn,
-        bank_id,
-        unit_ids,
-        log_buffer=[]
-    )
+    return await link_utils.create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(conn, bank_id, unit_ids, log_buffer=[])
 
 
-async def create_semantic_links_batch(
-    conn,
-    bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    embeddings: List[List[float]]
-) -> int:
+async def create_semantic_links_batch(conn, bank_id: str, unit_ids: list[str], embeddings: list[list[float]]) -> int:
     """
     Create semantic links between facts.
 
@@ -67,20 +53,10 @@ async def create_semantic_links_batch(
     if len(unit_ids) != len(embeddings):
         raise ValueError(f"Mismatch between unit_ids ({len(unit_ids)}) and embeddings ({len(embeddings)})")
 
-    return await link_utils.create_semantic_links_batch(
-        conn,
-        bank_id,
-        unit_ids,
-        embeddings,
-        log_buffer=[]
-    )
+    return await link_utils.create_semantic_links_batch(conn, bank_id, unit_ids, embeddings, log_buffer=[])
 
 
-async def create_causal_links_batch(
-    conn,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    facts: List[ProcessedFact]
-) -> int:
+async def create_causal_links_batch(conn, unit_ids: list[str], facts: list[ProcessedFact]) -> int:
     """
     Create causal links between facts.
 
@@ -108,9 +84,9 @@ async def create_causal_links_batch(
             # Convert CausalRelation objects to dicts
             relations_dicts = [
                 {
-                    'relation_type': rel.relation_type,
-                    'target_fact_index': rel.target_fact_index,
-                    'strength': rel.strength
+                    "relation_type": rel.relation_type,
+                    "target_fact_index": rel.target_fact_index,
+                    "strength": rel.strength,
                 }
                 for rel in fact.causal_relations
             ]
@@ -118,10 +94,6 @@ async def create_causal_links_batch(
         else:
             causal_relations_per_fact.append([])
 
-    link_count = await link_utils.create_causal_links_batch(
-        conn,
-        unit_ids,
-        causal_relations_per_fact
-    )
+    link_count = await link_utils.create_causal_links_batch(conn, unit_ids, causal_relations_per_fact)
 
     return link_count

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/link_utils.py

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 Link creation utilities for temporal, semantic, and entity links.
 """
 
-import time
 import logging
-from typing import List
-from datetime import timedelta, datetime, timezone
+import time
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
 from uuid import UUID
 
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
 from .types import EntityLink
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def _normalize_datetime(dt):
         return None
     if dt.tzinfo is None:
         # Naive datetime - assume UTC
-        return dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        return dt.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
     return dt
 
 
@@ -54,24 +54,26 @@ def compute_temporal_links(
         try:
             time_lower = unit_event_date_norm - timedelta(hours=time_window_hours)
         except OverflowError:
-            time_lower = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+            time_lower = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
         try:
             time_upper = unit_event_date_norm + timedelta(hours=time_window_hours)
         except OverflowError:
-            time_upper = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+            time_upper = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
 
         # Filter candidates within this unit's time window
         matching_neighbors = [
-            (row['id'], row['event_date'])
+            (row["id"], row["event_date"])
             for row in candidates
-            if time_lower <= _normalize_datetime(row['event_date']) <= time_upper
+            if time_lower <= _normalize_datetime(row["event_date"]) <= time_upper
         ][:10]  # Limit to top 10
 
         for recent_id, recent_event_date in matching_neighbors:
             # Calculate temporal proximity weight
-            time_diff_hours = abs((unit_event_date_norm - _normalize_datetime(recent_event_date)).total_seconds() / 3600)
+            time_diff_hours = abs(
+                (unit_event_date_norm - _normalize_datetime(recent_event_date)).total_seconds() / 3600
+            )
             weight = max(0.3, 1.0 - (time_diff_hours / time_window_hours))
-            links.append((unit_id, str(recent_id), 'temporal', weight, None))
+            links.append((unit_id, str(recent_id), "temporal", weight, None))
 
     return links
 
@@ -99,17 +101,17 @@ def compute_temporal_query_bounds(
     try:
         min_date = min(all_dates) - timedelta(hours=time_window_hours)
     except OverflowError:
-        min_date = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        min_date = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
 
     try:
         max_date = max(all_dates) + timedelta(hours=time_window_hours)
     except OverflowError:
-        max_date = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        max_date = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
 
     return min_date, max_date
 
 
-def _log(log_buffer, message, level='info'):
+def _log(log_buffer, message, level="info"):
     """Helper to log to buffer if available, otherwise use logger.
 
     Args:
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ def _log(log_buffer, message, level='info'):
         message: The log message
         level: 'info', 'debug', 'warning', or 'error'. Debug messages are not added to buffer.
     """
-    if level == 'debug':
+    if level == "debug":
         # Debug messages only go to logger, not to buffer
         logger.debug(message)
         return
@@ -125,23 +127,23 @@ def _log(log_buffer, message, level='info'):
     if log_buffer is not None:
         log_buffer.append(message)
     else:
-        if level == 'info':
+        if level == "info":
             logger.info(message)
         else:
-            logger.log(logging.WARNING if level == 'warning' else logging.ERROR, message)
+            logger.log(logging.WARNING if level == "warning" else logging.ERROR, message)
 
 
 async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
     entity_resolver,
     conn,
     bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    sentences: List[str],
+    unit_ids: list[str],
+    sentences: list[str],
     context: str,
-    fact_dates: List,
-    llm_entities: List[List[dict]],
-    log_buffer: List[str] = None,
-) -> List[tuple]:
+    fact_dates: list,
+    llm_entities: list[list[dict]],
+    log_buffer: list[str] = None,
+) -> list[tuple]:
     """
     Process LLM-extracted entities for ALL facts in batch.
 
@@ -171,15 +173,19 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
             formatted_entities = []
             for ent in entity_list:
                 # Handle both Entity objects and dicts
-                if hasattr(ent, 'text'):
+                if hasattr(ent, "text"):
                     # Entity objects only have 'text', default type to 'CONCEPT'
-                    formatted_entities.append({'text': ent.text, 'type': 'CONCEPT'})
+                    formatted_entities.append({"text": ent.text, "type": "CONCEPT"})
                 elif isinstance(ent, dict):
-                    formatted_entities.append({'text': ent.get('text', ''), 'type': ent.get('type', 'CONCEPT')})
+                    formatted_entities.append({"text": ent.get("text", ""), "type": ent.get("type", "CONCEPT")})
             all_entities.append(formatted_entities)
 
         total_entities = sum(len(ents) for ents in all_entities)
-        _log(log_buffer, f"  [6.1] Process LLM entities: {total_entities} entities from {len(sentences)} facts in {time.time() - substep_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"  [6.1] Process LLM entities: {total_entities} entities from {len(sentences)} facts in {time.time() - substep_start:.3f}s",
+            level="debug",
+        )
 
         # Step 2: Resolve entities in BATCH (much faster!)
         substep_start = time.time()
@@ -195,13 +201,19 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
                 continue
 
             for local_idx, entity in enumerate(entities):
-                all_entities_flat.append({
-                    'text': entity['text'],
-                    'type': entity['type'],
-                    'nearby_entities': entities,
-                })
+                all_entities_flat.append(
+                    {
+                        "text": entity["text"],
+                        "type": entity["type"],
+                        "nearby_entities": entities,
+                    }
+                )
                 entity_to_unit.append((unit_id, local_idx, fact_date))
-        _log(log_buffer, f"    [6.2.1] Prepare entities: {len(all_entities_flat)} entities in {time.time() - substep_6_2_1_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"    [6.2.1] Prepare entities: {len(all_entities_flat)} entities in {time.time() - substep_6_2_1_start:.3f}s",
+            level="debug",
+        )
 
         # Resolve ALL entities in one batch call
         if all_entities_flat:
@@ -210,7 +222,7 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
 
             # Add per-entity dates to entity data for batch resolution
             for idx, (unit_id, local_idx, fact_date) in enumerate(entity_to_unit):
-                all_entities_flat[idx]['event_date'] = fact_date
+                all_entities_flat[idx]["event_date"] = fact_date
 
             # Resolve ALL entities in ONE batch call (much faster than sequential buckets)
             # INSERT ... ON CONFLICT handles any race conditions at the DB level
@@ -219,10 +231,14 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
                 entities_data=all_entities_flat,
                 context=context,
                 unit_event_date=None,  # Not used when per-entity dates provided
-                conn=conn  # Use main transaction connection
+                conn=conn,  # Use main transaction connection
             )
 
-            _log(log_buffer, f"    [6.2.2] Resolve entities: {len(all_entities_flat)} entities in single batch in {time.time() - substep_6_2_2_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+            _log(
+                log_buffer,
+                f"    [6.2.2] Resolve entities: {len(all_entities_flat)} entities in single batch in {time.time() - substep_6_2_2_start:.3f}s",
+                level="debug",
+            )
 
             # [6.2.3] Create unit-entity links in BATCH
             substep_6_2_3_start = time.time()
@@ -239,12 +255,24 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
 
             # Batch insert all unit-entity links (MUCH faster!)
             await entity_resolver.link_units_to_entities_batch(unit_entity_pairs, conn=conn)
-            _log(log_buffer, f"    [6.2.3] Create unit-entity links (batched): {len(unit_entity_pairs)} links in {time.time() - substep_6_2_3_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+            _log(
+                log_buffer,
+                f"    [6.2.3] Create unit-entity links (batched): {len(unit_entity_pairs)} links in {time.time() - substep_6_2_3_start:.3f}s",
+                level="debug",
+            )
 
-            _log(log_buffer, f"  [6.2] Entity resolution (batched): {len(all_entities_flat)} entities resolved in {time.time() - step_6_2_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+            _log(
+                log_buffer,
+                f"  [6.2] Entity resolution (batched): {len(all_entities_flat)} entities resolved in {time.time() - step_6_2_start:.3f}s",
+                level="debug",
+            )
         else:
             unit_to_entity_ids = {}
-            _log(log_buffer, f"  [6.2] Entity resolution (batched): 0 entities in {time.time() - step_6_2_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+            _log(
+                log_buffer,
+                f"  [6.2] Entity resolution (batched): 0 entities in {time.time() - step_6_2_start:.3f}s",
+                level="debug",
+            )
 
         # Step 3: Create entity links between units that share entities
         substep_start = time.time()
@@ -253,39 +281,44 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
         for entity_ids in unit_to_entity_ids.values():
             all_entity_ids.update(entity_ids)
 
-        _log(log_buffer, f"  [6.3] Creating entity links for {len(all_entity_ids)} unique entities...", level='debug')
+        _log(log_buffer, f"  [6.3] Creating entity links for {len(all_entity_ids)} unique entities...", level="debug")
 
         # Find all units that reference these entities (ONE batched query)
         entity_to_units = {}
         if all_entity_ids:
             query_start = time.time()
             import uuid
+
             entity_id_list = [uuid.UUID(eid) if isinstance(eid, str) else eid for eid in all_entity_ids]
             rows = await conn.fetch(
-                """
+                f"""
                 SELECT entity_id, unit_id
-                FROM unit_entities
+                FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")}
                 WHERE entity_id = ANY($1::uuid[])
                 """,
-                entity_id_list
+                entity_id_list,
+            )
+            _log(
+                log_buffer,
+                f"      [6.3.1] Query unit_entities: {len(rows)} rows in {time.time() - query_start:.3f}s",
+                level="debug",
             )
-            _log(log_buffer, f"      [6.3.1] Query unit_entities: {len(rows)} rows in {time.time() - query_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
 
             # Group by entity_id
             group_start = time.time()
             for row in rows:
-                entity_id = row['entity_id']
+                entity_id = row["entity_id"]
                 if entity_id not in entity_to_units:
                     entity_to_units[entity_id] = []
-                entity_to_units[entity_id].append(row['unit_id'])
-            _log(log_buffer, f"      [6.3.2] Group by entity_id: {time.time() - group_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+                entity_to_units[entity_id].append(row["unit_id"])
+            _log(log_buffer, f"      [6.3.2] Group by entity_id: {time.time() - group_start:.3f}s", level="debug")
 
         # Create bidirectional links between units that share entities
         # OPTIMIZATION: Limit links per entity to avoid N² explosion
         # Only link each new unit to the most recent MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY units
         MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY = 50  # Limit to prevent explosion when entity appears in many facts
         link_gen_start = time.time()
-        links: List[EntityLink] = []
+        links: list[EntityLink] = []
         new_unit_set = set(unit_ids)  # Units from this batch
 
         def to_uuid(val) -> UUID:
@@ -299,27 +332,52 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
 
             # Link new units to each other (within batch) - also limited
             # For very common entities, limit within-batch links too
-            new_units_to_link = new_units[-MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY:] if len(new_units) > MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY else new_units
+            new_units_to_link = (
+                new_units[-MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY:] if len(new_units) > MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY else new_units
+            )
             for i, unit_id_1 in enumerate(new_units_to_link):
-                for unit_id_2 in new_units_to_link[i+1:]:
-                    links.append(EntityLink(from_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_1), to_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_2), entity_id=entity_uuid))
-                    links.append(EntityLink(from_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_2), to_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_1), entity_id=entity_uuid))
+                for unit_id_2 in new_units_to_link[i + 1 :]:
+                    links.append(
+                        EntityLink(
+                            from_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_1), to_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_2), entity_id=entity_uuid
+                        )
+                    )
+                    links.append(
+                        EntityLink(
+                            from_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_2), to_unit_id=to_uuid(unit_id_1), entity_id=entity_uuid
+                        )
+                    )
 
             # Link new units to LIMITED existing units (most recent)
             existing_to_link = existing_units[-MAX_LINKS_PER_ENTITY:]  # Take most recent
             for new_unit in new_units:
                 for existing_unit in existing_to_link:
-                    links.append(EntityLink(from_unit_id=to_uuid(new_unit), to_unit_id=to_uuid(existing_unit), entity_id=entity_uuid))
-                    links.append(EntityLink(from_unit_id=to_uuid(existing_unit), to_unit_id=to_uuid(new_unit), entity_id=entity_uuid))
+                    links.append(
+                        EntityLink(
+                            from_unit_id=to_uuid(new_unit), to_unit_id=to_uuid(existing_unit), entity_id=entity_uuid
+                        )
+                    )
+                    links.append(
+                        EntityLink(
+                            from_unit_id=to_uuid(existing_unit), to_unit_id=to_uuid(new_unit), entity_id=entity_uuid
+                        )
+                    )
 
-        _log(log_buffer, f"      [6.3.3] Generate {len(links)} links: {time.time() - link_gen_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
-        _log(log_buffer, f"  [6.3] Entity link creation: {len(links)} links for {len(all_entity_ids)} unique entities in {time.time() - substep_start:.3f}s", level='debug')
+        _log(
+            log_buffer, f"      [6.3.3] Generate {len(links)} links: {time.time() - link_gen_start:.3f}s", level="debug"
+        )
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"  [6.3] Entity link creation: {len(links)} links for {len(all_entity_ids)} unique entities in {time.time() - substep_start:.3f}s",
+            level="debug",
+        )
 
         return links
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to extract entities in batch: {str(e)}")
         import traceback
+
         traceback.print_exc()
         raise
 
@@ -327,9 +385,9 @@ async def extract_entities_batch_optimized(
 async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
     conn,
     bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
+    unit_ids: list[str],
     time_window_hours: int = 24,
-    log_buffer: List[str] = None,
+    log_buffer: list[str] = None,
 ) -> int:
     """
     Create temporal links for multiple units, each with their own event_date.
@@ -356,15 +414,18 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
         # Get the event_date for each new unit
         fetch_dates_start = time_mod.time()
         rows = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT id, event_date
-            FROM memory_units
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE id::text = ANY($1)
             """,
-            unit_ids
+            unit_ids,
+        )
+        new_units = {str(row["id"]): row["event_date"] for row in rows}
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"      [7.1] Fetch event_dates for {len(unit_ids)} units: {time_mod.time() - fetch_dates_start:.3f}s",
         )
-        new_units = {str(row['id']): row['event_date'] for row in rows}
-        _log(log_buffer, f"      [7.1] Fetch event_dates for {len(unit_ids)} units: {time_mod.time() - fetch_dates_start:.3f}s")
 
         # Fetch ALL potential temporal neighbors in ONE query (much faster!)
         # Get time range across all units with overflow protection
@@ -372,9 +433,9 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
 
         fetch_neighbors_start = time_mod.time()
         all_candidates = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT id, event_date
-            FROM memory_units
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE bank_id = $1
               AND event_date BETWEEN $2 AND $3
               AND id::text != ALL($4)
@@ -383,9 +444,12 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
             bank_id,
             min_date,
             max_date,
-            unit_ids
+            unit_ids,
+        )
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"      [7.2] Fetch {len(all_candidates)} candidate neighbors (1 query): {time_mod.time() - fetch_neighbors_start:.3f}s",
         )
-        _log(log_buffer, f"      [7.2] Fetch {len(all_candidates)} candidate neighbors (1 query): {time_mod.time() - fetch_neighbors_start:.3f}s")
 
         # Filter and create links in memory (much faster than N queries)
         link_gen_start = time_mod.time()
@@ -408,21 +472,25 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
                     if time_diff_hours <= time_window_hours:
                         weight = max(0.3, 1.0 - (time_diff_hours / time_window_hours))
                         # Create bidirectional links
-                        links.append((unit_id, other_id, 'temporal', weight, None))
-                        links.append((other_id, unit_id, 'temporal', weight, None))
+                        links.append((unit_id, other_id, "temporal", weight, None))
+                        links.append((other_id, unit_id, "temporal", weight, None))
 
         _log(log_buffer, f"      [7.3] Generate {len(links)} temporal links: {time_mod.time() - link_gen_start:.3f}s")
 
         if links:
             insert_start = time_mod.time()
-            await conn.executemany(
-                """
-                INSERT INTO memory_links (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
-                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
-                ON CONFLICT (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid)) DO NOTHING
-                """,
-                links
-            )
+            # Batch inserts to avoid timeout on large batches
+            BATCH_SIZE = 1000
+            for batch_start in range(0, len(links), BATCH_SIZE):
+                batch = links[batch_start : batch_start + BATCH_SIZE]
+                await conn.executemany(
+                    f"""
+                    INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_links")} (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
+                    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
+                    ON CONFLICT (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid)) DO NOTHING
+                    """,
+                    batch,
+                )
             _log(log_buffer, f"      [7.4] Insert {len(links)} temporal links: {time_mod.time() - insert_start:.3f}s")
 
         return len(links)
@@ -430,6 +498,7 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to create temporal links: {str(e)}")
         import traceback
+
         traceback.print_exc()
         raise
 
@@ -437,11 +506,11 @@ async def create_temporal_links_batch_per_fact(
 async def create_semantic_links_batch(
     conn,
     bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    embeddings: List[List[float]],
+    unit_ids: list[str],
+    embeddings: list[list[float]],
     top_k: int = 5,
     threshold: float = 0.7,
-    log_buffer: List[str] = None,
+    log_buffer: list[str] = None,
 ) -> int:
     """
     Create semantic links for multiple units efficiently.
@@ -465,22 +534,26 @@ async def create_semantic_links_batch(
 
     try:
         import time as time_mod
+
         import numpy as np
 
         # Fetch ALL existing units with embeddings in ONE query
         fetch_start = time_mod.time()
         all_existing = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT id, embedding
-            FROM memory_units
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE bank_id = $1
               AND embedding IS NOT NULL
               AND id::text != ALL($2)
             """,
             bank_id,
-            unit_ids
+            unit_ids,
+        )
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"      [8.1] Fetch {len(all_existing)} existing embeddings (1 query): {time_mod.time() - fetch_start:.3f}s",
         )
-        _log(log_buffer, f"      [8.1] Fetch {len(all_existing)} existing embeddings (1 query): {time_mod.time() - fetch_start:.3f}s")
 
         # Convert to numpy for vectorized similarity computation
         compute_start = time_mod.time()
@@ -488,15 +561,16 @@ async def create_semantic_links_batch(
 
         if all_existing:
             # Convert existing embeddings to numpy array
-            existing_ids = [str(row['id']) for row in all_existing]
+            existing_ids = [str(row["id"]) for row in all_existing]
             # Stack embeddings as 2D array: (num_embeddings, embedding_dim)
             embedding_arrays = []
             for row in all_existing:
-                raw_emb = row['embedding']
+                raw_emb = row["embedding"]
                 # Handle different pgvector formats
                 if isinstance(raw_emb, str):
                     # Parse string format: "[1.0, 2.0, ...]"
                     import json
+
                     emb = np.array(json.loads(raw_emb), dtype=np.float32)
                 elif isinstance(raw_emb, (list, tuple)):
                     emb = np.array(raw_emb, dtype=np.float32)
@@ -537,7 +611,7 @@ async def create_semantic_links_batch(
                         similar_id = existing_ids[idx]
                         # Clamp to [0, 1] to handle floating point precision issues
                         similarity = float(min(1.0, max(0.0, similarities[idx])))
-                        all_links.append((unit_id, similar_id, 'semantic', similarity, None))
+                        all_links.append((unit_id, similar_id, "semantic", similarity, None))
 
         # Also compute similarities WITHIN the new batch (new units to each other)
         # Apply the same top_k limit per unit as we do for existing units
@@ -565,32 +639,42 @@ async def create_semantic_links_batch(
                         other_id = unit_ids[other_idx]
                         # Clamp to [0, 1] to handle floating point precision issues
                         similarity = float(min(1.0, max(0.0, similarities[local_idx])))
-                        all_links.append((unit_id, other_id, 'semantic', similarity, None))
+                        all_links.append((unit_id, other_id, "semantic", similarity, None))
 
-        _log(log_buffer, f"      [8.2] Compute similarities & generate {len(all_links)} semantic links: {time_mod.time() - compute_start:.3f}s")
+        _log(
+            log_buffer,
+            f"      [8.2] Compute similarities & generate {len(all_links)} semantic links: {time_mod.time() - compute_start:.3f}s",
+        )
 
         if all_links:
             insert_start = time_mod.time()
-            await conn.executemany(
-                """
-                INSERT INTO memory_links (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
-                VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
-                ON CONFLICT (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid)) DO NOTHING
-                """,
-                all_links
+            # Batch inserts to avoid timeout on large batches
+            BATCH_SIZE = 1000
+            for batch_start in range(0, len(all_links), BATCH_SIZE):
+                batch = all_links[batch_start : batch_start + BATCH_SIZE]
+                await conn.executemany(
+                    f"""
+                    INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_links")} (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
+                    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
+                    ON CONFLICT (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid)) DO NOTHING
+                    """,
+                    batch,
+                )
+            _log(
+                log_buffer, f"      [8.3] Insert {len(all_links)} semantic links: {time_mod.time() - insert_start:.3f}s"
             )
-            _log(log_buffer, f"      [8.3] Insert {len(all_links)} semantic links: {time_mod.time() - insert_start:.3f}s")
 
         return len(all_links)
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to create semantic links: {str(e)}")
         import traceback
+
         traceback.print_exc()
         raise
 
 
-async def insert_entity_links_batch(conn, links: List[EntityLink], chunk_size: int = 50000):
+async def insert_entity_links_batch(conn, links: list[EntityLink], chunk_size: int = 50000):
     """
     Insert all entity links using COPY to temp table + INSERT for maximum speed.
 
@@ -606,7 +690,6 @@ async def insert_entity_links_batch(conn, links: List[EntityLink], chunk_size: i
     if not links:
         return
 
-    import uuid as uuid_mod
     import time as time_mod
 
     total_start = time_mod.time()
@@ -633,28 +716,22 @@ async def insert_entity_links_batch(conn, links: List[EntityLink], chunk_size: i
     convert_start = time_mod.time()
     records = []
     for link in links:
-        records.append((
-            link.from_unit_id,
-            link.to_unit_id,
-            link.link_type,
-            link.weight,
-            link.entity_id
-        ))
+        records.append((link.from_unit_id, link.to_unit_id, link.link_type, link.weight, link.entity_id))
     logger.debug(f"      [9.3] Convert {len(records)} records: {time_mod.time() - convert_start:.3f}s")
 
     # Bulk load using COPY (fastest method)
     copy_start = time_mod.time()
     await conn.copy_records_to_table(
-        '_temp_entity_links',
+        "_temp_entity_links",
         records=records,
-        columns=['from_unit_id', 'to_unit_id', 'link_type', 'weight', 'entity_id']
+        columns=["from_unit_id", "to_unit_id", "link_type", "weight", "entity_id"],
     )
     logger.debug(f"      [9.4] COPY {len(records)} records to temp table: {time_mod.time() - copy_start:.3f}s")
 
     # Insert from temp table with ON CONFLICT (single query for all rows)
     insert_start = time_mod.time()
-    await conn.execute("""
-        INSERT INTO memory_links (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
+    await conn.execute(f"""
+        INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_links")} (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
         SELECT from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id
         FROM _temp_entity_links
         ON CONFLICT (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid)) DO NOTHING
@@ -665,8 +742,8 @@ async def insert_entity_links_batch(conn, links: List[EntityLink], chunk_size: i
 
 async def create_causal_links_batch(
     conn,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    causal_relations_per_fact: List[List[dict]],
+    unit_ids: list[str],
+    causal_relations_per_fact: list[list[dict]],
 ) -> int:
     """
     Create causal links between facts based on LLM-extracted causal relationships.
@@ -694,6 +771,7 @@ async def create_causal_links_batch(
 
     try:
         import time as time_mod
+
         create_start = time_mod.time()
 
         # Build links list
@@ -705,12 +783,12 @@ async def create_causal_links_batch(
             from_unit_id = unit_ids[fact_idx]
 
             for relation in causal_relations:
-                target_idx = relation['target_fact_index']
-                relation_type = relation['relation_type']
-                strength = relation.get('strength', 1.0)
+                target_idx = relation["target_fact_index"]
+                relation_type = relation["relation_type"]
+                strength = relation.get("strength", 1.0)
 
                 # Validate relation_type - must match database constraint
-                valid_types = {'causes', 'caused_by', 'enables', 'prevents'}
+                valid_types = {"causes", "caused_by", "enables", "prevents"}
                 if relation_type not in valid_types:
                     logger.error(
                         f"Invalid relation_type '{relation_type}' (type: {type(relation_type).__name__}) "
@@ -735,24 +813,25 @@ async def create_causal_links_batch(
                 # weight is the strength of the relationship
                 links.append((from_unit_id, to_unit_id, relation_type, strength, None))
 
-
         if links:
             insert_start = time_mod.time()
             try:
                 await conn.executemany(
-                    """
-                    INSERT INTO memory_links (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
+                    f"""
+                    INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_links")} (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, weight, entity_id)
                     VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
                     ON CONFLICT (from_unit_id, to_unit_id, link_type, COALESCE(entity_id, '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'::uuid)) DO NOTHING
                     """,
-                    links
+                    links,
                 )
             except Exception as db_error:
                 # Log the actual data being inserted for debugging
                 logger.error(f"Database insert failed for causal links. Error: {db_error}")
                 logger.error(f"Attempted to insert {len(links)} links. First few:")
                 for i, link in enumerate(links[:3]):
-                    logger.error(f"  Link {i}: from={link[0]}, to={link[1]}, type='{link[2]}' (repr={repr(link[2])}), weight={link[3]}, entity={link[4]}")
+                    logger.error(
+                        f"  Link {i}: from={link[0]}, to={link[1]}, type='{link[2]}' (repr={repr(link[2])}), weight={link[3]}, entity={link[4]}"
+                    )
                 raise
 
         return len(links)
@@ -760,5 +839,6 @@ async def create_causal_links_batch(
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to create causal links: {str(e)}")
         import traceback
+
         traceback.print_exc()
         raise

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/observation_regeneration.py

@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ Observation regeneration for retain pipeline.
 
 Regenerates entity observations as part of the retain transaction.
 """
+
 import logging
 import time
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import List, Dict, Optional
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 
+from ...config import get_config
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
 from ..search import observation_utils
 from . import embedding_utils
-from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
 from .types import EntityLink
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def utcnow():
     """Get current UTC time."""
-    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    return datetime.now(UTC)
 
 
 # Simple dataclass-like container for facts (avoid importing from memory_engine)
 class MemoryFactForObservation:
-    def __init__(self, id: str, text: str, fact_type: str, context: str, occurred_start: Optional[str]):
+    def __init__(self, id: str, text: str, fact_type: str, context: str, occurred_start: str | None):
         self.id = id
         self.text = text
         self.fact_type = fact_type
@@ -33,12 +34,7 @@ class MemoryFactForObservation:
 
 
 async def regenerate_observations_batch(
-    conn,
-    embeddings_model,
-    llm_config,
-    bank_id: str,
-    entity_links: List[EntityLink],
-    log_buffer: List[str] = None
+    conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id: str, entity_links: list[EntityLink], log_buffer: list[str] = None
 ) -> None:
     """
     Regenerate observations for top entities in this batch.
@@ -54,14 +50,15 @@ async def regenerate_observations_batch(
         entity_links: Entity links from this batch
         log_buffer: Optional log buffer for timing
     """
-    TOP_N_ENTITIES = 5
-    MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD = 5
+    config = get_config()
+    TOP_N_ENTITIES = config.observation_top_entities
+    MIN_FACTS_THRESHOLD = config.observation_min_facts
 
     if not entity_links:
         return
 
     # Count mentions per entity in this batch
-    entity_mention_counts: Dict[str, int] = {}
+    entity_mention_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
     for link in entity_links:
         if link.entity_id:
             entity_id = str(link.entity_id)
@@ -71,11 +68,7 @@ async def regenerate_observations_batch(
         return
 
     # Sort by mention count descending and take top N
-    sorted_entities = sorted(
-        entity_mention_counts.items(),
-        key=lambda x: x[1],
-        reverse=True
-    )
+    sorted_entities = sorted(entity_mention_counts.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
     entities_to_process = [e[0] for e in sorted_entities[:TOP_N_ENTITIES]]
 
     obs_start = time.time()
@@ -85,26 +78,28 @@ async def regenerate_observations_batch(
 
     # Batch query for entity names
     entity_rows = await conn.fetch(
-        """
-        SELECT id, canonical_name FROM entities
+        f"""
+        SELECT id, canonical_name FROM {fq_table("entities")}
         WHERE id = ANY($1) AND bank_id = $2
         """,
-        entity_uuids, bank_id
+        entity_uuids,
+        bank_id,
     )
-    entity_names = {row['id']: row['canonical_name'] for row in entity_rows}
+    entity_names = {row["id"]: row["canonical_name"] for row in entity_rows}
 
     # Batch query for fact counts
     fact_counts = await conn.fetch(
-        """
+        f"""
         SELECT ue.entity_id, COUNT(*) as cnt
-        FROM unit_entities ue
-        JOIN memory_units mu ON ue.unit_id = mu.id
+        FROM {fq_table("unit_entities")} ue
+        JOIN {fq_table("memory_units")} mu ON ue.unit_id = mu.id
         WHERE ue.entity_id = ANY($1) AND mu.bank_id = $2
         GROUP BY ue.entity_id
         """,
-        entity_uuids, bank_id
+        entity_uuids,
+        bank_id,
     )
-    entity_fact_counts = {row['entity_id']: row['cnt'] for row in fact_counts}
+    entity_fact_counts = {row["entity_id"]: row["cnt"] for row in fact_counts}
 
     # Filter entities that meet the threshold
     entities_with_names = []
@@ -126,8 +121,7 @@ async def regenerate_observations_batch(
     for entity_id, entity_name in entities_with_names:
         try:
             obs_ids = await _regenerate_entity_observations(
-                conn, embeddings_model, llm_config,
-                bank_id, entity_id, entity_name
+                conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id, entity_id, entity_name
             )
             total_observations += len(obs_ids)
         except Exception as e:
@@ -135,17 +129,14 @@ async def regenerate_observations_batch(
 
     obs_time = time.time() - obs_start
     if log_buffer is not None:
-        log_buffer.append(f"[11] Observations: {total_observations} observations for {len(entities_with_names)} entities in {obs_time:.3f}s")
+        log_buffer.append(
+            f"[11] Observations: {total_observations} observations for {len(entities_with_names)} entities in {obs_time:.3f}s"
+        )
 
 
 async def _regenerate_entity_observations(
-    conn,
-    embeddings_model,
-    llm_config,
-    bank_id: str,
-    entity_id: str,
-    entity_name: str
-) -> List[str]:
+    conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id: str, entity_id: str, entity_name: str
+) -> list[str]:
     """
     Regenerate observations for a single entity.
 
@@ -166,17 +157,18 @@ async def _regenerate_entity_observations(
 
     # Get all facts mentioning this entity (exclude observations themselves)
     rows = await conn.fetch(
-        """
+        f"""
         SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.occurred_start, mu.fact_type
-        FROM memory_units mu
-        JOIN unit_entities ue ON mu.id = ue.unit_id
+        FROM {fq_table("memory_units")} mu
+        JOIN {fq_table("unit_entities")} ue ON mu.id = ue.unit_id
         WHERE mu.bank_id = $1
           AND ue.entity_id = $2
           AND mu.fact_type IN ('world', 'experience')
         ORDER BY mu.occurred_start DESC
         LIMIT 50
         """,
-        bank_id, entity_uuid
+        bank_id,
+        entity_uuid,
     )
 
     if not rows:
@@ -185,45 +177,42 @@ async def _regenerate_entity_observations(
     # Convert to fact objects for observation extraction
     facts = []
     for row in rows:
-        occurred_start = row['occurred_start'].isoformat() if row['occurred_start'] else None
-        facts.append(MemoryFactForObservation(
-            id=str(row['id']),
-            text=row['text'],
-            fact_type=row['fact_type'],
-            context=row['context'],
-            occurred_start=occurred_start
-        ))
+        occurred_start = row["occurred_start"].isoformat() if row["occurred_start"] else None
+        facts.append(
+            MemoryFactForObservation(
+                id=str(row["id"]),
+                text=row["text"],
+                fact_type=row["fact_type"],
+                context=row["context"],
+                occurred_start=occurred_start,
+            )
+        )
 
     # Extract observations using LLM
-    observations = await observation_utils.extract_observations_from_facts(
-        llm_config,
-        entity_name,
-        facts
-    )
+    observations = await observation_utils.extract_observations_from_facts(llm_config, entity_name, facts)
 
     if not observations:
         return []
 
     # Delete old observations for this entity
     await conn.execute(
-        """
-        DELETE FROM memory_units
+        f"""
+        DELETE FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE id IN (
             SELECT mu.id
-            FROM memory_units mu
-            JOIN unit_entities ue ON mu.id = ue.unit_id
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")} mu
+            JOIN {fq_table("unit_entities")} ue ON mu.id = ue.unit_id
             WHERE mu.bank_id = $1
               AND mu.fact_type = 'observation'
               AND ue.entity_id = $2
         )
         """,
-        bank_id, entity_uuid
+        bank_id,
+        entity_uuid,
     )
 
     # Generate embeddings for new observations
-    embeddings = await embedding_utils.generate_embeddings_batch(
-        embeddings_model, observations
-    )
+    embeddings = await embedding_utils.generate_embeddings_batch(embeddings_model, observations)
 
     # Insert new observations
     current_time = utcnow()
@@ -231,8 +220,8 @@ async def _regenerate_entity_observations(
 
     for obs_text, embedding in zip(observations, embeddings):
         result = await conn.fetchrow(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO memory_units (
+            f"""
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("memory_units")} (
                 bank_id, text, embedding, context, event_date,
                 occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
                 fact_type, access_count
@@ -247,18 +236,19 @@ async def _regenerate_entity_observations(
             current_time,
             current_time,
             current_time,
-            current_time
+            current_time,
         )
-        obs_id = str(result['id'])
+        obs_id = str(result["id"])
         created_ids.append(obs_id)
 
         # Link observation to entity
         await conn.execute(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO unit_entities (unit_id, entity_id)
+            f"""
+            INSERT INTO {fq_table("unit_entities")} (unit_id, entity_id)
             VALUES ($1, $2)
             """,
-            uuid.UUID(obs_id), entity_uuid
+            uuid.UUID(obs_id),
+            entity_uuid,
         )
 
     return created_ids

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/orchestrator.py

@@ -3,31 +3,34 @@ Main orchestrator for the retain pipeline.
 
 Coordinates all retain pipeline modules to store memories efficiently.
 """
+
 import logging
 import time
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 
-from . import bank_utils
+from ...config import get_config
 from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
+from . import bank_utils
 
 
 def utcnow():
     """Get current UTC time."""
-    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    return datetime.now(UTC)
 
-from .types import RetainContent, ExtractedFact, ProcessedFact, EntityLink
+
+from ..response_models import TokenUsage
 from . import (
-    fact_extraction,
-    embedding_processing,
-    deduplication,
     chunk_storage,
-    fact_storage,
+    deduplication,
+    embedding_processing,
     entity_processing,
+    fact_extraction,
+    fact_storage,
     link_creation,
-    observation_regeneration
+    observation_regeneration,
 )
+from .types import ExtractedFact, ProcessedFact, RetainContent, RetainContentDict
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -41,12 +44,12 @@ async def retain_batch(
     format_date_fn,
     duplicate_checker_fn,
     bank_id: str,
-    contents_dicts: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    document_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    contents_dicts: list[RetainContentDict],
+    document_id: str | None = None,
     is_first_batch: bool = True,
-    fact_type_override: Optional[str] = None,
-    confidence_score: Optional[float] = None,
-) -> List[List[str]]:
+    fact_type_override: str | None = None,
+    confidence_score: float | None = None,
+) -> tuple[list[list[str]], TokenUsage]:
     """
     Process a batch of content through the retain pipeline.
 
@@ -66,17 +69,17 @@ async def retain_batch(
         confidence_score: Confidence score for opinions
 
     Returns:
-        List of unit ID lists (one list per content item)
+        Tuple of (unit ID lists, token usage for fact extraction)
     """
     start_time = time.time()
     total_chars = sum(len(item.get("content", "")) for item in contents_dicts)
 
     # Buffer all logs
     log_buffer = []
-    log_buffer.append(f"{'='*60}")
+    log_buffer.append(f"{'=' * 60}")
     log_buffer.append(f"RETAIN_BATCH START: {bank_id}")
     log_buffer.append(f"Batch size: {len(contents_dicts)} content items, {total_chars:,} chars")
-    log_buffer.append(f"{'='*60}")
+    log_buffer.append(f"{'=' * 60}")
 
     # Get bank profile
     profile = await bank_utils.get_bank_profile(pool, bank_id)
@@ -89,24 +92,81 @@ async def retain_batch(
             content=item["content"],
             context=item.get("context", ""),
             event_date=item.get("event_date") or utcnow(),
-            metadata=item.get("metadata", {})
+            metadata=item.get("metadata", {}),
+            entities=item.get("entities", []),
         )
         contents.append(content)
 
     # Step 1: Extract facts from all contents
     step_start = time.time()
-    extract_opinions = (fact_type_override == 'opinion')
+    extract_opinions = fact_type_override == "opinion"
 
-    extracted_facts, chunks = await fact_extraction.extract_facts_from_contents(
-        contents,
-        llm_config,
-        agent_name,
-        extract_opinions
+    extracted_facts, chunks, usage = await fact_extraction.extract_facts_from_contents(
+        contents, llm_config, agent_name, extract_opinions
+    )
+    log_buffer.append(
+        f"[1] Extract facts: {len(extracted_facts)} facts, {len(chunks)} chunks from {len(contents)} contents in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s"
     )
-    log_buffer.append(f"[1] Extract facts: {len(extracted_facts)} facts, {len(chunks)} chunks from {len(contents)} contents in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
 
     if not extracted_facts:
-        return [[] for _ in contents]
+        # Still need to create document if document_id was provided
+        async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+            async with conn.transaction():
+                await fact_storage.ensure_bank_exists(conn, bank_id)
+
+                # Handle document tracking even with no facts
+                if document_id:
+                    combined_content = "\n".join([c.get("content", "") for c in contents_dicts])
+                    retain_params = {}
+                    if contents_dicts:
+                        first_item = contents_dicts[0]
+                        if first_item.get("context"):
+                            retain_params["context"] = first_item["context"]
+                        if first_item.get("event_date"):
+                            retain_params["event_date"] = (
+                                first_item["event_date"].isoformat()
+                                if hasattr(first_item["event_date"], "isoformat")
+                                else str(first_item["event_date"])
+                            )
+                        if first_item.get("metadata"):
+                            retain_params["metadata"] = first_item["metadata"]
+                    await fact_storage.handle_document_tracking(
+                        conn, bank_id, document_id, combined_content, is_first_batch, retain_params
+                    )
+                else:
+                    # Check for per-item document_ids
+                    from collections import defaultdict
+
+                    contents_by_doc = defaultdict(list)
+                    for idx, content_dict in enumerate(contents_dicts):
+                        doc_id = content_dict.get("document_id")
+                        if doc_id:
+                            contents_by_doc[doc_id].append((idx, content_dict))
+
+                    for doc_id, doc_contents in contents_by_doc.items():
+                        combined_content = "\n".join([c.get("content", "") for _, c in doc_contents])
+                        retain_params = {}
+                        if doc_contents:
+                            first_item = doc_contents[0][1]
+                            if first_item.get("context"):
+                                retain_params["context"] = first_item["context"]
+                            if first_item.get("event_date"):
+                                retain_params["event_date"] = (
+                                    first_item["event_date"].isoformat()
+                                    if hasattr(first_item["event_date"], "isoformat")
+                                    else str(first_item["event_date"])
+                                )
+                            if first_item.get("metadata"):
+                                retain_params["metadata"] = first_item["metadata"]
+                        await fact_storage.handle_document_tracking(
+                            conn, bank_id, doc_id, combined_content, is_first_batch, retain_params
+                        )
+
+        total_time = time.time() - start_time
+        logger.info(
+            f"RETAIN_BATCH COMPLETE: 0 facts extracted from {len(contents)} contents in {total_time:.3f}s (document tracked, no facts)"
+        )
+        return [[] for _ in contents], usage
 
     # Apply fact_type_override if provided
     if fact_type_override:
@@ -130,6 +190,7 @@ async def retain_batch(
 
     # Group contents by document_id for document tracking and chunk storage
     from collections import defaultdict
+
     contents_by_doc = defaultdict(list)
     for idx, content_dict in enumerate(contents_dicts):
         doc_id = content_dict.get("document_id")
@@ -155,7 +216,11 @@ async def retain_batch(
                     if first_item.get("context"):
                         retain_params["context"] = first_item["context"]
                     if first_item.get("event_date"):
-                        retain_params["event_date"] = first_item["event_date"].isoformat() if hasattr(first_item["event_date"], "isoformat") else str(first_item["event_date"])
+                        retain_params["event_date"] = (
+                            first_item["event_date"].isoformat()
+                            if hasattr(first_item["event_date"], "isoformat")
+                            else str(first_item["event_date"])
+                        )
                     if first_item.get("metadata"):
                         retain_params["metadata"] = first_item["metadata"]
 
@@ -195,7 +260,11 @@ async def retain_batch(
                                 if first_item.get("context"):
                                     retain_params["context"] = first_item["context"]
                                 if first_item.get("event_date"):
-                                    retain_params["event_date"] = first_item["event_date"].isoformat() if hasattr(first_item["event_date"], "isoformat") else str(first_item["event_date"])
+                                    retain_params["event_date"] = (
+                                        first_item["event_date"].isoformat()
+                                        if hasattr(first_item["event_date"], "isoformat")
+                                        else str(first_item["event_date"])
+                                    )
                                 if first_item.get("metadata"):
                                     retain_params["metadata"] = first_item["metadata"]
 
@@ -205,7 +274,9 @@ async def retain_batch(
                             document_ids_added.append(actual_doc_id)
 
             if document_ids_added:
-                log_buffer.append(f"[2.5] Document tracking: {len(document_ids_added)} documents in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
+                log_buffer.append(
+                    f"[2.5] Document tracking: {len(document_ids_added)} documents in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s"
+                )
 
             # Store chunks and map to facts for all documents
             step_start = time.time()
@@ -230,7 +301,9 @@ async def retain_batch(
                     for chunk_idx, chunk_id in chunk_id_map.items():
                         chunk_id_map_by_doc[(doc_id, chunk_idx)] = chunk_id
 
-                log_buffer.append(f"[3] Store chunks: {len(chunks)} chunks for {len(chunks_by_doc)} documents in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
+                log_buffer.append(
+                    f"[3] Store chunks: {len(chunks)} chunks for {len(chunks_by_doc)} documents in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s"
+                )
 
                 # Map chunk_ids and document_ids to facts
                 for fact, processed_fact in zip(extracted_facts, processed_facts):
@@ -265,13 +338,15 @@ async def retain_batch(
             is_duplicate_flags = await deduplication.check_duplicates_batch(
                 conn, bank_id, processed_facts, duplicate_checker_fn
             )
-            log_buffer.append(f"[4] Deduplication: {sum(is_duplicate_flags)} duplicates in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
+            log_buffer.append(
+                f"[4] Deduplication: {sum(is_duplicate_flags)} duplicates in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s"
+            )
 
             # Filter out duplicates
             non_duplicate_facts = deduplication.filter_duplicates(processed_facts, is_duplicate_flags)
 
             if not non_duplicate_facts:
-                return [[] for _ in contents]
+                return [[] for _ in contents], usage
 
             # Insert facts (document_id is now stored per-fact)
             step_start = time.time()
@@ -280,8 +355,18 @@ async def retain_batch(
 
             # Process entities
             step_start = time.time()
+            # Build map of content_index -> user entities for merging
+            user_entities_per_content = {
+                idx: content.entities for idx, content in enumerate(contents) if content.entities
+            }
             entity_links = await entity_processing.process_entities_batch(
-                entity_resolver, conn, bank_id, unit_ids, non_duplicate_facts, log_buffer
+                entity_resolver,
+                conn,
+                bank_id,
+                unit_ids,
+                non_duplicate_facts,
+                log_buffer,
+                user_entities_per_content=user_entities_per_content,
             )
             log_buffer.append(f"[6] Process entities: {len(entity_links)} links in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
 
@@ -293,62 +378,64 @@ async def retain_batch(
             # Create semantic links
             step_start = time.time()
             embeddings_for_links = [fact.embedding for fact in non_duplicate_facts]
-            semantic_link_count = await link_creation.create_semantic_links_batch(conn, bank_id, unit_ids, embeddings_for_links)
+            semantic_link_count = await link_creation.create_semantic_links_batch(
+                conn, bank_id, unit_ids, embeddings_for_links
+            )
             log_buffer.append(f"[8] Semantic links: {semantic_link_count} links in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
 
             # Insert entity links
             step_start = time.time()
             if entity_links:
                 await entity_processing.insert_entity_links_batch(conn, entity_links)
-            log_buffer.append(f"[9] Entity links: {len(entity_links) if entity_links else 0} links in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
+            log_buffer.append(
+                f"[9] Entity links: {len(entity_links) if entity_links else 0} links in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s"
+            )
 
             # Create causal links
             step_start = time.time()
             causal_link_count = await link_creation.create_causal_links_batch(conn, unit_ids, non_duplicate_facts)
             log_buffer.append(f"[10] Causal links: {causal_link_count} links in {time.time() - step_start:.3f}s")
 
-            # Regenerate observations INSIDE transaction for atomicity
-            await observation_regeneration.regenerate_observations_batch(
-                conn,
-                embeddings_model,
-                llm_config,
-                bank_id,
-                entity_links,
-                log_buffer
-            )
+            # Regenerate observations - sync (in transaction) or async (background task)
+            config = get_config()
+            if config.retain_observations_async:
+                # Queue for async processing after transaction commits
+                entity_ids_for_async = list(set(link.entity_id for link in entity_links)) if entity_links else []
+                log_buffer.append(
+                    f"[11] Observations: queued {len(entity_ids_for_async)} entities for async processing"
+                )
+            else:
+                # Run synchronously inside transaction for atomicity
+                await observation_regeneration.regenerate_observations_batch(
+                    conn, embeddings_model, llm_config, bank_id, entity_links, log_buffer
+                )
+                entity_ids_for_async = []
 
             # Map results back to original content items
-            result_unit_ids = _map_results_to_contents(
-                contents, extracted_facts, is_duplicate_flags, unit_ids
-            )
+            result_unit_ids = _map_results_to_contents(contents, extracted_facts, is_duplicate_flags, unit_ids)
 
-        # Trigger background tasks AFTER transaction commits (opinion reinforcement only)
-        await _trigger_background_tasks(
-            task_backend,
-            bank_id,
-            unit_ids,
-            non_duplicate_facts
-        )
+        # Trigger background tasks AFTER transaction commits
+        await _trigger_background_tasks(task_backend, bank_id, unit_ids, non_duplicate_facts, entity_ids_for_async)
 
         # Log final summary
         total_time = time.time() - start_time
-        log_buffer.append(f"{'='*60}")
+        log_buffer.append(f"{'=' * 60}")
         log_buffer.append(f"RETAIN_BATCH COMPLETE: {len(unit_ids)} units in {total_time:.3f}s")
         if document_ids_added:
             log_buffer.append(f"Documents: {', '.join(document_ids_added)}")
-        log_buffer.append(f"{'='*60}")
+        log_buffer.append(f"{'=' * 60}")
 
         logger.info("\n" + "\n".join(log_buffer) + "\n")
 
-        return result_unit_ids
+        return result_unit_ids, usage
 
 
 def _map_results_to_contents(
-    contents: List[RetainContent],
-    extracted_facts: List[ExtractedFact],
-    is_duplicate_flags: List[bool],
-    unit_ids: List[str]
-) -> List[List[str]]:
+    contents: list[RetainContent],
+    extracted_facts: list[ExtractedFact],
+    is_duplicate_flags: list[bool],
+    unit_ids: list[str],
+) -> list[list[str]]:
     """
     Map created unit IDs back to original content items.
 
@@ -376,17 +463,30 @@ def _map_results_to_contents(
 async def _trigger_background_tasks(
     task_backend,
     bank_id: str,
-    unit_ids: List[str],
-    facts: List[ProcessedFact],
+    unit_ids: list[str],
+    facts: list[ProcessedFact],
+    entity_ids_for_observations: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> None:
-    """Trigger opinion reinforcement as background task (after transaction commits)."""
+    """Trigger background tasks after transaction commits."""
     # Trigger opinion reinforcement if there are entities
     fact_entities = [[e.name for e in fact.entities] for fact in facts]
     if any(fact_entities):
-        await task_backend.submit_task({
-            'type': 'reinforce_opinion',
-            'bank_id': bank_id,
-            'created_unit_ids': unit_ids,
-            'unit_texts': [fact.fact_text for fact in facts],
-            'unit_entities': fact_entities
-        })
+        await task_backend.submit_task(
+            {
+                "type": "reinforce_opinion",
+                "bank_id": bank_id,
+                "created_unit_ids": unit_ids,
+                "unit_texts": [fact.fact_text for fact in facts],
+                "unit_entities": fact_entities,
+            }
+        )
+
+    # Trigger observation regeneration if async mode is enabled
+    if entity_ids_for_observations:
+        await task_backend.submit_task(
+            {
+                "type": "regenerate_observations",
+                "bank_id": bank_id,
+                "entity_ids": entity_ids_for_observations,
+            }
+        )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/retain/types.py

@@ -6,11 +6,36 @@ from content input to fact storage.
 """
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Any
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from typing import TypedDict
 from uuid import UUID
 
 
+class RetainContentDict(TypedDict, total=False):
+    """Type definition for content items in retain_batch_async.
+
+    Fields:
+        content: Text content to store (required)
+        context: Context about the content (optional)
+        event_date: When the content occurred (optional, defaults to now)
+        metadata: Custom key-value metadata (optional)
+        document_id: Document ID for this content item (optional)
+        entities: User-provided entities to merge with extracted entities (optional)
+    """
+
+    content: str  # Required
+    context: str
+    event_date: datetime
+    metadata: dict[str, str]
+    document_id: str
+    entities: list[dict[str, str]]  # [{"text": "...", "type": "..."}]
+
+
+def _now_utc() -> datetime:
+    """Factory function for default event_date."""
+    return datetime.now(UTC)
+
+
 @dataclass
 class RetainContent:
     """
@@ -18,16 +43,12 @@ class RetainContent:
 
     Represents a single piece of content to extract facts from.
     """
+
     content: str
     context: str = ""
-    event_date: Optional[datetime] = None
-    metadata: Dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
-
-    def __post_init__(self):
-        """Ensure event_date is set."""
-        if self.event_date is None:
-            from datetime import datetime, timezone
-            self.event_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    event_date: datetime = field(default_factory=_now_utc)
+    metadata: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    entities: list[dict[str, str]] = field(default_factory=list)  # User-provided entities
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -37,6 +58,7 @@ class ChunkMetadata:
 
     Used to track which facts were extracted from which chunks.
     """
+
     chunk_text: str
     fact_count: int
     content_index: int  # Index of the source content
@@ -50,9 +72,10 @@ class EntityRef:
 
     Entities are extracted by the LLM during fact extraction.
     """
+
     name: str
-    canonical_name: Optional[str] = None  # Resolved canonical name
-    entity_id: Optional[UUID] = None  # Resolved entity ID
+    canonical_name: str | None = None  # Resolved canonical name
+    entity_id: UUID | None = None  # Resolved entity ID
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -62,6 +85,7 @@ class CausalRelation:
 
     Represents how one fact causes, enables, or prevents another.
     """
+
     relation_type: str  # "causes", "enables", "prevents", "caused_by"
     target_fact_index: int  # Index of the target fact in the batch
     strength: float = 1.0  # Strength of the causal relationship
@@ -74,20 +98,21 @@ class ExtractedFact:
 
     This is the raw output from fact extraction before processing.
     """
+
     fact_text: str
     fact_type: str  # "world", "experience", "opinion", "observation"
-    entities: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    occurred_start: Optional[datetime] = None
-    occurred_end: Optional[datetime] = None
-    where: Optional[str] = None  # WHERE the fact occurred or is about
-    causal_relations: List[CausalRelation] = field(default_factory=list)
+    entities: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    occurred_start: datetime | None = None
+    occurred_end: datetime | None = None
+    where: str | None = None  # WHERE the fact occurred or is about
+    causal_relations: list[CausalRelation] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     # Context from the content item
     content_index: int = 0  # Which content this fact came from
     chunk_index: int = 0  # Which chunk this fact came from
     context: str = ""
-    mentioned_at: Optional[datetime] = None
-    metadata: Dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    mentioned_at: datetime | None = None
+    metadata: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -97,37 +122,41 @@ class ProcessedFact:
 
     Includes resolved entities, embeddings, and all necessary fields.
     """
+
     # Core fact data
     fact_text: str
     fact_type: str
-    embedding: List[float]
+    embedding: list[float]
 
     # Temporal data
-    occurred_start: Optional[datetime]
-    occurred_end: Optional[datetime]
+    occurred_start: datetime | None
+    occurred_end: datetime | None
     mentioned_at: datetime
 
     # Context and metadata
     context: str
-    metadata: Dict[str, str]
+    metadata: dict[str, str]
 
     # Location data
-    where: Optional[str] = None
+    where: str | None = None
 
     # Entities
-    entities: List[EntityRef] = field(default_factory=list)
+    entities: list[EntityRef] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     # Causal relations
-    causal_relations: List[CausalRelation] = field(default_factory=list)
+    causal_relations: list[CausalRelation] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     # Chunk reference
-    chunk_id: Optional[str] = None
+    chunk_id: str | None = None
 
     # Document reference (denormalized for query performance)
-    document_id: Optional[str] = None
+    document_id: str | None = None
 
     # DB fields (set after insertion)
-    unit_id: Optional[UUID] = None
+    unit_id: UUID | None = None
+
+    # Track which content this fact came from (for user entity merging)
+    content_index: int = 0
 
     @property
     def is_duplicate(self) -> bool:
@@ -136,10 +165,8 @@ class ProcessedFact:
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_extracted_fact(
-        extracted_fact: 'ExtractedFact',
-        embedding: List[float],
-        chunk_id: Optional[str] = None
-    ) -> 'ProcessedFact':
+        extracted_fact: "ExtractedFact", embedding: list[float], chunk_id: str | None = None
+    ) -> "ProcessedFact":
         """
         Create ProcessedFact from ExtractedFact.
 
@@ -151,12 +178,12 @@ class ProcessedFact:
         Returns:
             ProcessedFact ready for storage
         """
-        from datetime import datetime, timezone
+        from datetime import datetime
 
         # Use occurred dates only if explicitly provided by LLM
         occurred_start = extracted_fact.occurred_start
         occurred_end = extracted_fact.occurred_end
-        mentioned_at = extracted_fact.mentioned_at or datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        mentioned_at = extracted_fact.mentioned_at or datetime.now(UTC)
 
         # Convert entity strings to EntityRef objects
         entities = [EntityRef(name=name) for name in extracted_fact.entities]
@@ -172,7 +199,8 @@ class ProcessedFact:
             metadata=extracted_fact.metadata,
             entities=entities,
             causal_relations=extracted_fact.causal_relations,
-            chunk_id=chunk_id
+            chunk_id=chunk_id,
+            content_index=extracted_fact.content_index,
         )
 
 
@@ -183,10 +211,11 @@ class EntityLink:
 
     Used for entity-based graph connections in the memory graph.
     """
+
     from_unit_id: UUID
     to_unit_id: UUID
     entity_id: UUID
-    link_type: str = 'entity'
+    link_type: str = "entity"
     weight: float = 1.0
 
 
@@ -197,24 +226,25 @@ class RetainBatch:
 
     Tracks all facts, chunks, and metadata for a batch operation.
     """
+
     bank_id: str
-    contents: List[RetainContent]
-    document_id: Optional[str] = None
-    fact_type_override: Optional[str] = None
-    confidence_score: Optional[float] = None
+    contents: list[RetainContent]
+    document_id: str | None = None
+    fact_type_override: str | None = None
+    confidence_score: float | None = None
 
     # Extracted data (populated during processing)
-    extracted_facts: List[ExtractedFact] = field(default_factory=list)
-    processed_facts: List[ProcessedFact] = field(default_factory=list)
-    chunks: List[ChunkMetadata] = field(default_factory=list)
+    extracted_facts: list[ExtractedFact] = field(default_factory=list)
+    processed_facts: list[ProcessedFact] = field(default_factory=list)
+    chunks: list[ChunkMetadata] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     # Results (populated after storage)
-    unit_ids_by_content: List[List[str]] = field(default_factory=list)
+    unit_ids_by_content: list[list[str]] = field(default_factory=list)
 
-    def get_facts_for_content(self, content_index: int) -> List[ExtractedFact]:
+    def get_facts_for_content(self, content_index: int) -> list[ExtractedFact]:
         """Get all extracted facts for a specific content item."""
         return [f for f in self.extracted_facts if f.content_index == content_index]
 
-    def get_chunks_for_content(self, content_index: int) -> List[ChunkMetadata]:
+    def get_chunks_for_content(self, content_index: int) -> list[ChunkMetadata]:
         """Get all chunks for a specific content item."""
         return [c for c in self.chunks if c.content_index == content_index]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/__init__.py

@@ -7,19 +7,23 @@ Provides modular search architecture:
 - Reranking: Pluggable strategies (heuristic, cross-encoder)
 """
 
+from .graph_retrieval import BFSGraphRetriever, GraphRetriever
+from .mpfp_retrieval import MPFPGraphRetriever
+from .reranking import CrossEncoderReranker
 from .retrieval import (
-    retrieve_parallel,
+    ParallelRetrievalResult,
     get_default_graph_retriever,
+    retrieve_parallel,
     set_default_graph_retriever,
 )
-from .graph_retrieval import GraphRetriever, BFSGraphRetriever
-from .reranking import CrossEncoderReranker
 
 __all__ = [
     "retrieve_parallel",
     "get_default_graph_retriever",
     "set_default_graph_retriever",
+    "ParallelRetrievalResult",
     "GraphRetriever",
     "BFSGraphRetriever",
+    "MPFPGraphRetriever",
     "CrossEncoderReranker",
 ]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/fusion.py

@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 Helper functions for hybrid search (semantic + BM25 + graph).
 """
 
-from typing import List, Dict, Any, Tuple
-import asyncio
-from .types import RetrievalResult, MergedCandidate
+from typing import Any
+
+from .types import MergedCandidate, RetrievalResult
 
 
-def reciprocal_rank_fusion(
-    result_lists: List[List[RetrievalResult]],
-    k: int = 60
-) -> List[MergedCandidate]:
+def reciprocal_rank_fusion(result_lists: list[list[RetrievalResult]], k: int = 60) -> list[MergedCandidate]:
     """
     Merge multiple ranked result lists using Reciprocal Rank Fusion.
 
@@ -73,20 +70,14 @@ def reciprocal_rank_fusion(
         sorted(rrf_scores.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True), start=1
     ):
         merged_candidate = MergedCandidate(
-            retrieval=all_retrievals[doc_id],
-            rrf_score=rrf_score,
-            rrf_rank=rrf_rank,
-            source_ranks=source_ranks[doc_id]
+            retrieval=all_retrievals[doc_id], rrf_score=rrf_score, rrf_rank=rrf_rank, source_ranks=source_ranks[doc_id]
         )
         merged_results.append(merged_candidate)
 
     return merged_results
 
 
-def normalize_scores_on_deltas(
-    results: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    score_keys: List[str]
-) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+def normalize_scores_on_deltas(results: list[dict[str, Any]], score_keys: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     """
     Normalize scores based on deltas (min-max normalization within result set).
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/graph_retrieval.py

@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ allowing different algorithms (BFS spreading activation, PPR, etc.) to be
 swapped without changing the rest of the recall pipeline.
 """
 
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Optional
-from datetime import datetime
 import logging
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
-from .types import RetrievalResult
 from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
+from .types import MPFPTimings, RetrievalResult
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ class GraphRetriever(ABC):
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def name(self) -> str:
-        """Return identifier for this retrieval strategy (e.g., 'bfs', 'ppr')."""
+        """Return identifier for this retrieval strategy (e.g., 'bfs', 'mpfp')."""
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -40,8 +39,11 @@ class GraphRetriever(ABC):
         bank_id: str,
         fact_type: str,
         budget: int,
-        query_text: Optional[str] = None,
-    ) -> List[RetrievalResult]:
+        query_text: str | None = None,
+        semantic_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
+        temporal_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
+        adjacency=None,  # TypedAdjacency, optional pre-loaded graph
+    ) -> tuple[list[RetrievalResult], MPFPTimings | None]:
         """
         Retrieve relevant facts via graph traversal.
 
@@ -52,9 +54,12 @@ class GraphRetriever(ABC):
             fact_type: Fact type to filter ('world', 'experience', 'opinion', 'observation')
             budget: Maximum number of nodes to explore/return
             query_text: Original query text (optional, for some strategies)
+            semantic_seeds: Pre-computed semantic entry points (from semantic retrieval)
+            temporal_seeds: Pre-computed temporal entry points (from temporal retrieval)
+            adjacency: Pre-loaded typed adjacency graph (optional, for MPFP)
 
         Returns:
-            List of RetrievalResult objects with activation scores set
+            Tuple of (List of RetrievalResult with activation scores, optional timing info)
         """
         pass
 
@@ -105,8 +110,11 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
         bank_id: str,
         fact_type: str,
         budget: int,
-        query_text: Optional[str] = None,
-    ) -> List[RetrievalResult]:
+        query_text: str | None = None,
+        semantic_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
+        temporal_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
+        adjacency=None,  # Not used by BFS
+    ) -> tuple[list[RetrievalResult], MPFPTimings | None]:
         """
         Retrieve facts using BFS spreading activation.
 
@@ -115,11 +123,14 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
         2. BFS traversal: visit neighbors, propagate decaying activation
         3. Boost causal links (causes, enables, prevents)
         4. Return visited nodes up to budget
+
+        Note: BFS finds its own entry points via embedding search.
+        The semantic_seeds, temporal_seeds, and adjacency parameters are accepted
+        for interface compatibility but not used.
         """
         async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
-            return await self._retrieve_with_conn(
-                conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, budget
-            )
+            results = await self._retrieve_with_conn(conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, budget)
+            return results, None
 
     async def _retrieve_with_conn(
         self,
@@ -128,16 +139,16 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
         bank_id: str,
         fact_type: str,
         budget: int,
-    ) -> List[RetrievalResult]:
+    ) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
         """Internal implementation with connection."""
 
         # Step 1: Find entry points
         entry_points = await conn.fetch(
-            """
+            f"""
             SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
                    mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
                    1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
-            FROM memory_units
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
             WHERE bank_id = $2
               AND embedding IS NOT NULL
               AND fact_type = $3
@@ -145,8 +156,11 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
             ORDER BY embedding <=> $1::vector
             LIMIT $5
             """,
-            query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type,
-            self.entry_point_threshold, self.entry_point_limit
+            query_embedding_str,
+            bank_id,
+            fact_type,
+            self.entry_point_threshold,
+            self.entry_point_limit,
         )
 
         if not entry_points:
@@ -155,10 +169,7 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
         # Step 2: BFS spreading activation
         visited = set()
         results = []
-        queue = [
-            (RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(r)), r["similarity"])
-            for r in entry_points
-        ]
+        queue = [(RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(r)), r["similarity"]) for r in entry_points]
         budget_remaining = budget
 
         while queue and budget_remaining > 0:
@@ -182,20 +193,23 @@ class BFSGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
             if batch_nodes and budget_remaining > 0:
                 max_neighbors = len(batch_nodes) * 20
                 neighbors = await conn.fetch(
-                    """
+                    f"""
                     SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end,
                            mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type,
                            mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
                            ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id
-                    FROM memory_links ml
-                    JOIN memory_units mu ON ml.to_unit_id = mu.id
+                    FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
+                    JOIN {fq_table("memory_units")} mu ON ml.to_unit_id = mu.id
                     WHERE ml.from_unit_id = ANY($1::uuid[])
                       AND ml.weight >= $2
                       AND mu.fact_type = $3
                     ORDER BY ml.weight DESC
                     LIMIT $4
                     """,
-                    batch_nodes, self.min_activation, fact_type, max_neighbors
+                    batch_nodes,
+                    self.min_activation,
+                    fact_type,
+                    max_neighbors,
                 )
 
                 for n in neighbors:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/mpfp_retrieval.py

@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+"""
+Meta-Path Forward Push (MPFP) graph retrieval.
+
+A sublinear graph traversal algorithm for memory retrieval over heterogeneous
+graphs with multiple edge types (semantic, temporal, causal, entity).
+
+Combines meta-path patterns from HIN literature with Forward Push local
+propagation from Approximate PPR.
+
+Key properties:
+- Sublinear in graph size (threshold pruning bounds active nodes)
+- Lazy edge loading: only loads edges for frontier nodes, not entire graph
+- Predefined patterns capture different retrieval intents
+- All patterns run in parallel, results fused via RRF
+- No LLM in the loop during traversal
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from collections import defaultdict
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+
+from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
+from .graph_retrieval import GraphRetriever
+from .types import MPFPTimings, RetrievalResult
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Data Classes
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EdgeTarget:
+    """A neighbor node with its edge weight."""
+
+    node_id: str
+    weight: float
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EdgeCache:
+    """
+    Cache for lazily-loaded edges.
+
+    Grows per-hop as edges are loaded for frontier nodes.
+    Shared across patterns to avoid redundant loads.
+    """
+
+    # edge_type -> from_node_id -> list of EdgeTarget
+    graphs: dict[str, dict[str, list[EdgeTarget]]] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    # Track which (edge_type, node_id) have been loaded
+    _loaded: set[tuple[str, str]] = field(default_factory=set)
+
+    def get_neighbors(self, edge_type: str, node_id: str) -> list[EdgeTarget]:
+        """Get neighbors for a node via a specific edge type."""
+        return self.graphs.get(edge_type, {}).get(node_id, [])
+
+    def get_normalized_neighbors(self, edge_type: str, node_id: str, top_k: int) -> list[EdgeTarget]:
+        """Get top-k neighbors with weights normalized to sum to 1."""
+        neighbors = self.get_neighbors(edge_type, node_id)[:top_k]
+        if not neighbors:
+            return []
+
+        total = sum(n.weight for n in neighbors)
+        if total == 0:
+            return []
+
+        return [EdgeTarget(node_id=n.node_id, weight=n.weight / total) for n in neighbors]
+
+    def is_loaded(self, edge_type: str, node_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if edges for this node+type have been loaded."""
+        return (edge_type, node_id) in self._loaded
+
+    def get_uncached(self, edge_type: str, node_ids: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+        """Get node IDs that haven't been loaded yet for this edge type."""
+        return [n for n in node_ids if not self.is_loaded(edge_type, n)]
+
+    def add_edges(self, edge_type: str, edges: dict[str, list[EdgeTarget]], all_queried: list[str]):
+        """
+        Add loaded edges to the cache.
+
+        Args:
+            edge_type: Type of edges
+            edges: Dict mapping from_node_id -> list of EdgeTarget
+            all_queried: All node IDs that were queried (marks them as loaded even if no edges)
+        """
+        if edge_type not in self.graphs:
+            self.graphs[edge_type] = {}
+
+        for node_id, neighbors in edges.items():
+            self.graphs[edge_type][node_id] = neighbors
+
+        # Mark all queried nodes as loaded (even if they have no edges)
+        for node_id in all_queried:
+            self._loaded.add((edge_type, node_id))
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PatternResult:
+    """Result from a single pattern traversal."""
+
+    pattern: list[str]
+    scores: dict[str, float]  # node_id -> accumulated mass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MPFPConfig:
+    """Configuration for MPFP algorithm."""
+
+    alpha: float = 0.15  # teleport/keep probability
+    threshold: float = 1e-6  # mass pruning threshold (lower = explore more)
+    top_k_neighbors: int = 20  # fan-out limit per node
+
+    # Patterns from semantic seeds
+    patterns_semantic: list[list[str]] = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: [
+            ["semantic", "semantic"],  # topic expansion
+            ["entity", "temporal"],  # entity timeline
+            ["semantic", "causes"],  # reasoning chains (forward)
+            ["semantic", "caused_by"],  # reasoning chains (backward)
+            ["entity", "semantic"],  # entity context
+        ]
+    )
+
+    # Patterns from temporal seeds
+    patterns_temporal: list[list[str]] = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: [
+            ["temporal", "semantic"],  # what was happening then
+            ["temporal", "entity"],  # who was involved then
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SeedNode:
+    """An entry point node with its initial score."""
+
+    node_id: str
+    score: float  # initial mass (e.g., similarity score)
+
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Lazy Edge Loading
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+async def load_edges_for_frontier(
+    pool,
+    bank_id: str,
+    edge_type: str,
+    node_ids: list[str],
+) -> dict[str, list[EdgeTarget]]:
+    """
+    Load edges for specific frontier nodes only.
+
+    Args:
+        pool: Database connection pool
+        bank_id: Memory bank ID
+        edge_type: Type of edges to load
+        node_ids: Frontier node IDs to load edges for
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict mapping from_node_id -> list of EdgeTarget
+    """
+    if not node_ids:
+        return {}
+
+    async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+        rows = await conn.fetch(
+            f"""
+            SELECT ml.from_unit_id, ml.to_unit_id, ml.weight
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
+            WHERE ml.from_unit_id = ANY($1::uuid[])
+              AND ml.link_type = $2
+              AND ml.weight >= 0.1
+            ORDER BY ml.from_unit_id, ml.weight DESC
+            """,
+            node_ids,
+            edge_type,
+        )
+
+    result: dict[str, list[EdgeTarget]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for row in rows:
+        from_id = str(row["from_unit_id"])
+        to_id = str(row["to_unit_id"])
+        weight = row["weight"]
+        result[from_id].append(EdgeTarget(node_id=to_id, weight=weight))
+
+    return dict(result)
+
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Core Algorithm (Async with Lazy Loading)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+async def mpfp_traverse_async(
+    pool,
+    bank_id: str,
+    seeds: list[SeedNode],
+    pattern: list[str],
+    config: MPFPConfig,
+    cache: EdgeCache,
+) -> PatternResult:
+    """
+    Async Forward Push traversal with lazy edge loading.
+
+    Loads edges on-demand per hop, only for frontier nodes.
+
+    Args:
+        pool: Database connection pool
+        bank_id: Memory bank ID
+        seeds: Entry point nodes with initial scores
+        pattern: Sequence of edge types to follow
+        config: Algorithm parameters
+        cache: Shared edge cache (grows as edges are loaded)
+
+    Returns:
+        PatternResult with accumulated scores per node
+    """
+    if not seeds:
+        return PatternResult(pattern=pattern, scores={})
+
+    scores: dict[str, float] = {}
+
+    # Initialize frontier with seed masses (normalized)
+    total_seed_score = sum(s.score for s in seeds)
+    if total_seed_score == 0:
+        total_seed_score = len(seeds)  # fallback to uniform
+
+    frontier: dict[str, float] = {s.node_id: s.score / total_seed_score for s in seeds}
+
+    # Follow pattern hop by hop
+    for edge_type in pattern:
+        # Collect frontier nodes above threshold
+        active_nodes = [node_id for node_id, mass in frontier.items() if mass >= config.threshold]
+
+        if not active_nodes:
+            break
+
+        # Find nodes that need edge loading
+        uncached = cache.get_uncached(edge_type, active_nodes)
+
+        # Batch load edges for uncached nodes
+        if uncached:
+            edges = await load_edges_for_frontier(pool, bank_id, edge_type, uncached)
+            cache.add_edges(edge_type, edges, uncached)
+
+        # Propagate mass
+        next_frontier: dict[str, float] = {}
+
+        for node_id, mass in frontier.items():
+            if mass < config.threshold:
+                continue
+
+            # Keep α portion for this node
+            scores[node_id] = scores.get(node_id, 0) + config.alpha * mass
+
+            # Push (1-α) to neighbors
+            push_mass = (1 - config.alpha) * mass
+            neighbors = cache.get_normalized_neighbors(edge_type, node_id, config.top_k_neighbors)
+
+            for neighbor in neighbors:
+                next_frontier[neighbor.node_id] = next_frontier.get(neighbor.node_id, 0) + push_mass * neighbor.weight
+
+        frontier = next_frontier
+
+    # Final frontier nodes get their remaining mass
+    for node_id, mass in frontier.items():
+        if mass >= config.threshold:
+            scores[node_id] = scores.get(node_id, 0) + mass
+
+    return PatternResult(pattern=pattern, scores=scores)
+
+
+def rrf_fusion(
+    results: list[PatternResult],
+    k: int = 60,
+    top_k: int = 50,
+) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
+    """
+    Reciprocal Rank Fusion to combine pattern results.
+
+    Args:
+        results: List of pattern results
+        k: RRF constant (higher = more uniform weighting)
+        top_k: Number of results to return
+
+    Returns:
+        List of (node_id, fused_score) tuples, sorted by score descending
+    """
+    fused: dict[str, float] = {}
+
+    for result in results:
+        if not result.scores:
+            continue
+
+        # Rank nodes by their score in this pattern
+        ranked = sorted(result.scores.keys(), key=lambda n: result.scores[n], reverse=True)
+
+        for rank, node_id in enumerate(ranked):
+            fused[node_id] = fused.get(node_id, 0) + 1.0 / (k + rank + 1)
+
+    # Sort by fused score and return top-k
+    sorted_results = sorted(fused.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
+
+    return sorted_results[:top_k]
+
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Database Loading
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+async def fetch_memory_units_by_ids(
+    pool,
+    node_ids: list[str],
+    fact_type: str,
+) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
+    """Fetch full memory unit details for a list of node IDs."""
+    if not node_ids:
+        return []
+
+    async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+        rows = await conn.fetch(
+            f"""
+            SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end,
+                   mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
+            WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
+              AND fact_type = $2
+            """,
+            node_ids,
+            fact_type,
+        )
+
+    return [RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(r)) for r in rows]
+
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Graph Retriever Implementation
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class MPFPGraphRetriever(GraphRetriever):
+    """
+    Graph retrieval using Meta-Path Forward Push with lazy edge loading.
+
+    Runs predefined patterns in parallel from semantic and temporal seeds,
+    loading edges on-demand per hop instead of loading entire graph upfront.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: MPFPConfig | None = None):
+        """
+        Initialize MPFP retriever.
+
+        Args:
+            config: Algorithm configuration (uses defaults if None)
+        """
+        self.config = config or MPFPConfig()
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return "mpfp"
+
+    async def retrieve(
+        self,
+        pool,
+        query_embedding_str: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        fact_type: str,
+        budget: int,
+        query_text: str | None = None,
+        semantic_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
+        temporal_seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None = None,
+        adjacency=None,  # Ignored - kept for interface compatibility
+    ) -> tuple[list[RetrievalResult], MPFPTimings | None]:
+        """
+        Retrieve facts using MPFP algorithm with lazy edge loading.
+
+        Args:
+            pool: Database connection pool
+            query_embedding_str: Query embedding (used for fallback seed finding)
+            bank_id: Memory bank ID
+            fact_type: Fact type to filter
+            budget: Maximum results to return
+            query_text: Original query text (optional)
+            semantic_seeds: Pre-computed semantic entry points
+            temporal_seeds: Pre-computed temporal entry points
+            adjacency: Ignored (kept for interface compatibility)
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (List of RetrievalResult with activation scores, MPFPTimings)
+        """
+        import time
+
+        timings = MPFPTimings(fact_type=fact_type)
+
+        # Convert seeds to SeedNode format
+        semantic_seed_nodes = self._convert_seeds(semantic_seeds, "similarity")
+        temporal_seed_nodes = self._convert_seeds(temporal_seeds, "temporal_score")
+
+        # If no semantic seeds provided, fall back to finding our own
+        if not semantic_seed_nodes:
+            semantic_seed_nodes = await self._find_semantic_seeds(pool, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type)
+
+        # Collect all pattern jobs
+        pattern_jobs = []
+
+        # Patterns from semantic seeds
+        for pattern in self.config.patterns_semantic:
+            if semantic_seed_nodes:
+                pattern_jobs.append((semantic_seed_nodes, pattern))
+
+        # Patterns from temporal seeds
+        for pattern in self.config.patterns_temporal:
+            if temporal_seed_nodes:
+                pattern_jobs.append((temporal_seed_nodes, pattern))
+
+        if not pattern_jobs:
+            return [], timings
+
+        timings.pattern_count = len(pattern_jobs)
+
+        # Shared edge cache across all patterns
+        cache = EdgeCache()
+
+        # Run all patterns in parallel (each does lazy edge loading)
+        step_start = time.time()
+        pattern_tasks = [
+            mpfp_traverse_async(pool, bank_id, seeds, pattern, self.config, cache) for seeds, pattern in pattern_jobs
+        ]
+        pattern_results = await asyncio.gather(*pattern_tasks)
+        timings.traverse = time.time() - step_start
+
+        # Count edges loaded
+        timings.edge_count = sum(len(neighbors) for g in cache.graphs.values() for neighbors in g.values())
+
+        # Fuse results
+        step_start = time.time()
+        fused = rrf_fusion(pattern_results, top_k=budget)
+        timings.fusion = time.time() - step_start
+
+        if not fused:
+            return [], timings
+
+        # Get top result IDs
+        result_ids = [node_id for node_id, score in fused][:budget]
+
+        # Fetch full details
+        step_start = time.time()
+        results = await fetch_memory_units_by_ids(pool, result_ids, fact_type)
+        timings.fetch = time.time() - step_start
+        timings.result_count = len(results)
+
+        # Add activation scores from fusion
+        score_map = {node_id: score for node_id, score in fused}
+        for result in results:
+            result.activation = score_map.get(result.id, 0.0)
+
+        # Sort by activation
+        results.sort(key=lambda r: r.activation or 0, reverse=True)
+
+        return results, timings
+
+    def _convert_seeds(
+        self,
+        seeds: list[RetrievalResult] | None,
+        score_attr: str,
+    ) -> list[SeedNode]:
+        """Convert RetrievalResult seeds to SeedNode format."""
+        if not seeds:
+            return []
+
+        result = []
+        for seed in seeds:
+            score = getattr(seed, score_attr, None)
+            if score is None:
+                score = seed.activation or seed.similarity or 1.0
+            result.append(SeedNode(node_id=seed.id, score=score))
+
+        return result
+
+    async def _find_semantic_seeds(
+        self,
+        pool,
+        query_embedding_str: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        fact_type: str,
+        limit: int = 20,
+        threshold: float = 0.3,
+    ) -> list[SeedNode]:
+        """Fallback: find semantic seeds via embedding search."""
+        async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+            rows = await conn.fetch(
+                f"""
+                SELECT id, 1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
+                FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
+                WHERE bank_id = $2
+                  AND embedding IS NOT NULL
+                  AND fact_type = $3
+                  AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $4
+                ORDER BY embedding <=> $1::vector
+                LIMIT $5
+                """,
+                query_embedding_str,
+                bank_id,
+                fact_type,
+                threshold,
+                limit,
+            )
+
+        return [SeedNode(node_id=str(r["id"]), score=r["similarity"]) for r in rows]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/observation_utils.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ about an entity, without personality influence.
 """
 
 import logging
-from typing import List, Dict, Any
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from ..response_models import MemoryFact
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Observation(BaseModel):
     """An observation about an entity."""
+
     observation: str = Field(description="The observation text - a factual statement about the entity")
 
 
 class ObservationExtractionResponse(BaseModel):
     """Response containing extracted observations."""
-    observations: List[Observation] = Field(
-        default_factory=list,
-        description="List of observations about the entity"
-    )
+
+    observations: list[Observation] = Field(default_factory=list, description="List of observations about the entity")
 
 
-def format_facts_for_observation_prompt(facts: List[MemoryFact]) -> str:
+def format_facts_for_observation_prompt(facts: list[MemoryFact]) -> str:
     """Format facts as text for observation extraction prompt."""
     import json
 
@@ -35,9 +34,7 @@ def format_facts_for_observation_prompt(facts: List[MemoryFact]) -> str:
         return "[]"
     formatted = []
     for fact in facts:
-        fact_obj = {
-            "text": fact.text
-        }
+        fact_obj = {"text": fact.text}
 
         # Add context if available
         if fact.context:
@@ -92,11 +89,7 @@ def get_observation_system_message() -> str:
     return "You are an objective observer synthesizing facts about an entity. Generate clear, factual observations without opinions or personality influence. Be concise and accurate."
 
 
-async def extract_observations_from_facts(
-    llm_config,
-    entity_name: str,
-    facts: List[MemoryFact]
-) -> List[str]:
+async def extract_observations_from_facts(llm_config, entity_name: str, facts: list[MemoryFact]) -> list[str]:
     """
     Extract observations from facts about an entity using LLM.
 
@@ -118,10 +111,10 @@ async def extract_observations_from_facts(
         result = await llm_config.call(
             messages=[
                 {"role": "system", "content": get_observation_system_message()},
-                {"role": "user", "content": prompt}
+                {"role": "user", "content": prompt},
             ],
             response_format=ObservationExtractionResponse,
-            scope="memory_extract_observation"
+            scope="memory_extract_observation",
         )
 
         observations = [op.observation for op in result.observations]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/reranking.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Cross-encoder neural reranking for search results.
 """
 
-from typing import List
 from .types import MergedCandidate, ScoredResult
 
 
@@ -24,14 +23,28 @@ class CrossEncoderReranker:
         """
         if cross_encoder is None:
             from hindsight_api.engine.cross_encoder import create_cross_encoder_from_env
+
             cross_encoder = create_cross_encoder_from_env()
         self.cross_encoder = cross_encoder
+        self._initialized = False
 
-    def rerank(
-        self,
-        query: str,
-        candidates: List[MergedCandidate]
-    ) -> List[ScoredResult]:
+    async def ensure_initialized(self):
+        """Ensure the cross-encoder model is initialized (for lazy initialization)."""
+        if self._initialized:
+            return
+
+        import asyncio
+
+        cross_encoder = self.cross_encoder
+        # For local providers, run in thread pool to avoid blocking event loop
+        if cross_encoder.provider_name == "local":
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: asyncio.run(cross_encoder.initialize()))
+        else:
+            await cross_encoder.initialize()
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    async def rerank(self, query: str, candidates: list[MergedCandidate]) -> list[ScoredResult]:
         """
         Rerank candidates using cross-encoder scores.
 
@@ -72,11 +85,12 @@ class CrossEncoderReranker:
             pairs.append([query, doc_text])
 
         # Get cross-encoder scores
-        scores = self.cross_encoder.predict(pairs)
+        scores = await self.cross_encoder.predict(pairs)
 
         # Normalize scores using sigmoid to [0, 1] range
         # Cross-encoder returns logits which can be negative
         import numpy as np
+
         def sigmoid(x):
             return 1 / (1 + np.exp(-x))
 
@@ -89,7 +103,7 @@ class CrossEncoderReranker:
                 candidate=candidate,
                 cross_encoder_score=float(raw_score),
                 cross_encoder_score_normalized=float(norm_score),
-                weight=float(norm_score)  # Initial weight is just cross-encoder score
+                weight=float(norm_score),  # Initial weight is just cross-encoder score
             )
             scored_results.append(scored_result)
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/retrieval.py

@@ -8,22 +8,54 @@ Implements:
 4. Temporal retrieval (time-aware search with spreading)
 """
 
-from typing import List, Dict, Any, Tuple, Optional
-from datetime import datetime
 import asyncio
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from typing import Optional
+
+from ...config import get_config
 from ..db_utils import acquire_with_retry
-from .types import RetrievalResult
-from .graph_retrieval import GraphRetriever, BFSGraphRetriever
+from ..memory_engine import fq_table
+from .graph_retrieval import BFSGraphRetriever, GraphRetriever
+from .mpfp_retrieval import MPFPGraphRetriever
+from .types import MPFPTimings, RetrievalResult
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ParallelRetrievalResult:
+    """Result from parallel retrieval across all methods."""
+
+    semantic: list[RetrievalResult]
+    bm25: list[RetrievalResult]
+    graph: list[RetrievalResult]
+    temporal: list[RetrievalResult] | None
+    timings: dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    temporal_constraint: tuple | None = None  # (start_date, end_date)
+    mpfp_timings: list[MPFPTimings] = field(default_factory=list)  # MPFP sub-step timings per fact type
+
 
 # Default graph retriever instance (can be overridden)
-_default_graph_retriever: Optional[GraphRetriever] = None
+_default_graph_retriever: GraphRetriever | None = None
 
 
 def get_default_graph_retriever() -> GraphRetriever:
-    """Get or create the default graph retriever."""
+    """Get or create the default graph retriever based on config."""
     global _default_graph_retriever
     if _default_graph_retriever is None:
-        _default_graph_retriever = BFSGraphRetriever()
+        config = get_config()
+        retriever_type = config.graph_retriever.lower()
+        if retriever_type == "mpfp":
+            _default_graph_retriever = MPFPGraphRetriever()
+            logger.info("Using MPFP graph retriever")
+        elif retriever_type == "bfs":
+            _default_graph_retriever = BFSGraphRetriever()
+            logger.info("Using BFS graph retriever")
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"Unknown graph retriever '{retriever_type}', falling back to MPFP")
+            _default_graph_retriever = MPFPGraphRetriever()
     return _default_graph_retriever
 
 
@@ -34,12 +66,8 @@ def set_default_graph_retriever(retriever: GraphRetriever) -> None:
 
 
 async def retrieve_semantic(
-    conn,
-    query_emb_str: str,
-    bank_id: str,
-    fact_type: str,
-    limit: int
-) -> List[RetrievalResult]:
+    conn, query_emb_str: str, bank_id: str, fact_type: str, limit: int
+) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
     """
     Semantic retrieval via vector similarity.
 
@@ -54,10 +82,10 @@ async def retrieve_semantic(
         List of RetrievalResult objects
     """
     results = await conn.fetch(
-        """
+        f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
-        FROM memory_units
+        FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
           AND embedding IS NOT NULL
           AND fact_type = $3
@@ -65,18 +93,15 @@ async def retrieve_semantic(
         ORDER BY embedding <=> $1::vector
         LIMIT $4
         """,
-        query_emb_str, bank_id, fact_type, limit
+        query_emb_str,
+        bank_id,
+        fact_type,
+        limit,
     )
     return [RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(r)) for r in results]
 
 
-async def retrieve_bm25(
-    conn,
-    query_text: str,
-    bank_id: str,
-    fact_type: str,
-    limit: int
-) -> List[RetrievalResult]:
+async def retrieve_bm25(conn, query_text: str, bank_id: str, fact_type: str, limit: int) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
     """
     BM25 keyword retrieval via full-text search.
 
@@ -94,7 +119,7 @@ async def retrieve_bm25(
 
     # Sanitize query text: remove special characters that have meaning in tsquery
     # Keep only alphanumeric characters and spaces
-    sanitized_text = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', ' ', query_text.lower())
+    sanitized_text = re.sub(r"[^\w\s]", " ", query_text.lower())
 
     # Split and filter empty strings
     tokens = [token for token in sanitized_text.split() if token]
@@ -108,17 +133,20 @@ async def retrieve_bm25(
     query_tsquery = " | ".join(tokens)
 
     results = await conn.fetch(
-        """
+        f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
                ts_rank_cd(search_vector, to_tsquery('english', $1)) AS bm25_score
-        FROM memory_units
+        FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
           AND fact_type = $3
           AND search_vector @@ to_tsquery('english', $1)
         ORDER BY bm25_score DESC
         LIMIT $4
         """,
-        query_tsquery, bank_id, fact_type, limit
+        query_tsquery,
+        bank_id,
+        fact_type,
+        limit,
     )
     return [RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(r)) for r in results]
 
@@ -131,8 +159,8 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
     start_date: datetime,
     end_date: datetime,
     budget: int,
-    semantic_threshold: float = 0.1
-) -> List[RetrievalResult]:
+    semantic_threshold: float = 0.1,
+) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
     """
     Temporal retrieval with spreading activation.
 
@@ -154,19 +182,18 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
     Returns:
         List of RetrievalResult objects with temporal scores
     """
-    from datetime import timezone
 
     # Ensure start_date and end_date are timezone-aware (UTC) to match database datetimes
     if start_date.tzinfo is None:
-        start_date = start_date.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        start_date = start_date.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
     if end_date.tzinfo is None:
-        end_date = end_date.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        end_date = end_date.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
 
     entry_points = await conn.fetch(
-        """
+        f"""
         SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at, access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
                1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
-        FROM memory_units
+        FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
         WHERE bank_id = $2
           AND fact_type = $3
           AND embedding IS NOT NULL
@@ -187,7 +214,12 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
         ORDER BY COALESCE(occurred_start, mentioned_at, occurred_end) DESC, (embedding <=> $1::vector) ASC
         LIMIT 10
         """,
-        query_emb_str, bank_id, fact_type, start_date, end_date, semantic_threshold
+        query_emb_str,
+        bank_id,
+        fact_type,
+        start_date,
+        end_date,
+        semantic_threshold,
     )
 
     if not entry_points:
@@ -229,87 +261,101 @@ async def retrieve_temporal(
         ep_result.temporal_proximity = temporal_proximity
         results.append(ep_result)
 
-    # Spread through temporal links
-    queue = [(RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(ep)), ep["similarity"], 1.0) for ep in entry_points]  # (unit, semantic_sim, temporal_score)
+    # Spread through temporal links using BATCHED neighbor fetching
+    # Map node_id -> (semantic_sim, temporal_score) for propagation
+    node_scores = {str(ep["id"]): (ep["similarity"], 1.0) for ep in entry_points}
+    frontier = list(node_scores.keys())  # Current batch of nodes to expand
     budget_remaining = budget - len(entry_points)
+    batch_size = 20  # Process this many nodes per DB query
 
-    while queue and budget_remaining > 0:
-        current, semantic_sim, temporal_score = queue.pop(0)
-        current_id = current.id
+    while frontier and budget_remaining > 0:
+        # Take a batch from frontier
+        batch_ids = frontier[:batch_size]
+        frontier = frontier[batch_size:]
 
-        # Get neighbors via temporal and causal links
-        if budget_remaining > 0:
-            neighbors = await conn.fetch(
-                """
-                SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
-                       ml.weight, ml.link_type,
-                       1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
-                FROM memory_links ml
-                JOIN memory_units mu ON ml.to_unit_id = mu.id
-                WHERE ml.from_unit_id = $2
-                  AND ml.link_type IN ('temporal', 'causes', 'caused_by', 'enables', 'prevents')
-                  AND ml.weight >= 0.1
-                  AND mu.fact_type = $3
-                  AND mu.embedding IS NOT NULL
-                  AND (1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $4
-                ORDER BY ml.weight DESC
-                LIMIT 10
-                """,
-                query_emb_str, current.id, fact_type, semantic_threshold
-            )
+        # Batch fetch all neighbors for this batch of nodes
+        neighbors = await conn.fetch(
+            f"""
+            SELECT mu.id, mu.text, mu.context, mu.event_date, mu.occurred_start, mu.occurred_end, mu.mentioned_at, mu.access_count, mu.embedding, mu.fact_type, mu.document_id, mu.chunk_id,
+                   ml.weight, ml.link_type, ml.from_unit_id,
+                   1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
+            FROM {fq_table("memory_links")} ml
+            JOIN {fq_table("memory_units")} mu ON ml.to_unit_id = mu.id
+            WHERE ml.from_unit_id = ANY($2::uuid[])
+              AND ml.link_type IN ('temporal', 'causes', 'caused_by', 'enables', 'prevents')
+              AND ml.weight >= 0.1
+              AND mu.fact_type = $3
+              AND mu.embedding IS NOT NULL
+              AND (1 - (mu.embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $4
+            ORDER BY ml.weight DESC
+            LIMIT $5
+            """,
+            query_emb_str,
+            batch_ids,
+            fact_type,
+            semantic_threshold,
+            batch_size * 10,  # Allow up to 10 neighbors per node in batch
+        )
 
-            for n in neighbors:
-                neighbor_id = str(n["id"])
-                if neighbor_id in visited:
-                    continue
+        for n in neighbors:
+            neighbor_id = str(n["id"])
+            if neighbor_id in visited:
+                continue
 
-                visited.add(neighbor_id)
-                budget_remaining -= 1
+            visited.add(neighbor_id)
+            budget_remaining -= 1
 
-                # Calculate temporal score for neighbor using best available date
-                neighbor_best_date = None
-                if n["occurred_start"] is not None and n["occurred_end"] is not None:
-                    neighbor_best_date = n["occurred_start"] + (n["occurred_end"] - n["occurred_start"]) / 2
-                elif n["occurred_start"] is not None:
-                    neighbor_best_date = n["occurred_start"]
-                elif n["occurred_end"] is not None:
-                    neighbor_best_date = n["occurred_end"]
-                elif n["mentioned_at"] is not None:
-                    neighbor_best_date = n["mentioned_at"]
+            # Get parent's scores for propagation
+            parent_id = str(n["from_unit_id"])
+            _, parent_temporal_score = node_scores.get(parent_id, (0.5, 0.5))
 
-                if neighbor_best_date:
-                    days_from_mid = abs((neighbor_best_date - mid_date).total_seconds() / 86400)
-                    neighbor_temporal_proximity = 1.0 - min(days_from_mid / (total_days / 2), 1.0) if total_days > 0 else 1.0
-                else:
-                    neighbor_temporal_proximity = 0.3  # Lower score if no temporal data
+            # Calculate temporal score for neighbor using best available date
+            neighbor_best_date = None
+            if n["occurred_start"] is not None and n["occurred_end"] is not None:
+                neighbor_best_date = n["occurred_start"] + (n["occurred_end"] - n["occurred_start"]) / 2
+            elif n["occurred_start"] is not None:
+                neighbor_best_date = n["occurred_start"]
+            elif n["occurred_end"] is not None:
+                neighbor_best_date = n["occurred_end"]
+            elif n["mentioned_at"] is not None:
+                neighbor_best_date = n["mentioned_at"]
 
-                # Boost causal links (same as graph retrieval)
-                link_type = n["link_type"]
-                if link_type in ("causes", "caused_by"):
-                    causal_boost = 2.0
-                elif link_type in ("enables", "prevents"):
-                    causal_boost = 1.5
-                else:
-                    causal_boost = 1.0
+            if neighbor_best_date:
+                days_from_mid = abs((neighbor_best_date - mid_date).total_seconds() / 86400)
+                neighbor_temporal_proximity = (
+                    1.0 - min(days_from_mid / (total_days / 2), 1.0) if total_days > 0 else 1.0
+                )
+            else:
+                neighbor_temporal_proximity = 0.3  # Lower score if no temporal data
 
-                # Propagate temporal score through links (decay, with causal boost)
-                propagated_temporal = temporal_score * n["weight"] * causal_boost * 0.7
+            # Boost causal links (same as graph retrieval)
+            link_type = n["link_type"]
+            if link_type in ("causes", "caused_by"):
+                causal_boost = 2.0
+            elif link_type in ("enables", "prevents"):
+                causal_boost = 1.5
+            else:
+                causal_boost = 1.0
 
-                # Combined temporal score
-                combined_temporal = max(neighbor_temporal_proximity, propagated_temporal)
+            # Propagate temporal score through links (decay, with causal boost)
+            propagated_temporal = parent_temporal_score * n["weight"] * causal_boost * 0.7
 
-                # Create RetrievalResult with temporal scores
-                neighbor_result = RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(n))
-                neighbor_result.temporal_score = combined_temporal
-                neighbor_result.temporal_proximity = neighbor_temporal_proximity
-                results.append(neighbor_result)
+            # Combined temporal score
+            combined_temporal = max(neighbor_temporal_proximity, propagated_temporal)
 
-                # Add to queue for further spreading
-                if budget_remaining > 0 and combined_temporal > 0.2:
-                    queue.append((neighbor_result, n["similarity"], combined_temporal))
+            # Create RetrievalResult with temporal scores
+            neighbor_result = RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(n))
+            neighbor_result.temporal_score = combined_temporal
+            neighbor_result.temporal_proximity = neighbor_temporal_proximity
+            results.append(neighbor_result)
 
-                if budget_remaining <= 0:
-                    break
+            # Track scores for propagation and add to frontier
+            if budget_remaining > 0 and combined_temporal > 0.2:
+                node_scores[neighbor_id] = (n["similarity"], combined_temporal)
+                frontier.append(neighbor_id)
+
+            if budget_remaining <= 0:
+                break
 
     return results
 
@@ -321,10 +367,11 @@ async def retrieve_parallel(
     bank_id: str,
     fact_type: str,
     thinking_budget: int,
-    question_date: Optional[datetime] = None,
+    question_date: datetime | None = None,
     query_analyzer: Optional["QueryAnalyzer"] = None,
-    graph_retriever: Optional[GraphRetriever] = None,
-) -> Tuple[List[RetrievalResult], List[RetrievalResult], List[RetrievalResult], Optional[List[RetrievalResult]], Dict[str, float], Optional[Tuple[datetime, datetime]]]:
+    graph_retriever: GraphRetriever | None = None,
+    temporal_constraint: tuple | None = None,  # Pre-extracted temporal constraint
+) -> ParallelRetrievalResult:
     """
     Run 3-way or 4-way parallel retrieval (adds temporal if detected).
 
@@ -337,43 +384,277 @@ async def retrieve_parallel(
         thinking_budget: Budget for graph traversal and retrieval limits
         question_date: Optional date when question was asked (for temporal filtering)
         query_analyzer: Query analyzer to use (defaults to TransformerQueryAnalyzer)
-        graph_retriever: Graph retrieval strategy (defaults to BFSGraphRetriever)
+        graph_retriever: Graph retrieval strategy (defaults to configured retriever)
+        temporal_constraint: Pre-extracted temporal constraint (optional)
 
     Returns:
-        Tuple of (semantic_results, bm25_results, graph_results, temporal_results, timings, temporal_constraint)
-        Each results list contains RetrievalResult objects
-        temporal_results is None if no temporal constraint detected
-        timings is a dict with per-method latencies in seconds
-        temporal_constraint is the (start_date, end_date) tuple if detected, else None
+        ParallelRetrievalResult with semantic, bm25, graph, temporal results and timings
     """
-    # Detect temporal constraint
-    from .temporal_extraction import extract_temporal_constraint
-    import time
+    # Extract temporal constraint if not pre-provided
+    if temporal_constraint is None:
+        from .temporal_extraction import extract_temporal_constraint
 
-    temporal_constraint = extract_temporal_constraint(
-        query_text, reference_date=question_date, analyzer=query_analyzer
-    )
+        temporal_constraint = extract_temporal_constraint(
+            query_text, reference_date=question_date, analyzer=query_analyzer
+        )
 
-    # Use provided graph retriever or default
     retriever = graph_retriever or get_default_graph_retriever()
 
-    # Wrapper to track timing for each retrieval method
-    async def timed_retrieval(name: str, coro):
+    if retriever.name == "mpfp":
+        return await _retrieve_parallel_mpfp(
+            pool,
+            query_text,
+            query_embedding_str,
+            bank_id,
+            fact_type,
+            thinking_budget,
+            temporal_constraint,
+            retriever,
+        )
+    else:
+        return await _retrieve_parallel_bfs(
+            pool, query_text, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, thinking_budget, temporal_constraint, retriever
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _TimedResult:
+    """Internal result with timing."""
+
+    results: list[RetrievalResult]
+    time: float
+
+
+async def _retrieve_parallel_mpfp(
+    pool,
+    query_text: str,
+    query_embedding_str: str,
+    bank_id: str,
+    fact_type: str,
+    thinking_budget: int,
+    temporal_constraint: tuple | None,
+    retriever: GraphRetriever,
+) -> ParallelRetrievalResult:
+    """
+    MPFP retrieval with true parallelization.
+
+    All methods run independently in parallel:
+    - Semantic: vector similarity search
+    - BM25: keyword search
+    - Graph: MPFP traversal (does its own semantic seeds internally)
+    - Temporal: date-range search (if constraint detected)
+
+    Graph does its own semantic query for seeds, avoiding chain dependency.
+    """
+    import time
+
+    async def run_semantic() -> _TimedResult:
+        """Independent semantic retrieval."""
         start = time.time()
-        result = await coro
-        duration = time.time() - start
-        return result, name, duration
-
-    async def run_semantic():
         async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
-            return await retrieve_semantic(conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, limit=thinking_budget)
+            results = await retrieve_semantic(conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, limit=thinking_budget)
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
 
-    async def run_bm25():
+    async def run_bm25() -> _TimedResult:
+        """Independent BM25 retrieval."""
+        start = time.time()
         async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
-            return await retrieve_bm25(conn, query_text, bank_id, fact_type, limit=thinking_budget)
+            results = await retrieve_bm25(conn, query_text, bank_id, fact_type, limit=thinking_budget)
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
 
-    async def run_graph():
-        return await retriever.retrieve(
+    async def run_graph() -> tuple[list[RetrievalResult], float, MPFPTimings | None]:
+        """Independent graph retrieval - does its own semantic seeds."""
+        start = time.time()
+
+        # Get temporal seeds if needed (graph uses them for temporal patterns)
+        temporal_seeds = None
+        if temporal_constraint:
+            tc_start, tc_end = temporal_constraint
+            async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+                temporal_seeds = await _get_temporal_entry_points(
+                    conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, tc_start, tc_end, limit=20
+                )
+
+        # MPFP does its own semantic seeds via _find_semantic_seeds
+        results, mpfp_timing = await retriever.retrieve(
+            pool=pool,
+            query_embedding_str=query_embedding_str,
+            bank_id=bank_id,
+            fact_type=fact_type,
+            budget=thinking_budget,
+            query_text=query_text,
+            semantic_seeds=None,  # Let MPFP find its own seeds
+            temporal_seeds=temporal_seeds,
+        )
+        return results, time.time() - start, mpfp_timing
+
+    async def run_temporal(tc_start, tc_end) -> _TimedResult:
+        """Independent temporal retrieval."""
+        start = time.time()
+        async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+            results = await retrieve_temporal(
+                conn,
+                query_embedding_str,
+                bank_id,
+                fact_type,
+                tc_start,
+                tc_end,
+                budget=thinking_budget,
+                semantic_threshold=0.1,
+            )
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
+
+    # Run all methods in parallel (no chain dependencies)
+    if temporal_constraint:
+        tc_start, tc_end = temporal_constraint
+        semantic_result, bm25_result, graph_result, temporal_result = await asyncio.gather(
+            run_semantic(),
+            run_bm25(),
+            run_graph(),
+            run_temporal(tc_start, tc_end),
+        )
+        graph_results, graph_time, mpfp_timing = graph_result
+        return ParallelRetrievalResult(
+            semantic=semantic_result.results,
+            bm25=bm25_result.results,
+            graph=graph_results,
+            temporal=temporal_result.results,
+            timings={
+                "semantic": semantic_result.time,
+                "bm25": bm25_result.time,
+                "graph": graph_time,
+                "temporal": temporal_result.time,
+            },
+            temporal_constraint=temporal_constraint,
+            mpfp_timings=[mpfp_timing] if mpfp_timing else [],
+        )
+    else:
+        semantic_result, bm25_result, graph_result = await asyncio.gather(
+            run_semantic(),
+            run_bm25(),
+            run_graph(),
+        )
+        graph_results, graph_time, mpfp_timing = graph_result
+        return ParallelRetrievalResult(
+            semantic=semantic_result.results,
+            bm25=bm25_result.results,
+            graph=graph_results,
+            temporal=None,
+            timings={
+                "semantic": semantic_result.time,
+                "bm25": bm25_result.time,
+                "graph": graph_time,
+            },
+            temporal_constraint=None,
+            mpfp_timings=[mpfp_timing] if mpfp_timing else [],
+        )
+
+
+async def _get_temporal_entry_points(
+    conn,
+    query_embedding_str: str,
+    bank_id: str,
+    fact_type: str,
+    start_date: datetime,
+    end_date: datetime,
+    limit: int = 20,
+    semantic_threshold: float = 0.1,
+) -> list[RetrievalResult]:
+    """Get temporal entry points (facts in date range with semantic relevance)."""
+
+    if start_date.tzinfo is None:
+        start_date = start_date.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+    if end_date.tzinfo is None:
+        end_date = end_date.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+
+    rows = await conn.fetch(
+        f"""
+        SELECT id, text, context, event_date, occurred_start, occurred_end, mentioned_at,
+               access_count, embedding, fact_type, document_id, chunk_id,
+               1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector) AS similarity
+        FROM {fq_table("memory_units")}
+        WHERE bank_id = $2
+          AND fact_type = $3
+          AND embedding IS NOT NULL
+          AND (
+              (occurred_start IS NOT NULL AND occurred_end IS NOT NULL
+               AND occurred_start <= $5 AND occurred_end >= $4)
+              OR (mentioned_at IS NOT NULL AND mentioned_at BETWEEN $4 AND $5)
+              OR (occurred_start IS NOT NULL AND occurred_start BETWEEN $4 AND $5)
+              OR (occurred_end IS NOT NULL AND occurred_end BETWEEN $4 AND $5)
+          )
+          AND (1 - (embedding <=> $1::vector)) >= $6
+        ORDER BY COALESCE(occurred_start, mentioned_at, occurred_end) DESC,
+                 (embedding <=> $1::vector) ASC
+        LIMIT $7
+        """,
+        query_embedding_str,
+        bank_id,
+        fact_type,
+        start_date,
+        end_date,
+        semantic_threshold,
+        limit,
+    )
+
+    results = []
+    total_days = max((end_date - start_date).total_seconds() / 86400, 1)
+    mid_date = start_date + (end_date - start_date) / 2
+
+    for row in rows:
+        result = RetrievalResult.from_db_row(dict(row))
+
+        # Calculate temporal proximity score
+        best_date = None
+        if row["occurred_start"] and row["occurred_end"]:
+            best_date = row["occurred_start"] + (row["occurred_end"] - row["occurred_start"]) / 2
+        elif row["occurred_start"]:
+            best_date = row["occurred_start"]
+        elif row["occurred_end"]:
+            best_date = row["occurred_end"]
+        elif row["mentioned_at"]:
+            best_date = row["mentioned_at"]
+
+        if best_date:
+            days_from_mid = abs((best_date - mid_date).total_seconds() / 86400)
+            result.temporal_proximity = 1.0 - min(days_from_mid / (total_days / 2), 1.0)
+        else:
+            result.temporal_proximity = 0.5
+
+        result.temporal_score = result.temporal_proximity
+        results.append(result)
+
+    return results
+
+
+async def _retrieve_parallel_bfs(
+    pool,
+    query_text: str,
+    query_embedding_str: str,
+    bank_id: str,
+    fact_type: str,
+    thinking_budget: int,
+    temporal_constraint: tuple | None,
+    retriever: GraphRetriever,
+) -> ParallelRetrievalResult:
+    """BFS retrieval: all methods run in parallel (original behavior)."""
+    import time
+
+    async def run_semantic() -> _TimedResult:
+        start = time.time()
+        async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+            results = await retrieve_semantic(conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type, limit=thinking_budget)
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
+
+    async def run_bm25() -> _TimedResult:
+        start = time.time()
+        async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
+            results = await retrieve_bm25(conn, query_text, bank_id, fact_type, limit=thinking_budget)
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
+
+    async def run_graph() -> _TimedResult:
+        start = time.time()
+        results, _ = await retriever.retrieve(
             pool=pool,
             query_embedding_str=query_embedding_str,
             bank_id=bank_id,
@@ -381,37 +662,59 @@ async def retrieve_parallel(
             budget=thinking_budget,
             query_text=query_text,
         )
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
 
-    async def run_temporal(start_date, end_date):
+    async def run_temporal(tc_start, tc_end) -> _TimedResult:
+        start = time.time()
         async with acquire_with_retry(pool) as conn:
-            return await retrieve_temporal(
-                conn, query_embedding_str, bank_id, fact_type,
-                start_date, end_date, budget=thinking_budget, semantic_threshold=0.1
+            results = await retrieve_temporal(
+                conn,
+                query_embedding_str,
+                bank_id,
+                fact_type,
+                tc_start,
+                tc_end,
+                budget=thinking_budget,
+                semantic_threshold=0.1,
             )
+        return _TimedResult(results, time.time() - start)
 
-    # Run retrievals in parallel with timing
-    timings = {}
     if temporal_constraint:
-        start_date, end_date = temporal_constraint
-        results = await asyncio.gather(
-            timed_retrieval("semantic", run_semantic()),
-            timed_retrieval("bm25", run_bm25()),
-            timed_retrieval("graph", run_graph()),
-            timed_retrieval("temporal", run_temporal(start_date, end_date))
+        tc_start, tc_end = temporal_constraint
+        semantic_r, bm25_r, graph_r, temporal_r = await asyncio.gather(
+            run_semantic(),
+            run_bm25(),
+            run_graph(),
+            run_temporal(tc_start, tc_end),
+        )
+        return ParallelRetrievalResult(
+            semantic=semantic_r.results,
+            bm25=bm25_r.results,
+            graph=graph_r.results,
+            temporal=temporal_r.results,
+            timings={
+                "semantic": semantic_r.time,
+                "bm25": bm25_r.time,
+                "graph": graph_r.time,
+                "temporal": temporal_r.time,
+            },
+            temporal_constraint=temporal_constraint,
         )
-        semantic_results, _, timings["semantic"] = results[0]
-        bm25_results, _, timings["bm25"] = results[1]
-        graph_results, _, timings["graph"] = results[2]
-        temporal_results, _, timings["temporal"] = results[3]
     else:
-        results = await asyncio.gather(
-            timed_retrieval("semantic", run_semantic()),
-            timed_retrieval("bm25", run_bm25()),
-            timed_retrieval("graph", run_graph())
+        semantic_r, bm25_r, graph_r = await asyncio.gather(
+            run_semantic(),
+            run_bm25(),
+            run_graph(),
+        )
+        return ParallelRetrievalResult(
+            semantic=semantic_r.results,
+            bm25=bm25_r.results,
+            graph=graph_r.results,
+            temporal=None,
+            timings={
+                "semantic": semantic_r.time,
+                "bm25": bm25_r.time,
+                "graph": graph_r.time,
+            },
+            temporal_constraint=None,
         )
-        semantic_results, _, timings["semantic"] = results[0]
-        bm25_results, _, timings["bm25"] = results[1]
-        graph_results, _, timings["graph"] = results[2]
-        temporal_results = None
-
-    return semantic_results, bm25_results, graph_results, temporal_results, timings, temporal_constraint

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/scoring.py

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ Scoring functions for memory search and retrieval.
 Includes recency weighting, frequency weighting, temporal proximity,
 and similarity calculations used in memory activation and ranking.
 """
+
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import List
 
 
-def cosine_similarity(vec1: List[float], vec2: List[float]) -> float:
+def cosine_similarity(vec1: list[float], vec2: list[float]) -> float:
     """
     Calculate cosine similarity between two vectors.
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def calculate_recency_weight(days_since: float, half_life_days: float = 365.0) -
         Weight between 0 and 1
     """
     import math
+
     # Logarithmic decay: 1 / (1 + log(1 + days_since/half_life))
     # This decays much slower than exponential, giving better long-term differentiation
     normalized_age = days_since / half_life_days
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ def calculate_frequency_weight(access_count: int, max_boost: float = 2.0) -> flo
         Weight between 1.0 and max_boost
     """
     import math
+
     if access_count <= 0:
         return 1.0
 
@@ -116,11 +118,7 @@ def calculate_temporal_anchor(occurred_start: datetime, occurred_end: datetime)
     return midpoint
 
 
-def calculate_temporal_proximity(
-    anchor_a: datetime,
-    anchor_b: datetime,
-    half_life_days: float = 30.0
-) -> float:
+def calculate_temporal_proximity(anchor_a: datetime, anchor_b: datetime, half_life_days: float = 30.0) -> float:
     """
     Calculate temporal proximity between two temporal anchors.
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/temporal_extraction.py

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ Temporal extraction for time-aware search queries.
 Handles natural language temporal expressions using transformer-based query analysis.
 """
 
-from typing import Optional, Tuple
-from datetime import datetime
 import logging
-from hindsight_api.engine.query_analyzer import QueryAnalyzer, DateparserQueryAnalyzer
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from hindsight_api.engine.query_analyzer import DateparserQueryAnalyzer, QueryAnalyzer
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Global default analyzer instance
 # Can be overridden by passing a custom analyzer to extract_temporal_constraint
-_default_analyzer: Optional[QueryAnalyzer] = None
+_default_analyzer: QueryAnalyzer | None = None
 
 
 def get_default_analyzer() -> QueryAnalyzer:
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ def get_default_analyzer() -> QueryAnalyzer:
 
 def extract_temporal_constraint(
     query: str,
-    reference_date: Optional[datetime] = None,
-    analyzer: Optional[QueryAnalyzer] = None,
-) -> Optional[Tuple[datetime, datetime]]:
+    reference_date: datetime | None = None,
+    analyzer: QueryAnalyzer | None = None,
+) -> tuple[datetime, datetime] | None:
     """
     Extract temporal constraint from query.
 
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ def extract_temporal_constraint(
     analysis = analyzer.analyze(query, reference_date)
 
     if analysis.temporal_constraint:
-        result = (
-            analysis.temporal_constraint.start_date,
-            analysis.temporal_constraint.end_date
-        )
+        result = (analysis.temporal_constraint.start_date, analysis.temporal_constraint.end_date)
         return result
 
     return None

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/think_utils.py

@@ -2,41 +2,35 @@
 Think operation utilities for formulating answers based on agent and world facts.
 """
 
-import asyncio
 import logging
 import re
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Dict, List, Any
+from datetime import datetime
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
-from ..response_models import ReflectResult, MemoryFact, DispositionTraits
+from ..response_models import DispositionTraits, MemoryFact
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Opinion(BaseModel):
     """An opinion formed by the bank."""
+
     opinion: str = Field(description="The opinion or perspective with reasoning included")
     confidence: float = Field(description="Confidence score for this opinion (0.0 to 1.0, where 1.0 is very confident)")
 
 
 class OpinionExtractionResponse(BaseModel):
     """Response containing extracted opinions."""
-    opinions: List[Opinion] = Field(
-        default_factory=list,
-        description="List of opinions formed with their supporting reasons and confidence scores"
+
+    opinions: list[Opinion] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="List of opinions formed with their supporting reasons and confidence scores"
     )
 
 
 def describe_trait_level(value: int) -> str:
     """Convert trait value (1-5) to descriptive text."""
-    levels = {
-        1: "very low",
-        2: "low",
-        3: "moderate",
-        4: "high",
-        5: "very high"
-    }
+    levels = {1: "very low", 2: "low", 3: "moderate", 4: "high", 5: "very high"}
     return levels.get(value, "moderate")
 
 
@@ -47,7 +41,7 @@ def build_disposition_description(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
         2: "You tend to trust information but may question obvious inconsistencies.",
         3: "You have a balanced approach to information, neither too trusting nor too skeptical.",
         4: "You are somewhat skeptical and often question the reliability of information.",
-        5: "You are highly skeptical and critically examine all information for accuracy and hidden motives."
+        5: "You are highly skeptical and critically examine all information for accuracy and hidden motives.",
     }
 
     literalism_desc = {
@@ -55,7 +49,7 @@ def build_disposition_description(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
         2: "You tend to consider context and implied meaning alongside literal statements.",
         3: "You balance literal interpretation with contextual understanding.",
         4: "You prefer to interpret information more literally and precisely.",
-        5: "You interpret information very literally and focus on exact wording and commitments."
+        5: "You interpret information very literally and focus on exact wording and commitments.",
     }
 
     empathy_desc = {
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ def build_disposition_description(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
         2: "You consider facts first but acknowledge emotional factors exist.",
         3: "You balance factual analysis with emotional understanding.",
         4: "You give significant weight to emotional context and human factors.",
-        5: "You strongly consider the emotional state and circumstances of others when forming memories."
+        5: "You strongly consider the emotional state and circumstances of others when forming memories.",
     }
 
     return f"""Your disposition traits:
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ def build_disposition_description(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
 - Empathy ({describe_trait_level(disposition.empathy)}): {empathy_desc.get(disposition.empathy, empathy_desc[3])}"""
 
 
-def format_facts_for_prompt(facts: List[MemoryFact]) -> str:
+def format_facts_for_prompt(facts: list[MemoryFact]) -> str:
     """Format facts as JSON for LLM prompt."""
     import json
 
@@ -80,9 +74,7 @@ def format_facts_for_prompt(facts: List[MemoryFact]) -> str:
         return "[]"
     formatted = []
     for fact in facts:
-        fact_obj = {
-            "text": fact.text
-        }
+        fact_obj = {"text": fact.text}
 
         # Add context if available
         if fact.context:
@@ -94,7 +86,7 @@ def format_facts_for_prompt(facts: List[MemoryFact]) -> str:
             if isinstance(occurred_start, str):
                 fact_obj["occurred_start"] = occurred_start
             elif isinstance(occurred_start, datetime):
-                fact_obj["occurred_start"] = occurred_start.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+                fact_obj["occurred_start"] = occurred_start.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 
         formatted.append(fact_obj)
 
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ def build_think_prompt(
     name: str,
     disposition: DispositionTraits,
     background: str,
-    context: str = None,
+    context: str | None = None,
 ) -> str:
     """Build the think prompt for the LLM."""
     disposition_desc = build_disposition_description(disposition)
@@ -176,16 +168,14 @@ def get_system_message(disposition: DispositionTraits) -> str:
     elif disposition.empathy <= 2:
         instructions.append("Focus on facts and outcomes rather than emotional context.")
 
-    disposition_instruction = " ".join(instructions) if instructions else "Balance your disposition traits when interpreting information."
+    disposition_instruction = (
+        " ".join(instructions) if instructions else "Balance your disposition traits when interpreting information."
+    )
 
-    return f"You are a person with your own thoughts, experiences, opinions, and disposition. When asked a question, respond naturally like a human would - share what you genuinely think based on what you know and have experienced. {disposition_instruction} Be direct, express your views confidently, and use 'I think', 'I believe', 'in my view', etc. Respond in plain text without markdown formatting."
+    return f"You are a person with your own thoughts, experiences, opinions, and disposition. When asked a question, respond naturally like a human would - share what you genuinely think based on what you know and have experienced. {disposition_instruction} Be direct, express your views confidently, and use 'I think', 'I believe', 'in my view', etc. Respond in plain text without markdown formatting. IMPORTANT: Detect the language of the question and respond in the SAME language. Do not translate to English if the question is in another language."
 
 
-async def extract_opinions_from_text(
-    llm_config,
-    text: str,
-    query: str
-) -> List[Opinion]:
+async def extract_opinions_from_text(llm_config, text: str, query: str) -> list[Opinion]:
     """
     Extract opinions with reasons and confidence from text using LLM.
 
@@ -238,11 +228,14 @@ If no genuine opinions are expressed (e.g., the response just says "I don't know
     try:
         result = await llm_config.call(
             messages=[
-                {"role": "system", "content": "You are converting opinions from text into first-person statements. Always use 'I think', 'I believe', 'I feel', etc. NEVER use third-person like 'The speaker' or 'They'."},
-                {"role": "user", "content": extraction_prompt}
+                {
+                    "role": "system",
+                    "content": "You are converting opinions from text into first-person statements. Always use 'I think', 'I believe', 'I feel', etc. NEVER use third-person like 'The speaker' or 'They'.",
+                },
+                {"role": "user", "content": extraction_prompt},
             ],
             response_format=OpinionExtractionResponse,
-            scope="memory_extract_opinion"
+            scope="memory_extract_opinion",
         )
 
         # Format opinions with confidence score and convert to first-person
@@ -253,14 +246,18 @@ If no genuine opinions are expressed (e.g., the response just says "I don't know
 
             # Replace common third-person patterns with first-person
             def singularize_verb(verb):
-                if verb.endswith('es'):
+                if verb.endswith("es"):
                     return verb[:-1]  # believes -> believe
-                elif verb.endswith('s'):
+                elif verb.endswith("s"):
                     return verb[:-1]  # thinks -> think
                 return verb
 
             # Pattern: "The speaker/user [verb]..." -> "I [verb]..."
-            match = re.match(r'^(The speaker|The user|They|It is believed) (believes?|thinks?|feels?|says|asserts?|considers?)(\s+that)?(.*)$', opinion_text, re.IGNORECASE)
+            match = re.match(
+                r"^(The speaker|The user|They|It is believed) (believes?|thinks?|feels?|says|asserts?|considers?)(\s+that)?(.*)$",
+                opinion_text,
+                re.IGNORECASE,
+            )
             if match:
                 verb = singularize_verb(match.group(2))
                 that_part = match.group(3) or ""  # Keep " that" if present
@@ -268,17 +265,96 @@ If no genuine opinions are expressed (e.g., the response just says "I don't know
                 opinion_text = f"I {verb}{that_part}{rest}"
 
             # If still doesn't start with first-person, prepend "I believe that "
-            first_person_starters = ["I think", "I believe", "I feel", "In my view", "I've come to believe", "Previously I"]
+            first_person_starters = [
+                "I think",
+                "I believe",
+                "I feel",
+                "In my view",
+                "I've come to believe",
+                "Previously I",
+            ]
             if not any(opinion_text.startswith(starter) for starter in first_person_starters):
                 opinion_text = "I believe that " + opinion_text[0].lower() + opinion_text[1:]
 
-            formatted_opinions.append(Opinion(
-                opinion=opinion_text,
-                confidence=op.confidence
-            ))
+            formatted_opinions.append(Opinion(opinion=opinion_text, confidence=op.confidence))
 
         return formatted_opinions
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning(f"Failed to extract opinions: {str(e)}")
         return []
+
+
+async def reflect(
+    llm_config,
+    query: str,
+    experience_facts: list[str] = None,
+    world_facts: list[str] = None,
+    opinion_facts: list[str] = None,
+    name: str = "Assistant",
+    disposition: DispositionTraits = None,
+    background: str = "",
+    context: str = None,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Standalone reflect function for generating answers based on facts.
+
+    This is a static version of the reflect operation that can be called
+    without a MemoryEngine instance, useful for testing.
+
+    Args:
+        llm_config: LLM provider instance
+        query: Question to answer
+        experience_facts: List of experience/agent fact strings
+        world_facts: List of world fact strings
+        opinion_facts: List of opinion fact strings
+        name: Name of the agent/persona
+        disposition: Disposition traits (defaults to neutral)
+        background: Background information
+        context: Additional context for the prompt
+
+    Returns:
+        Generated answer text
+    """
+    # Default disposition if not provided
+    if disposition is None:
+        disposition = DispositionTraits(skepticism=3, literalism=3, empathy=3)
+
+    # Convert string lists to MemoryFact format for formatting
+    def to_memory_facts(facts: list[str], fact_type: str) -> list[MemoryFact]:
+        if not facts:
+            return []
+        return [MemoryFact(id=f"test-{i}", text=f, fact_type=fact_type) for i, f in enumerate(facts)]
+
+    agent_results = to_memory_facts(experience_facts or [], "experience")
+    world_results = to_memory_facts(world_facts or [], "world")
+    opinion_results = to_memory_facts(opinion_facts or [], "opinion")
+
+    # Format facts for prompt
+    agent_facts_text = format_facts_for_prompt(agent_results)
+    world_facts_text = format_facts_for_prompt(world_results)
+    opinion_facts_text = format_facts_for_prompt(opinion_results)
+
+    # Build prompt
+    prompt = build_think_prompt(
+        agent_facts_text=agent_facts_text,
+        world_facts_text=world_facts_text,
+        opinion_facts_text=opinion_facts_text,
+        query=query,
+        name=name,
+        disposition=disposition,
+        background=background,
+        context=context,
+    )
+
+    system_message = get_system_message(disposition)
+
+    # Call LLM
+    answer_text = await llm_config.call(
+        messages=[{"role": "system", "content": system_message}, {"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
+        scope="memory_think",
+        temperature=0.9,
+        max_completion_tokens=1000,
+    )
+
+    return answer_text.strip()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/trace.py

@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ Search trace models for debugging and visualization.
 These Pydantic models define the structure of search traces, capturing
 every step of the spreading activation search process for analysis.
 """
+
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Any, Literal
+from typing import Any, Literal
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 
 class QueryInfo(BaseModel):
     """Information about the search query."""
+
     query_text: str = Field(description="Original query text")
-    query_embedding: List[float] = Field(description="Generated query embedding vector")
+    query_embedding: list[float] = Field(description="Generated query embedding vector")
     timestamp: datetime = Field(description="When the query was executed")
     budget: int = Field(description="Maximum nodes to explore")
     max_tokens: int = Field(description="Maximum tokens to return in results")
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ class QueryInfo(BaseModel):
 
 class EntryPoint(BaseModel):
     """An entry point node selected for search."""
+
     node_id: str = Field(description="Memory unit ID")
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     similarity_score: float = Field(description="Cosine similarity to query", ge=0.0, le=1.0)
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ class EntryPoint(BaseModel):
 
 class WeightComponents(BaseModel):
     """Breakdown of weight calculation components."""
+
     activation: float = Field(description="Activation from spreading (can exceed 1.0 through accumulation)", ge=0.0)
     semantic_similarity: float = Field(description="Semantic similarity to query", ge=0.0, le=1.0)
     recency: float = Field(description="Recency weight", ge=0.0, le=1.0)
@@ -43,99 +48,120 @@ class WeightComponents(BaseModel):
 
 class LinkInfo(BaseModel):
     """Information about a link to a neighbor."""
+
     to_node_id: str = Field(description="Target node ID")
     link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"] = Field(description="Type of link")
-    link_weight: float = Field(description="Weight of the link (can exceed 1.0 when aggregating multiple connections)", ge=0.0)
-    entity_id: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Entity ID if link_type is 'entity'")
-    new_activation: Optional[float] = Field(default=None, description="Activation that would be passed to neighbor (None for supplementary links)")
+    link_weight: float = Field(
+        description="Weight of the link (can exceed 1.0 when aggregating multiple connections)", ge=0.0
+    )
+    entity_id: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Entity ID if link_type is 'entity'")
+    new_activation: float | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Activation that would be passed to neighbor (None for supplementary links)"
+    )
     followed: bool = Field(description="Whether this link was followed (or pruned)")
-    prune_reason: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Why link was not followed (if not followed)")
-    is_supplementary: bool = Field(default=False, description="Whether this is a supplementary link (multiple connections to same node)")
+    prune_reason: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Why link was not followed (if not followed)")
+    is_supplementary: bool = Field(
+        default=False, description="Whether this is a supplementary link (multiple connections to same node)"
+    )
 
 
 class NodeVisit(BaseModel):
     """Information about visiting a node during search."""
+
     step: int = Field(description="Step number in search (1-based)")
     node_id: str = Field(description="Memory unit ID")
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     context: str = Field(description="Memory unit context")
-    event_date: Optional[datetime] = Field(default=None, description="When the memory occurred")
+    event_date: datetime | None = Field(default=None, description="When the memory occurred")
     access_count: int = Field(description="Number of times accessed before this search")
 
     # How this node was reached
     is_entry_point: bool = Field(description="Whether this is an entry point")
-    parent_node_id: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Node that led to this one")
-    link_type: Optional[Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"]] = Field(default=None, description="Type of link from parent")
-    link_weight: Optional[float] = Field(default=None, description="Weight of link from parent")
+    parent_node_id: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Node that led to this one")
+    link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"] | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Type of link from parent"
+    )
+    link_weight: float | None = Field(default=None, description="Weight of link from parent")
 
     # Weights
     weights: WeightComponents = Field(description="Weight calculation breakdown")
 
     # Neighbors discovered from this node
-    neighbors_explored: List[LinkInfo] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Links explored from this node")
+    neighbors_explored: list[LinkInfo] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Links explored from this node")
 
     # Ranking
-    final_rank: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, description="Final rank in results (1-based, None if not in top-k)")
+    final_rank: int | None = Field(default=None, description="Final rank in results (1-based, None if not in top-k)")
 
 
 class PruningDecision(BaseModel):
     """Records when a node was considered but not visited."""
+
     node_id: str = Field(description="Node that was pruned")
-    reason: Literal["already_visited", "activation_too_low", "budget_exhausted"] = Field(description="Why it was pruned")
+    reason: Literal["already_visited", "activation_too_low", "budget_exhausted"] = Field(
+        description="Why it was pruned"
+    )
     activation: float = Field(description="Activation value when pruned")
     would_have_been_step: int = Field(description="What step it would have been if visited")
 
 
 class SearchPhaseMetrics(BaseModel):
     """Performance metrics for a search phase."""
+
     phase_name: str = Field(description="Name of the phase")
     duration_seconds: float = Field(description="Time taken in seconds")
-    details: Dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, description="Additional phase-specific metrics")
+    details: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, description="Additional phase-specific metrics")
 
 
 class RetrievalResult(BaseModel):
     """A single result from a retrieval method."""
+
     rank: int = Field(description="Rank in this retrieval method (1-based)")
     node_id: str = Field(description="Memory unit ID")
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     context: str = Field(default="", description="Memory unit context")
-    event_date: Optional[datetime] = Field(default=None, description="When the memory occurred")
-    fact_type: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Fact type (world, experience, opinion)")
+    event_date: datetime | None = Field(default=None, description="When the memory occurred")
+    fact_type: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Fact type (world, experience, opinion)")
     score: float = Field(description="Score from this retrieval method")
     score_name: str = Field(description="Name of the score (e.g., 'similarity', 'bm25_score', 'activation')")
 
 
 class RetrievalMethodResults(BaseModel):
     """Results from a single retrieval method."""
+
     method_name: Literal["semantic", "bm25", "graph", "temporal"] = Field(description="Name of retrieval method")
-    fact_type: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Fact type this retrieval was for (world, experience, opinion)")
-    results: List[RetrievalResult] = Field(description="Retrieved results with ranks")
+    fact_type: str | None = Field(
+        default=None, description="Fact type this retrieval was for (world, experience, opinion)"
+    )
+    results: list[RetrievalResult] = Field(description="Retrieved results with ranks")
     duration_seconds: float = Field(description="Time taken for this retrieval")
-    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, description="Method-specific metadata")
+    metadata: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, description="Method-specific metadata")
 
 
 class RRFMergeResult(BaseModel):
     """A result after RRF merging."""
+
     node_id: str = Field(description="Memory unit ID")
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     rrf_score: float = Field(description="Reciprocal Rank Fusion score")
-    source_ranks: Dict[str, int] = Field(description="Rank in each source that contributed (method_name -> rank)")
+    source_ranks: dict[str, int] = Field(description="Rank in each source that contributed (method_name -> rank)")
     final_rrf_rank: int = Field(description="Rank after RRF merge (1-based)")
 
 
 class RerankedResult(BaseModel):
     """A result after reranking."""
+
     node_id: str = Field(description="Memory unit ID")
     text: str = Field(description="Memory unit text content")
     rerank_score: float = Field(description="Final reranking score")
     rerank_rank: int = Field(description="Rank after reranking (1-based)")
     rrf_rank: int = Field(description="Original RRF rank before reranking")
     rank_change: int = Field(description="Change in rank (positive = moved up)")
-    score_components: Dict[str, float] = Field(default_factory=dict, description="Score breakdown")
+    score_components: dict[str, float] = Field(default_factory=dict, description="Score breakdown")
 
 
 class SearchSummary(BaseModel):
     """Summary statistics about the search."""
+
     total_nodes_visited: int = Field(description="Total nodes visited")
     total_nodes_pruned: int = Field(description="Total nodes pruned")
     entry_points_found: int = Field(description="Number of entry points")
@@ -150,33 +176,36 @@ class SearchSummary(BaseModel):
     entity_links_followed: int = Field(default=0, description="Entity links followed")
 
     # Phase timings
-    phase_metrics: List[SearchPhaseMetrics] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Metrics for each phase")
+    phase_metrics: list[SearchPhaseMetrics] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Metrics for each phase")
 
 
 class SearchTrace(BaseModel):
     """Complete trace of a search operation."""
+
     query: QueryInfo = Field(description="Query information")
 
     # New 4-way retrieval architecture
-    retrieval_results: List[RetrievalMethodResults] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Results from each retrieval method")
-    rrf_merged: List[RRFMergeResult] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Results after RRF merging")
-    reranked: List[RerankedResult] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Results after reranking")
+    retrieval_results: list[RetrievalMethodResults] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="Results from each retrieval method"
+    )
+    rrf_merged: list[RRFMergeResult] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Results after RRF merging")
+    reranked: list[RerankedResult] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Results after reranking")
 
     # Legacy fields (kept for backward compatibility with graph/temporal visualizations)
-    entry_points: List[EntryPoint] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Entry points selected for search (legacy)")
-    visits: List[NodeVisit] = Field(default_factory=list, description="All nodes visited during search (legacy, for graph viz)")
-    pruned: List[PruningDecision] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Nodes that were pruned (legacy)")
+    entry_points: list[EntryPoint] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="Entry points selected for search (legacy)"
+    )
+    visits: list[NodeVisit] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="All nodes visited during search (legacy, for graph viz)"
+    )
+    pruned: list[PruningDecision] = Field(default_factory=list, description="Nodes that were pruned (legacy)")
 
     summary: SearchSummary = Field(description="Summary statistics")
 
     # Final results (for comparison with visits)
-    final_results: List[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(description="Final ranked results returned to user")
+    final_results: list[dict[str, Any]] = Field(description="Final ranked results returned to user")
 
-    model_config = {
-        "json_encoders": {
-            datetime: lambda v: v.isoformat()
-        }
-    }
+    model_config = {"json_encoders": {datetime: lambda v: v.isoformat()}}
 
     def to_json(self, **kwargs) -> str:
         """Export trace as JSON string."""
@@ -186,14 +215,14 @@ class SearchTrace(BaseModel):
         """Export trace as dictionary."""
         return self.model_dump()
 
-    def get_visit_by_node_id(self, node_id: str) -> Optional[NodeVisit]:
+    def get_visit_by_node_id(self, node_id: str) -> NodeVisit | None:
         """Find a visit by node ID."""
         for visit in self.visits:
             if visit.node_id == node_id:
                 return visit
         return None
 
-    def get_search_path_to_node(self, node_id: str) -> List[NodeVisit]:
+    def get_search_path_to_node(self, node_id: str) -> list[NodeVisit]:
         """Get the path from entry point to a specific node."""
         path = []
         current_visit = self.get_visit_by_node_id(node_id)
@@ -207,10 +236,10 @@ class SearchTrace(BaseModel):
 
         return path
 
-    def get_nodes_by_link_type(self, link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"]) -> List[NodeVisit]:
+    def get_nodes_by_link_type(self, link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"]) -> list[NodeVisit]:
         """Get all nodes reached via a specific link type."""
         return [v for v in self.visits if v.link_type == link_type]
 
-    def get_entry_point_nodes(self) -> List[NodeVisit]:
+    def get_entry_point_nodes(self) -> list[NodeVisit]:
         """Get all entry point visits."""
         return [v for v in self.visits if v.is_entry_point]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/tracer.py

@@ -4,24 +4,25 @@ Search tracer for collecting detailed search execution traces.
 The SearchTracer collects comprehensive information about each step
 of the spreading activation search process for debugging and visualization.
 """
+
 import time
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Any, Literal
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from typing import Any, Literal
 
 from .trace import (
-    SearchTrace,
-    QueryInfo,
     EntryPoint,
-    NodeVisit,
-    WeightComponents,
     LinkInfo,
+    NodeVisit,
     PruningDecision,
-    SearchSummary,
-    SearchPhaseMetrics,
-    RetrievalResult,
-    RetrievalMethodResults,
-    RRFMergeResult,
+    QueryInfo,
     RerankedResult,
+    RetrievalMethodResults,
+    RetrievalResult,
+    RRFMergeResult,
+    SearchPhaseMetrics,
+    SearchSummary,
+    SearchTrace,
+    WeightComponents,
 )
 
 
@@ -58,17 +59,17 @@ class SearchTracer:
         self.max_tokens = max_tokens
 
         # Trace data
-        self.query_embedding: Optional[List[float]] = None
-        self.start_time: Optional[float] = None
-        self.entry_points: List[EntryPoint] = []
-        self.visits: List[NodeVisit] = []
-        self.pruned: List[PruningDecision] = []
-        self.phase_metrics: List[SearchPhaseMetrics] = []
+        self.query_embedding: list[float] | None = None
+        self.start_time: float | None = None
+        self.entry_points: list[EntryPoint] = []
+        self.visits: list[NodeVisit] = []
+        self.pruned: list[PruningDecision] = []
+        self.phase_metrics: list[SearchPhaseMetrics] = []
 
         # New 4-way retrieval tracking
-        self.retrieval_results: List[RetrievalMethodResults] = []
-        self.rrf_merged: List[RRFMergeResult] = []
-        self.reranked: List[RerankedResult] = []
+        self.retrieval_results: list[RetrievalMethodResults] = []
+        self.rrf_merged: list[RRFMergeResult] = []
+        self.reranked: list[RerankedResult] = []
 
         # Tracking state
         self.current_step = 0
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class SearchTracer:
         """Start timing the search."""
         self.start_time = time.time()
 
-    def record_query_embedding(self, embedding: List[float]):
+    def record_query_embedding(self, embedding: list[float]):
         """Record the query embedding."""
         self.query_embedding = embedding
 
@@ -114,12 +115,12 @@ class SearchTracer:
         node_id: str,
         text: str,
         context: str,
-        event_date: datetime,
+        event_date: datetime | None,
         access_count: int,
         is_entry_point: bool,
-        parent_node_id: Optional[str],
-        link_type: Optional[Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"]],
-        link_weight: Optional[float],
+        parent_node_id: str | None,
+        link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"] | None,
+        link_weight: float | None,
         activation: float,
         semantic_similarity: float,
         recency: float,
@@ -199,10 +200,10 @@ class SearchTracer:
         to_node_id: str,
         link_type: Literal["temporal", "semantic", "entity"],
         link_weight: float,
-        entity_id: Optional[str],
-        new_activation: Optional[float],
+        entity_id: str | None,
+        new_activation: float | None,
         followed: bool,
-        prune_reason: Optional[str] = None,
+        prune_reason: str | None = None,
         is_supplementary: bool = False,
     ):
         """
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ class SearchTracer:
             )
         )
 
-    def add_phase_metric(self, phase_name: str, duration_seconds: float, details: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+    def add_phase_metric(self, phase_name: str, duration_seconds: float, details: dict[str, Any] | None = None):
         """
         Record metrics for a search phase.
 
@@ -286,11 +287,11 @@ class SearchTracer:
     def add_retrieval_results(
         self,
         method_name: Literal["semantic", "bm25", "graph", "temporal"],
-        results: List[tuple],  # List of (doc_id, data) tuples
+        results: list[tuple],  # List of (doc_id, data) tuples
         duration_seconds: float,
         score_field: str,  # e.g., "similarity", "bm25_score"
-        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-        fact_type: Optional[str] = None
+        metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        fact_type: str | None = None,
     ):
         """
         Record results from a single retrieval method.
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ class SearchTracer:
             )
         )
 
-    def add_rrf_merged(self, merged_results: List[tuple]):
+    def add_rrf_merged(self, merged_results: list[tuple]):
         """
         Record RRF merged results.
 
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ class SearchTracer:
                 )
             )
 
-    def add_reranked(self, reranked_results: List[Dict[str, Any]], rrf_merged: List):
+    def add_reranked(self, reranked_results: list[dict[str, Any]], rrf_merged: list):
         """
         Record reranked results.
 
@@ -373,7 +374,15 @@ class SearchTracer:
             # Keys from ScoredResult.to_dict(): cross_encoder_score, cross_encoder_score_normalized,
             # rrf_normalized, temporal, recency, combined_score, weight
             score_components = {}
-            for key in ["cross_encoder_score", "cross_encoder_score_normalized", "rrf_score", "rrf_normalized", "temporal", "recency", "combined_score"]:
+            for key in [
+                "cross_encoder_score",
+                "cross_encoder_score_normalized",
+                "rrf_score",
+                "rrf_normalized",
+                "temporal",
+                "recency",
+                "combined_score",
+            ]:
                 if key in result and result[key] is not None:
                     score_components[key] = result[key]
 
@@ -389,7 +398,7 @@ class SearchTracer:
                 )
             )
 
-    def finalize(self, final_results: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> SearchTrace:
+    def finalize(self, final_results: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> SearchTrace:
         """
         Finalize the trace and return the complete SearchTrace object.
 
@@ -416,7 +425,7 @@ class SearchTracer:
         query_info = QueryInfo(
             query_text=self.query_text,
             query_embedding=self.query_embedding or [],
-            timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+            timestamp=datetime.now(UTC),
             budget=self.budget,
             max_tokens=self.max_tokens,
         )

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/search/types.py

@@ -6,8 +6,23 @@ providing type safety and making data flow explicit.
 """
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
 from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MPFPTimings:
+    """Timing breakdown for a single MPFP retrieval call."""
+
+    fact_type: str
+    adjacency_query: float = 0.0
+    adjacency_process: float = 0.0
+    edge_count: int = 0
+    traverse: float = 0.0
+    pattern_count: int = 0
+    fusion: float = 0.0
+    fetch: float = 0.0
+    result_count: int = 0
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -17,28 +32,29 @@ class RetrievalResult:
 
     This represents a raw result from the database query, before merging or reranking.
     """
+
     id: str
     text: str
     fact_type: str
-    context: Optional[str] = None
-    event_date: Optional[datetime] = None
-    occurred_start: Optional[datetime] = None
-    occurred_end: Optional[datetime] = None
-    mentioned_at: Optional[datetime] = None
-    document_id: Optional[str] = None
-    chunk_id: Optional[str] = None
+    context: str | None = None
+    event_date: datetime | None = None
+    occurred_start: datetime | None = None
+    occurred_end: datetime | None = None
+    mentioned_at: datetime | None = None
+    document_id: str | None = None
+    chunk_id: str | None = None
     access_count: int = 0
-    embedding: Optional[List[float]] = None
+    embedding: list[float] | None = None
 
     # Retrieval-specific scores (only one will be set depending on retrieval method)
-    similarity: Optional[float] = None  # Semantic retrieval
-    bm25_score: Optional[float] = None  # BM25 retrieval
-    activation: Optional[float] = None  # Graph retrieval (spreading activation)
-    temporal_score: Optional[float] = None  # Temporal retrieval
-    temporal_proximity: Optional[float] = None  # Temporal retrieval
+    similarity: float | None = None  # Semantic retrieval
+    bm25_score: float | None = None  # BM25 retrieval
+    activation: float | None = None  # Graph retrieval (spreading activation)
+    temporal_score: float | None = None  # Temporal retrieval
+    temporal_proximity: float | None = None  # Temporal retrieval
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_db_row(cls, row: Dict[str, Any]) -> "RetrievalResult":
+    def from_db_row(cls, row: dict[str, Any]) -> "RetrievalResult":
         """Create from a database row (asyncpg Record converted to dict)."""
         return cls(
             id=str(row["id"]),
@@ -68,13 +84,14 @@ class MergedCandidate:
 
     Contains the original retrieval data plus RRF metadata.
     """
+
     # Original retrieval data
     retrieval: RetrievalResult
 
     # RRF metadata
     rrf_score: float
     rrf_rank: int = 0
-    source_ranks: Dict[str, int] = field(default_factory=dict)  # method_name -> rank
+    source_ranks: dict[str, int] = field(default_factory=dict)  # method_name -> rank
 
     @property
     def id(self) -> str:
@@ -89,6 +106,7 @@ class ScoredResult:
 
     Contains all retrieval/merge data plus reranking scores and combined score.
     """
+
     # Original merged candidate
     candidate: MergedCandidate
 
@@ -115,7 +133,7 @@ class ScoredResult:
         """Convenience property to access retrieval data."""
         return self.candidate.retrieval
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Convert to dict for backwards compatibility.
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/task_backend.py

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ This provides an abstraction that can be adapted to different execution models:
 - Pub/Sub architectures (future)
 - Message brokers (future)
 """
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Callable, Awaitable
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
+from typing import Any
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,10 +31,10 @@ class TaskBackend(ABC):
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Initialize the task backend."""
-        self._executor: Optional[Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]]] = None
+        self._executor: Callable[[dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]] | None = None
         self._initialized = False
 
-    def set_executor(self, executor: Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]]):
+    def set_executor(self, executor: Callable[[dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]]):
         """
         Set the executor callback for processing tasks.
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class TaskBackend(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: Dict[str, Any]):
+    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
         """
         Submit a task for execution.
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class TaskBackend(ABC):
         """
         pass
 
-    async def _execute_task(self, task_dict: Dict[str, Any]):
+    async def _execute_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
         """
         Execute a task through the registered executor.
 
@@ -73,19 +75,75 @@ class TaskBackend(ABC):
             task_dict: Task dictionary to execute
         """
         if self._executor is None:
-            task_type = task_dict.get('type', 'unknown')
+            task_type = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
             logger.warning(f"No executor registered, skipping task {task_type}")
             return
 
         try:
             await self._executor(task_dict)
         except Exception as e:
-            task_type = task_dict.get('type', 'unknown')
+            task_type = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
             logger.error(f"Error executing task {task_type}: {e}")
             import traceback
+
             traceback.print_exc()
 
 
+class SyncTaskBackend(TaskBackend):
+    """
+    Synchronous task backend that executes tasks immediately.
+
+    This is useful for embedded/CLI usage where we don't want background
+    workers that prevent clean exit. Tasks are executed inline rather than
+    being queued.
+    """
+
+    async def initialize(self):
+        """No-op for sync backend."""
+        self._initialized = True
+        logger.debug("SyncTaskBackend initialized")
+
+    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
+        """
+        Execute the task immediately (synchronously).
+
+        Args:
+            task_dict: Task dictionary to execute
+        """
+        if not self._initialized:
+            await self.initialize()
+
+        await self._execute_task(task_dict)
+
+    async def shutdown(self):
+        """No-op for sync backend."""
+        self._initialized = False
+        logger.debug("SyncTaskBackend shutdown")
+
+
+class NoopTaskBackend(TaskBackend):
+    """
+    No-op task backend that discards all tasks.
+
+    This is useful for tests where background task execution is not needed
+    and would only slow down the test suite.
+    """
+
+    async def initialize(self):
+        """No-op."""
+        self._initialized = True
+        logger.debug("NoopTaskBackend initialized")
+
+    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
+        """Discard the task (do nothing)."""
+        pass
+
+    async def shutdown(self):
+        """No-op."""
+        self._initialized = False
+        logger.debug("NoopTaskBackend shutdown")
+
+
 class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
     """
     Task backend implementation using asyncio queues.
@@ -94,11 +152,7 @@ class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
     and a periodic consumer worker.
     """
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        batch_size: int = 100,
-        batch_interval: float = 1.0
-    ):
+    def __init__(self, batch_size: int = 10, batch_interval: float = 1.0):
         """
         Initialize AsyncIO queue backend.
 
@@ -107,11 +161,13 @@ class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
             batch_interval: Maximum time (seconds) to wait before processing batch
         """
         super().__init__()
-        self._queue: Optional[asyncio.Queue] = None
-        self._worker_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        self._shutdown_event: Optional[asyncio.Event] = None
+        self._queue: asyncio.Queue | None = None
+        self._worker_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
+        self._shutdown_event: asyncio.Event | None = None
         self._batch_size = batch_size
         self._batch_interval = batch_interval
+        self._in_flight_count = 0
+        self._in_flight_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
     async def initialize(self):
         """Initialize the queue and start the worker."""
@@ -124,7 +180,7 @@ class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
         self._initialized = True
         logger.info("AsyncIOQueueBackend initialized")
 
-    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: Dict[str, Any]):
+    async def submit_task(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
         """
         Submit a task by putting it in the queue.
 
@@ -135,33 +191,31 @@ class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
             await self.initialize()
 
         await self._queue.put(task_dict)
-        task_type = task_dict.get('type', 'unknown')
-        task_id = task_dict.get('id')
 
-    async def wait_for_pending_tasks(self, timeout: float = 5.0):
+    async def wait_for_pending_tasks(self, timeout: float = 120.0):
         """
-        Wait for all pending tasks in the queue to be processed.
+        Wait for all pending tasks in the queue and in-flight tasks to complete.
 
         This is useful in tests to ensure background tasks complete before assertions.
 
         Args:
-            timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds
+            timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds (default 120s for long-running tasks)
         """
         if not self._initialized or self._queue is None:
             return
 
-        # Wait for queue to be empty and give worker time to process
+        # Wait for queue to be empty AND no in-flight tasks
         start_time = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
         while asyncio.get_event_loop().time() - start_time < timeout:
-            if self._queue.empty():
-                # Queue is empty, give worker a bit more time to finish any in-flight task
-                await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
-                # Check again - if still empty, we're done
-                if self._queue.empty():
-                    return
-            else:
-                # Queue not empty, wait a bit
-                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                in_flight = self._in_flight_count
+
+            if self._queue.empty() and in_flight == 0:
+                # Queue is empty and no tasks in flight, we're done
+                return
+
+            # Wait a bit before checking again
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
 
     async def shutdown(self):
         """Shutdown the worker and drain the queue."""
@@ -184,6 +238,39 @@ class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
         self._initialized = False
         logger.info("AsyncIOQueueBackend shutdown complete")
 
+    async def _execute_task_with_tracking(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
+        """Execute a task and track its in-flight status."""
+        async with self._in_flight_lock:
+            self._in_flight_count += 1
+        try:
+            await self._execute_task(task_dict)
+        finally:
+            async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                self._in_flight_count -= 1
+
+    async def _execute_task_no_tracking(self, task_dict: dict[str, Any]):
+        """Execute a task without in-flight tracking (tracking done at batch level)."""
+        await self._execute_task(task_dict)
+
+    def _get_queue_stats(self) -> tuple[int, dict[str, int]]:
+        """Get current queue size and bank_id distribution."""
+        queue_size = self._queue.qsize() if self._queue else 0
+        bank_distribution: dict[str, int] = {}
+
+        if queue_size > 0 and self._queue:
+            # Peek at queue items without removing them
+            # Note: This is a snapshot and may not be perfectly accurate due to concurrency
+            try:
+                # Access internal deque for logging purposes only
+                items = list(self._queue._queue)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                for item in items:
+                    bank_id = item.get("bank_id", "unknown")
+                    bank_distribution[bank_id] = bank_distribution.get(bank_id, 0) + 1
+            except Exception:
+                pass  # Queue access failed, return empty distribution
+
+        return queue_size, bank_distribution
+
     async def _worker(self):
         """
         Background worker that processes tasks in batches.
@@ -200,22 +287,53 @@ class AsyncIOQueueBackend(TaskBackend):
                 while len(tasks) < self._batch_size and asyncio.get_event_loop().time() < deadline:
                     try:
                         remaining_time = max(0.1, deadline - asyncio.get_event_loop().time())
-                        task_dict = await asyncio.wait_for(
-                            self._queue.get(),
-                            timeout=remaining_time
-                        )
+                        task_dict = await asyncio.wait_for(self._queue.get(), timeout=remaining_time)
+                        # Track task as in-flight immediately when picked up from queue
+                        # This prevents wait_for_pending_tasks from returning too early
+                        async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                            self._in_flight_count += 1
                         tasks.append(task_dict)
-                    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    except TimeoutError:
                         break
 
                 # Process batch
                 if tasks:
-                    # Execute tasks concurrently
+                    # Log batch start with queue stats
+                    queue_size, bank_distribution = self._get_queue_stats()
+
+                    # Summarize batch by task type and bank
+                    batch_summary: dict[str, dict[str, int]] = {}
+                    for task_dict in tasks:
+                        task_type = task_dict.get("type", "unknown")
+                        bank_id = task_dict.get("bank_id", "unknown")
+                        if task_type not in batch_summary:
+                            batch_summary[task_type] = {}
+                        batch_summary[task_type][bank_id] = batch_summary[task_type].get(bank_id, 0) + 1
+
+                    # Build log message
+                    batch_parts = []
+                    for task_type, banks in sorted(batch_summary.items()):
+                        bank_str = ", ".join(f"{b}:{c}" for b, c in sorted(banks.items()))
+                        batch_parts.append(f"{task_type}[{bank_str}]")
+                    batch_str = ", ".join(batch_parts)
+
+                    if queue_size > 0:
+                        pending_str = ", ".join(f"{k}:{v}" for k, v in sorted(bank_distribution.items()))
+                        logger.info(
+                            f"Processing {len(tasks)} tasks: {batch_str} (pending={queue_size} [{pending_str}])"
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        logger.info(f"Processing {len(tasks)} tasks: {batch_str}")
+
+                    # Execute tasks concurrently (in_flight already tracked when picked up)
                     await asyncio.gather(
-                        *[self._execute_task(task_dict) for task_dict in tasks],
-                        return_exceptions=True
+                        *[self._execute_task_no_tracking(task_dict) for task_dict in tasks], return_exceptions=True
                     )
 
+                    # Decrement in_flight count after all tasks complete
+                    async with self._in_flight_lock:
+                        self._in_flight_count -= len(tasks)
+
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 break
             except Exception as e:

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/engine/utils.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """
 Utility functions for memory system.
 """
+
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import List, Dict, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .llm_wrapper import LLMConfig
@@ -12,7 +13,14 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 from .retain.fact_extraction import extract_facts_from_text
 
 
-async def extract_facts(text: str, event_date: datetime, context: str = "", llm_config: 'LLMConfig' = None, agent_name: str = None, extract_opinions: bool = False) -> tuple[List['Fact'], List[tuple[str, int]]]:
+async def extract_facts(
+    text: str,
+    event_date: datetime,
+    context: str = "",
+    llm_config: "LLMConfig" = None,
+    agent_name: str = None,
+    extract_opinions: bool = False,
+) -> tuple[list["Fact"], list[tuple[str, int]]]:
     """
     Extract semantic facts from text using LLM.
 
@@ -41,16 +49,25 @@ async def extract_facts(text: str, event_date: datetime, context: str = "", llm_
     if not text or not text.strip():
         return [], []
 
-    facts, chunks = await extract_facts_from_text(text, event_date, context=context, llm_config=llm_config, agent_name=agent_name, extract_opinions=extract_opinions)
+    facts, chunks, _ = await extract_facts_from_text(
+        text,
+        event_date,
+        context=context,
+        llm_config=llm_config,
+        agent_name=agent_name,
+        extract_opinions=extract_opinions,
+    )
 
     if not facts:
-        logging.warning(f"LLM extracted 0 facts from text of length {len(text)}. This may indicate the text contains no meaningful information, or the LLM failed to extract facts. Full text: {text}")
+        logging.warning(
+            f"LLM extracted 0 facts from text of length {len(text)}. This may indicate the text contains no meaningful information, or the LLM failed to extract facts. Full text: {text}"
+        )
         return [], chunks
 
     return facts, chunks
 
 
-def cosine_similarity(vec1: List[float], vec2: List[float]) -> float:
+def cosine_similarity(vec1: list[float], vec2: list[float]) -> float:
     """
     Calculate cosine similarity between two vectors.
 
@@ -100,6 +117,7 @@ def calculate_recency_weight(days_since: float, half_life_days: float = 365.0) -
         Weight between 0 and 1
     """
     import math
+
     # Logarithmic decay: 1 / (1 + log(1 + days_since/half_life))
     # This decays much slower than exponential, giving better long-term differentiation
     normalized_age = days_since / half_life_days
@@ -121,6 +139,7 @@ def calculate_frequency_weight(access_count: int, max_boost: float = 2.0) -> flo
         Weight between 1.0 and max_boost
     """
     import math
+
     if access_count <= 0:
         return 1.0
 
@@ -158,11 +177,7 @@ def calculate_temporal_anchor(occurred_start: datetime, occurred_end: datetime)
     return midpoint
 
 
-def calculate_temporal_proximity(
-    anchor_a: datetime,
-    anchor_b: datetime,
-    half_life_days: float = 30.0
-) -> float:
+def calculate_temporal_proximity(anchor_a: datetime, anchor_b: datetime, half_life_days: float = 30.0) -> float:
     """
     Calculate temporal proximity between two temporal anchors.
 

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"""
+Hindsight Extensions System.
+
+Extensions allow customizing and extending Hindsight behavior without modifying core code.
+Extensions are loaded via environment variables pointing to implementation classes.
+
+Example:
+    HINDSIGHT_API_OPERATION_VALIDATOR_EXTENSION=mypackage.validators:MyValidator
+    HINDSIGHT_API_OPERATION_VALIDATOR_MAX_RETRIES=3
+
+    HINDSIGHT_API_HTTP_EXTENSION=mypackage.http:MyHttpExtension
+    HINDSIGHT_API_HTTP_SOME_CONFIG=value
+
+Extensions receive an ExtensionContext that provides a controlled API for interacting
+with the system (e.g., running migrations for tenant schemas).
+"""
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.base import Extension
+from hindsight_api.extensions.builtin import ApiKeyTenantExtension
+from hindsight_api.extensions.context import DefaultExtensionContext, ExtensionContext
+from hindsight_api.extensions.http import HttpExtension
+from hindsight_api.extensions.loader import load_extension
+from hindsight_api.extensions.operation_validator import (
+    OperationValidationError,
+    OperationValidatorExtension,
+    RecallContext,
+    RecallResult,
+    ReflectContext,
+    ReflectResultContext,
+    RetainContext,
+    RetainResult,
+    ValidationResult,
+)
+from hindsight_api.extensions.tenant import (
+    AuthenticationError,
+    TenantContext,
+    TenantExtension,
+)
+from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
+
+__all__ = [
+    # Base
+    "Extension",
+    "load_extension",
+    # Context
+    "ExtensionContext",
+    "DefaultExtensionContext",
+    # HTTP Extension
+    "HttpExtension",
+    # Operation Validator
+    "OperationValidationError",
+    "OperationValidatorExtension",
+    "RecallContext",
+    "RecallResult",
+    "ReflectContext",
+    "ReflectResultContext",
+    "RetainContext",
+    "RetainResult",
+    "ValidationResult",
+    # Tenant/Auth
+    "ApiKeyTenantExtension",
+    "AuthenticationError",
+    "RequestContext",
+    "TenantContext",
+    "TenantExtension",
+]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/base.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Base Extension class for all Hindsight extensions."""
+
+from abc import ABC
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from hindsight_api.extensions.context import ExtensionContext
+
+
+class Extension(ABC):
+    """
+    Base class for all Hindsight extensions.
+
+    Extensions are loaded via environment variables and receive configuration
+    from prefixed environment variables.
+
+    Example:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_MY_EXTENSION=mypackage.ext:MyExtension
+        HINDSIGHT_API_MY_SOME_CONFIG=value
+
+        The extension receives: {"some_config": "value"}
+
+    Extensions also receive an ExtensionContext that provides a controlled API
+    for interacting with the system (e.g., running migrations for tenant schemas).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, str]):
+        """
+        Initialize the extension with configuration.
+
+        Args:
+            config: Dictionary of configuration values from environment variables.
+                    Keys are lowercased with the prefix stripped.
+        """
+        self.config = config
+        self._context: "ExtensionContext | None" = None
+
+    def set_context(self, context: "ExtensionContext") -> None:
+        """
+        Set the extension context.
+
+        Called by the extension loader after instantiation.
+        Extensions should not call this directly.
+
+        Args:
+            context: The ExtensionContext providing system APIs.
+        """
+        self._context = context
+
+    @property
+    def context(self) -> "ExtensionContext":
+        """
+        Get the extension context.
+
+        Returns:
+            The ExtensionContext providing system APIs.
+
+        Raises:
+            RuntimeError: If context has not been set yet.
+        """
+        if self._context is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Extension context not set. Context is available after the extension is loaded by the system."
+            )
+        return self._context
+
+    async def on_startup(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Called when the application starts.
+
+        Override to perform initialization tasks like connecting to external services.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    async def on_shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Called when the application shuts down.
+
+        Override to perform cleanup tasks like closing connections.
+        """
+        pass

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/builtin/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""
+Built-in extension implementations.
+
+These are ready-to-use implementations of the extension interfaces.
+They can be used directly or serve as examples for custom implementations.
+
+Available built-in extensions:
+    - ApiKeyTenantExtension: Simple API key validation with public schema
+
+Example usage:
+    HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_EXTENSION=hindsight_api.extensions.builtin.tenant:ApiKeyTenantExtension
+"""
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.builtin.tenant import ApiKeyTenantExtension
+
+__all__ = [
+    "ApiKeyTenantExtension",
+]

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/builtin/tenant.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Built-in tenant extension implementations."""
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.tenant import AuthenticationError, TenantContext, TenantExtension
+from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
+
+
+class ApiKeyTenantExtension(TenantExtension):
+    """
+    Built-in tenant extension that validates API key against an environment variable.
+
+    This is a simple implementation that:
+    1. Validates the API key matches HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_API_KEY
+    2. Returns 'public' as the schema for all authenticated requests
+
+    Configuration:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_EXTENSION=hindsight_api.extensions.builtin.tenant:ApiKeyTenantExtension
+        HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_API_KEY=your-secret-key
+
+    For multi-tenant setups with separate schemas per tenant, implement a custom
+    TenantExtension that looks up the schema based on the API key or token claims.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, str]):
+        super().__init__(config)
+        self.expected_api_key = config.get("api_key")
+        if not self.expected_api_key:
+            raise ValueError("HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_API_KEY is required when using ApiKeyTenantExtension")
+
+    async def authenticate(self, context: RequestContext) -> TenantContext:
+        """Validate API key and return public schema context."""
+        if context.api_key != self.expected_api_key:
+            raise AuthenticationError("Invalid API key")
+        return TenantContext(schema_name="public")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/context.py

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"""Extension context providing a controlled API for extensions to interact with the system."""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from hindsight_api.engine.interface import MemoryEngineInterface
+
+
+class ExtensionContext(ABC):
+    """
+    Abstract context providing a controlled API for extensions.
+
+    Extensions receive this context instead of direct access to internal
+    components like MemoryEngine or database connections. This provides:
+    - A stable API that won't break when internals change
+    - Security by limiting what extensions can access
+    - Clear documentation of what extensions can do
+
+    Built-in implementation:
+        hindsight_api.extensions.builtin.context.DefaultExtensionContext
+
+    Example usage in an extension:
+        class MyTenantExtension(TenantExtension):
+            async def on_startup(self) -> None:
+                # Run migrations for a new tenant schema
+                await self.context.run_migration("tenant_acme")
+
+        class MyHttpExtension(HttpExtension):
+            def get_router(self, memory):
+                # Use memory engine for custom endpoints
+                engine = self.context.get_memory_engine()
+                ...
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def run_migration(self, schema: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Run database migrations for a specific schema.
+
+        This creates the schema if it doesn't exist and runs all pending
+        migrations. Uses advisory locks to coordinate between distributed workers.
+
+        Args:
+            schema: PostgreSQL schema name (e.g., "tenant_acme").
+                    The schema will be created if it doesn't exist.
+
+        Raises:
+            RuntimeError: If migrations fail to complete.
+
+        Example:
+            # Provision a new tenant schema
+            await context.run_migration("tenant_acme")
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_memory_engine(self) -> "MemoryEngineInterface":
+        """
+        Get the memory engine interface.
+
+        Returns the MemoryEngineInterface for performing memory operations
+        like retain, recall, reflect, and entity/document management.
+
+        Returns:
+            MemoryEngineInterface instance.
+
+        Example:
+            engine = context.get_memory_engine()
+            result = await engine.recall_async(bank_id, query)
+        """
+        ...
+
+
+class DefaultExtensionContext(ExtensionContext):
+    """
+    Default implementation of ExtensionContext.
+
+    Uses the system's database URL and migration infrastructure.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        database_url: str,
+        memory_engine: "MemoryEngineInterface | None" = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the context.
+
+        Args:
+            database_url: SQLAlchemy database URL for migrations.
+            memory_engine: Optional MemoryEngine instance for memory operations.
+        """
+        self._database_url = database_url
+        self._memory_engine = memory_engine
+
+    async def run_migration(self, schema: str) -> None:
+        """Run migrations for a specific schema."""
+        from hindsight_api.migrations import ensure_embedding_dimension, run_migrations
+
+        # Prefer getting URL from memory engine (handles pg0 case where URL is set after init)
+        db_url = self._database_url
+        if self._memory_engine is not None:
+            engine_url = getattr(self._memory_engine, "db_url", None)
+            if engine_url:
+                db_url = engine_url
+
+        run_migrations(db_url, schema=schema)
+
+        # Ensure embedding column dimension matches the model's dimension
+        # This is needed because migrations create columns with default dimension
+        if self._memory_engine is not None:
+            embeddings = getattr(self._memory_engine, "embeddings", None)
+            if embeddings is not None:
+                dimension = getattr(embeddings, "dimension", None)
+                if dimension is not None:
+                    ensure_embedding_dimension(db_url, dimension, schema=schema)
+
+    def get_memory_engine(self) -> "MemoryEngineInterface":
+        """Get the memory engine interface."""
+        if self._memory_engine is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Memory engine not configured in ExtensionContext. "
+                "Ensure the context was created with a memory_engine parameter."
+            )
+        return self._memory_engine

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/http.py

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""
+HTTP Extension for adding custom endpoints to the Hindsight API.
+
+This extension allows adding custom HTTP endpoints under the /ext/ path prefix.
+The extension provides a FastAPI router that is mounted on the main application.
+"""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.base import Extension
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
+
+
+class HttpExtension(Extension, ABC):
+    """
+    Base class for HTTP extensions that add custom API endpoints.
+
+    HTTP extensions provide a FastAPI router that gets mounted under /ext/.
+    The extension has full control over the routes, request/response models, and handlers.
+
+    Example:
+        ```python
+        from fastapi import APIRouter
+        from hindsight_api.extensions import HttpExtension
+
+        class MyHttpExtension(HttpExtension):
+            def get_router(self, memory: MemoryEngine) -> APIRouter:
+                router = APIRouter()
+
+                @router.get("/hello")
+                async def hello():
+                    return {"message": "Hello from extension!"}
+
+                @router.post("/custom/{bank_id}/action")
+                async def custom_action(bank_id: str):
+                    # Access memory engine for database operations
+                    pool = await memory._get_pool()
+                    # ... custom logic
+                    return {"status": "ok"}
+
+                return router
+        ```
+
+    The routes will be available at:
+        - GET /ext/hello
+        - POST /ext/custom/{bank_id}/action
+
+    Configuration via environment variables:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_HTTP_EXTENSION=mypackage.ext:MyHttpExtension
+        HINDSIGHT_API_HTTP_SOME_CONFIG=value
+
+    The extension receives config: {"some_config": "value"}
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_router(self, memory: "MemoryEngine") -> APIRouter:
+        """
+        Return a FastAPI router with custom endpoints.
+
+        The router will be mounted at /ext/ on the main application.
+        All routes defined in the router will be prefixed with /ext/.
+
+        Args:
+            memory: The MemoryEngine instance for database access and core operations.
+                   Use this to access the connection pool, run queries, or call
+                   memory operations like retain, recall, etc.
+
+        Returns:
+            A FastAPI APIRouter with the custom endpoints defined.
+
+        Example:
+            ```python
+            def get_router(self, memory: MemoryEngine) -> APIRouter:
+                router = APIRouter(tags=["My Extension"])
+
+                @router.get("/status")
+                async def status():
+                    health = await memory.health_check()
+                    return {"extension": "healthy", "memory": health}
+
+                return router
+            ```
+        """
+        pass

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/loader.py

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""Extension loader utilities."""
+
+import importlib
+import logging
+import os
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypeVar
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.base import Extension
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from hindsight_api.extensions.context import ExtensionContext
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+T = TypeVar("T", bound=Extension)
+
+
+class ExtensionLoadError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an extension fails to load."""
+
+    pass
+
+
+def load_extension(
+    prefix: str,
+    base_class: type[T],
+    env_prefix: str = "HINDSIGHT_API",
+    context: "ExtensionContext | None" = None,
+) -> T | None:
+    """
+    Load an extension from environment variable configuration.
+
+    The extension class is specified via {env_prefix}_{prefix}_EXTENSION environment
+    variable in the format "module.path:ClassName".
+
+    Configuration for the extension is collected from all environment variables
+    matching {env_prefix}_{prefix}_* (excluding the EXTENSION variable itself).
+
+    Args:
+        prefix: The extension prefix (e.g., "OPERATION_VALIDATOR").
+        base_class: The base class that the extension must inherit from.
+        env_prefix: The environment variable prefix (default: "HINDSIGHT_API").
+        context: Optional ExtensionContext to provide system APIs to the extension.
+
+    Returns:
+        An instance of the extension, or None if not configured.
+
+    Raises:
+        ExtensionLoadError: If the extension fails to load or validate.
+
+    Example:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_OPERATION_VALIDATOR_EXTENSION=mypackage.validators:MyValidator
+        HINDSIGHT_API_OPERATION_VALIDATOR_MAX_REQUESTS=100
+
+        ext = load_extension("OPERATION_VALIDATOR", OperationValidatorExtension)
+        # ext.config == {"max_requests": "100"}
+    """
+    env_var = f"{env_prefix}_{prefix}_EXTENSION"
+    ext_path = os.getenv(env_var)
+
+    if not ext_path:
+        logger.debug(f"No extension configured for {env_var}")
+        return None
+
+    logger.info(f"Loading extension from {env_var}={ext_path}")
+
+    # Parse "module.path:ClassName"
+    if ":" not in ext_path:
+        raise ExtensionLoadError(f"Invalid extension path '{ext_path}'. Expected format: 'module.path:ClassName'")
+
+    module_path, class_name = ext_path.rsplit(":", 1)
+
+    # Import the module
+    try:
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_path)
+    except ImportError as e:
+        raise ExtensionLoadError(f"Failed to import extension module '{module_path}': {e}") from e
+
+    # Get the class
+    try:
+        ext_class = getattr(module, class_name)
+    except AttributeError as e:
+        raise ExtensionLoadError(f"Extension class '{class_name}' not found in module '{module_path}'") from e
+
+    # Validate inheritance
+    if not isinstance(ext_class, type) or not issubclass(ext_class, base_class):
+        raise ExtensionLoadError(f"Extension class '{ext_class.__name__}' must inherit from '{base_class.__name__}'")
+
+    # Collect configuration from environment variables
+    config = _collect_config(env_prefix, prefix)
+
+    logger.info(f"Loaded extension {ext_class.__name__} with config keys: {list(config.keys())}")
+
+    # Instantiate the extension
+    try:
+        extension = ext_class(config)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise ExtensionLoadError(f"Failed to instantiate extension '{ext_class.__name__}': {e}") from e
+
+    # Set the context if provided
+    if context is not None:
+        extension.set_context(context)
+        logger.debug(f"Set context on extension {ext_class.__name__}")
+
+    return extension
+
+
+def _collect_config(env_prefix: str, prefix: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Collect configuration from environment variables.
+
+    Collects all variables matching {env_prefix}_{prefix}_* except for
+    {env_prefix}_{prefix}_EXTENSION, strips the prefix, and lowercases keys.
+    """
+    config = {}
+    full_prefix = f"{env_prefix}_{prefix}_"
+    extension_var = f"{full_prefix}EXTENSION"
+
+    for key, value in os.environ.items():
+        if key.startswith(full_prefix) and key != extension_var:
+            # Strip prefix and lowercase the key
+            config_key = key[len(full_prefix) :].lower()
+            config[config_key] = value
+
+    return config

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/operation_validator.py

@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+"""Operation Validator Extension for validating retain/recall/reflect operations."""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.base import Extension
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
+    from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import RecallResult as RecallResultModel
+    from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import ReflectResult
+    from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
+
+
+class OperationValidationError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an operation fails validation."""
+
+    def __init__(self, reason: str, status_code: int = 403):
+        self.reason = reason
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        super().__init__(f"Operation validation failed: {reason}")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ValidationResult:
+    """Result of an operation validation."""
+
+    allowed: bool
+    reason: str | None = None
+    status_code: int = 403  # Default to Forbidden
+
+    @classmethod
+    def accept(cls) -> "ValidationResult":
+        """Create an accepted validation result."""
+        return cls(allowed=True)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def reject(cls, reason: str, status_code: int = 403) -> "ValidationResult":
+        """Create a rejected validation result with a reason and HTTP status code."""
+        return cls(allowed=False, reason=reason, status_code=status_code)
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Pre-operation Contexts (all user-provided parameters)
+# =============================================================================
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RetainContext:
+    """Context for a retain operation validation (pre-operation).
+
+    Contains ALL user-provided parameters for the retain operation.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    contents: list[dict]  # List of {content, context, event_date, document_id}
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    document_id: str | None = None
+    fact_type_override: str | None = None
+    confidence_score: float | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RecallContext:
+    """Context for a recall operation validation (pre-operation).
+
+    Contains ALL user-provided parameters for the recall operation.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    query: str
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    budget: "Budget | None" = None
+    max_tokens: int = 4096
+    enable_trace: bool = False
+    fact_types: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    question_date: datetime | None = None
+    include_entities: bool = False
+    max_entity_tokens: int = 500
+    include_chunks: bool = False
+    max_chunk_tokens: int = 8192
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ReflectContext:
+    """Context for a reflect operation validation (pre-operation).
+
+    Contains ALL user-provided parameters for the reflect operation.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    query: str
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    budget: "Budget | None" = None
+    context: str | None = None
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Post-operation Contexts (includes results)
+# =============================================================================
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RetainResult:
+    """Result context for post-retain hook.
+
+    Contains the operation parameters and the result.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    contents: list[dict]
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    document_id: str | None
+    fact_type_override: str | None
+    confidence_score: float | None
+    # Result
+    unit_ids: list[list[str]]  # List of unit IDs per content item
+    success: bool = True
+    error: str | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RecallResult:
+    """Result context for post-recall hook.
+
+    Contains the operation parameters and the result.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    query: str
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    budget: "Budget | None"
+    max_tokens: int
+    enable_trace: bool
+    fact_types: list[str]
+    question_date: datetime | None
+    include_entities: bool
+    max_entity_tokens: int
+    include_chunks: bool
+    max_chunk_tokens: int
+    # Result
+    result: "RecallResultModel | None" = None
+    success: bool = True
+    error: str | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ReflectResultContext:
+    """Result context for post-reflect hook.
+
+    Contains the operation parameters and the result.
+    """
+
+    bank_id: str
+    query: str
+    request_context: "RequestContext"
+    budget: "Budget | None"
+    context: str | None
+    # Result
+    result: "ReflectResult | None" = None
+    success: bool = True
+    error: str | None = None
+
+
+class OperationValidatorExtension(Extension, ABC):
+    """
+    Validates and hooks into retain/recall/reflect operations.
+
+    This extension allows implementing custom logic such as:
+    - Rate limiting (pre-operation)
+    - Quota enforcement (pre-operation)
+    - Permission checks (pre-operation)
+    - Content filtering (pre-operation)
+    - Usage tracking (post-operation)
+    - Audit logging (post-operation)
+    - Metrics collection (post-operation)
+
+    Enable via environment variable:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_OPERATION_VALIDATOR_EXTENSION=mypackage.validators:MyValidator
+
+    Configuration is passed from prefixed environment variables:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_OPERATION_VALIDATOR_MAX_REQUESTS=100
+        -> config = {"max_requests": "100"}
+
+    Hook execution order:
+        1. validate_retain/validate_recall/validate_reflect (pre-operation)
+        2. [operation executes]
+        3. on_retain_complete/on_recall_complete/on_reflect_complete (post-operation)
+    """
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Pre-operation validation hooks (abstract - must be implemented)
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def validate_retain(self, ctx: RetainContext) -> ValidationResult:
+        """
+        Validate a retain operation before execution.
+
+        Called before the retain operation is processed. Return ValidationResult.reject()
+        to prevent the operation from executing.
+
+        Args:
+            ctx: Context containing all user-provided parameters:
+                - bank_id: Bank identifier
+                - contents: List of content dicts
+                - request_context: Request context with auth info
+                - document_id: Optional document ID
+                - fact_type_override: Optional fact type override
+                - confidence_score: Optional confidence score
+
+        Returns:
+            ValidationResult indicating whether the operation is allowed.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def validate_recall(self, ctx: RecallContext) -> ValidationResult:
+        """
+        Validate a recall operation before execution.
+
+        Called before the recall operation is processed. Return ValidationResult.reject()
+        to prevent the operation from executing.
+
+        Args:
+            ctx: Context containing all user-provided parameters:
+                - bank_id: Bank identifier
+                - query: Search query
+                - request_context: Request context with auth info
+                - budget: Budget level
+                - max_tokens: Maximum tokens to return
+                - enable_trace: Whether to include trace info
+                - fact_types: List of fact types to search
+                - question_date: Optional date context for query
+                - include_entities: Whether to include entity data
+                - max_entity_tokens: Max tokens for entities
+                - include_chunks: Whether to include chunks
+                - max_chunk_tokens: Max tokens for chunks
+
+        Returns:
+            ValidationResult indicating whether the operation is allowed.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def validate_reflect(self, ctx: ReflectContext) -> ValidationResult:
+        """
+        Validate a reflect operation before execution.
+
+        Called before the reflect operation is processed. Return ValidationResult.reject()
+        to prevent the operation from executing.
+
+        Args:
+            ctx: Context containing all user-provided parameters:
+                - bank_id: Bank identifier
+                - query: Question to answer
+                - request_context: Request context with auth info
+                - budget: Budget level
+                - context: Optional additional context
+
+        Returns:
+            ValidationResult indicating whether the operation is allowed.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Post-operation hooks (optional - override to implement)
+    # =========================================================================
+
+    async def on_retain_complete(self, result: RetainResult) -> None:
+        """
+        Called after a retain operation completes (success or failure).
+
+        Override this method to implement post-operation logic such as:
+        - Usage tracking
+        - Audit logging
+        - Metrics collection
+        - Notifications
+
+        Args:
+            result: Result context containing:
+                - All original operation parameters
+                - unit_ids: List of created unit IDs (if success)
+                - success: Whether the operation succeeded
+                - error: Error message (if failed)
+        """
+        pass
+
+    async def on_recall_complete(self, result: RecallResult) -> None:
+        """
+        Called after a recall operation completes (success or failure).
+
+        Override this method to implement post-operation logic such as:
+        - Usage tracking
+        - Audit logging
+        - Metrics collection
+        - Query analytics
+
+        Args:
+            result: Result context containing:
+                - All original operation parameters
+                - result: RecallResultModel (if success)
+                - success: Whether the operation succeeded
+                - error: Error message (if failed)
+        """
+        pass
+
+    async def on_reflect_complete(self, result: ReflectResultContext) -> None:
+        """
+        Called after a reflect operation completes (success or failure).
+
+        Override this method to implement post-operation logic such as:
+        - Usage tracking
+        - Audit logging
+        - Metrics collection
+        - Response analytics
+
+        Args:
+            result: Result context containing:
+                - All original operation parameters
+                - result: ReflectResult (if success)
+                - success: Whether the operation succeeded
+                - error: Error message (if failed)
+        """
+        pass

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/extensions/tenant.py

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""Tenant Extension for multi-tenancy and API key authentication."""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from hindsight_api.extensions.base import Extension
+from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
+
+
+class AuthenticationError(Exception):
+    """Raised when authentication fails."""
+
+    def __init__(self, reason: str):
+        self.reason = reason
+        super().__init__(f"Authentication failed: {reason}")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TenantContext:
+    """
+    Tenant context returned by authentication.
+
+    Contains the PostgreSQL schema name for tenant isolation.
+    All database queries will use fully-qualified table names
+    with this schema (e.g., schema_name.memory_units).
+    """
+
+    schema_name: str
+
+
+class TenantExtension(Extension, ABC):
+    """
+    Extension for multi-tenancy and API key authentication.
+
+    This extension validates incoming requests and returns the tenant context
+    including the PostgreSQL schema to use for database operations.
+
+    Built-in implementation:
+        hindsight_api.extensions.builtin.tenant.ApiKeyTenantExtension
+
+    Enable via environment variable:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_EXTENSION=hindsight_api.extensions.builtin.tenant:ApiKeyTenantExtension
+        HINDSIGHT_API_TENANT_API_KEY=your-secret-key
+
+    The returned schema_name is used for fully-qualified table names in queries,
+    enabling tenant isolation at the database level.
+    """
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def authenticate(self, context: RequestContext) -> TenantContext:
+        """
+        Authenticate the action context and return tenant context.
+
+        Args:
+            context: The action context containing API key and other auth data.
+
+        Returns:
+            TenantContext with the schema_name for database operations.
+
+        Raises:
+            AuthenticationError: If authentication fails.
+        """
+        ...

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/main.py

@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ Command-line interface for Hindsight API.
 Run the server with:
     hindsight-api
 
+Run as background daemon:
+    hindsight-api --daemon
+
 Stop with Ctrl+C.
 """
+
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import atexit
@@ -13,17 +17,21 @@ import os
 import signal
 import sys
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional
 
 import uvicorn
 
 from . import MemoryEngine
 from .api import create_app
-from .config import get_config, HindsightConfig
-
 from .banner import print_banner
-print()
-print_banner()
+from .config import HindsightConfig, get_config
+from .daemon import (
+    DEFAULT_DAEMON_PORT,
+    DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT,
+    DaemonLock,
+    IdleTimeoutMiddleware,
+    daemonize,
+)
+from .extensions import DefaultExtensionContext, OperationValidatorExtension, TenantExtension, load_extension
 
 # Filter deprecation warnings from third-party libraries
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="websockets.legacy is deprecated")
@@ -33,7 +41,7 @@ warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="websockets.server.WebSocketServerProt
 os.environ["TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM"] = "false"
 
 # Global reference for cleanup
-_memory: Optional[MemoryEngine] = None
+_memory: MemoryEngine | None = None
 
 
 def _cleanup():
@@ -70,62 +78,88 @@ def main():
 
     # Server options
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--host", default=config.host,
-        help=f"Host to bind to (default: {config.host}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_HOST)"
+        "--host", default=config.host, help=f"Host to bind to (default: {config.host}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_HOST)"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--port", type=int, default=config.port,
-        help=f"Port to bind to (default: {config.port}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_PORT)"
+        "--port",
+        type=int,
+        default=config.port,
+        help=f"Port to bind to (default: {config.port}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_PORT)",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--log-level", default=config.log_level,
+        "--log-level",
+        default=config.log_level,
         choices=["critical", "error", "warning", "info", "debug", "trace"],
-        help=f"Log level (default: {config.log_level}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL)"
+        help=f"Log level (default: {config.log_level}, env: HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL)",
     )
 
     # Development options
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--reload", action="store_true",
-        help="Enable auto-reload on code changes (development only)"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--workers", type=int, default=1,
-        help="Number of worker processes (default: 1)"
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("--reload", action="store_true", help="Enable auto-reload on code changes (development only)")
+    parser.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=1, help="Number of worker processes (default: 1)")
 
     # Access log options
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--access-log", action="store_true",
-        help="Enable access log"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--no-access-log", dest="access_log", action="store_false",
-        help="Disable access log (default)"
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("--access-log", action="store_true", help="Enable access log")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-access-log", dest="access_log", action="store_false", help="Disable access log (default)")
     parser.set_defaults(access_log=False)
 
     # Proxy options
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--proxy-headers", action="store_true",
-        help="Enable X-Forwarded-Proto, X-Forwarded-For headers"
+        "--proxy-headers", action="store_true", help="Enable X-Forwarded-Proto, X-Forwarded-For headers"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--forwarded-allow-ips", default=None,
-        help="Comma separated list of IPs to trust with proxy headers"
+        "--forwarded-allow-ips", default=None, help="Comma separated list of IPs to trust with proxy headers"
     )
 
     # SSL options
+    parser.add_argument("--ssl-keyfile", default=None, help="SSL key file")
+    parser.add_argument("--ssl-certfile", default=None, help="SSL certificate file")
+
+    # Daemon mode options
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--ssl-keyfile", default=None,
-        help="SSL key file"
+        "--daemon",
+        action="store_true",
+        help=f"Run as background daemon (uses port {DEFAULT_DAEMON_PORT}, auto-exits after idle)",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--ssl-certfile", default=None,
-        help="SSL certificate file"
+        "--idle-timeout",
+        type=int,
+        default=DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT,
+        help=f"Idle timeout in seconds before auto-exit in daemon mode (default: {DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT})",
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Daemon mode handling
+    if args.daemon:
+        # Use fixed daemon port
+        args.port = DEFAULT_DAEMON_PORT
+        args.host = "127.0.0.1"  # Only bind to localhost for security
+
+        # Check if another daemon is already running
+        daemon_lock = DaemonLock()
+        if not daemon_lock.acquire():
+            print(f"Daemon already running (PID: {daemon_lock.get_pid()})", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Fork into background
+        daemonize()
+
+        # Re-acquire lock in child process
+        daemon_lock = DaemonLock()
+        if not daemon_lock.acquire():
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Register cleanup to release lock
+        def release_lock():
+            daemon_lock.release()
+
+        atexit.register(release_lock)
+
+    # Print banner (not in daemon mode)
+    if not args.daemon:
+        print()
+        print_banner()
+
     # Configure Python logging based on log level
     # Update config with CLI override if provided
     if args.log_level != config.log_level:
@@ -135,26 +169,85 @@ def main():
             llm_api_key=config.llm_api_key,
             llm_model=config.llm_model,
             llm_base_url=config.llm_base_url,
+            llm_max_concurrent=config.llm_max_concurrent,
+            llm_timeout=config.llm_timeout,
+            retain_llm_provider=config.retain_llm_provider,
+            retain_llm_api_key=config.retain_llm_api_key,
+            retain_llm_model=config.retain_llm_model,
+            retain_llm_base_url=config.retain_llm_base_url,
+            reflect_llm_provider=config.reflect_llm_provider,
+            reflect_llm_api_key=config.reflect_llm_api_key,
+            reflect_llm_model=config.reflect_llm_model,
+            reflect_llm_base_url=config.reflect_llm_base_url,
             embeddings_provider=config.embeddings_provider,
             embeddings_local_model=config.embeddings_local_model,
             embeddings_tei_url=config.embeddings_tei_url,
             reranker_provider=config.reranker_provider,
             reranker_local_model=config.reranker_local_model,
             reranker_tei_url=config.reranker_tei_url,
+            reranker_tei_batch_size=config.reranker_tei_batch_size,
+            reranker_tei_max_concurrent=config.reranker_tei_max_concurrent,
             host=args.host,
             port=args.port,
             log_level=args.log_level,
             mcp_enabled=config.mcp_enabled,
+            graph_retriever=config.graph_retriever,
+            observation_min_facts=config.observation_min_facts,
+            observation_top_entities=config.observation_top_entities,
+            retain_max_completion_tokens=config.retain_max_completion_tokens,
+            retain_chunk_size=config.retain_chunk_size,
+            retain_extract_causal_links=config.retain_extract_causal_links,
+            retain_extraction_mode=config.retain_extraction_mode,
+            retain_observations_async=config.retain_observations_async,
+            skip_llm_verification=config.skip_llm_verification,
+            lazy_reranker=config.lazy_reranker,
+            run_migrations_on_startup=config.run_migrations_on_startup,
+            db_pool_min_size=config.db_pool_min_size,
+            db_pool_max_size=config.db_pool_max_size,
+            db_command_timeout=config.db_command_timeout,
+            db_acquire_timeout=config.db_acquire_timeout,
+            task_backend=config.task_backend,
+            task_backend_memory_batch_size=config.task_backend_memory_batch_size,
+            task_backend_memory_batch_interval=config.task_backend_memory_batch_interval,
         )
     config.configure_logging()
+    if not args.daemon:
+        config.log_config()
 
     # Register cleanup handlers
     atexit.register(_cleanup)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, _signal_handler)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, _signal_handler)
 
+    # Load operation validator extension if configured
+    operation_validator = load_extension("OPERATION_VALIDATOR", OperationValidatorExtension)
+    if operation_validator:
+        import logging
+
+        logging.info(f"Loaded operation validator: {operation_validator.__class__.__name__}")
+
+    # Load tenant extension if configured
+    tenant_extension = load_extension("TENANT", TenantExtension)
+    if tenant_extension:
+        import logging
+
+        logging.info(f"Loaded tenant extension: {tenant_extension.__class__.__name__}")
+
     # Create MemoryEngine (reads configuration from environment)
-    _memory = MemoryEngine()
+    _memory = MemoryEngine(
+        operation_validator=operation_validator,
+        tenant_extension=tenant_extension,
+        run_migrations=config.run_migrations_on_startup,
+    )
+
+    # Set extension context on tenant extension (needed for schema provisioning)
+    if tenant_extension:
+        extension_context = DefaultExtensionContext(
+            database_url=config.database_url,
+            memory_engine=_memory,
+        )
+        tenant_extension.set_context(extension_context)
+        logging.info("Extension context set on tenant extension")
 
     # Create FastAPI app
     app = create_app(
@@ -165,6 +258,12 @@ def main():
         initialize_memory=True,
     )
 
+    # Wrap with idle timeout middleware in daemon mode
+    idle_middleware = None
+    if args.daemon:
+        idle_middleware = IdleTimeoutMiddleware(app, idle_timeout=args.idle_timeout)
+        app = idle_middleware
+
     # Prepare uvicorn config
     uvicorn_config = {
         "app": app,
@@ -188,21 +287,40 @@ def main():
     if args.ssl_certfile:
         uvicorn_config["ssl_certfile"] = args.ssl_certfile
 
+    # Print startup info (not in daemon mode)
+    if not args.daemon:
+        from .banner import print_startup_info
 
+        print_startup_info(
+            host=args.host,
+            port=args.port,
+            database_url=config.database_url,
+            llm_provider=config.llm_provider,
+            llm_model=config.llm_model,
+            embeddings_provider=config.embeddings_provider,
+            reranker_provider=config.reranker_provider,
+            mcp_enabled=config.mcp_enabled,
+        )
 
-    from .banner import print_startup_info
-    print_startup_info(
-        host=args.host,
-        port=args.port,
-        database_url=config.database_url,
-        llm_provider=config.llm_provider,
-        llm_model=config.llm_model,
-        embeddings_provider=config.embeddings_provider,
-        reranker_provider=config.reranker_provider,
-        mcp_enabled=config.mcp_enabled,
-    )
+    # Start idle checker in daemon mode
+    if idle_middleware is not None:
+        # Start the idle checker in a background thread with its own event loop
+        import threading
 
-    uvicorn.run(**uvicorn_config)
+        def run_idle_checker():
+            import time
+
+            time.sleep(2)  # Wait for uvicorn to start
+            try:
+                loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+                asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+                loop.run_until_complete(idle_middleware._check_idle())
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        threading.Thread(target=run_idle_checker, daemon=True).start()
+
+    uvicorn.run(**uvicorn_config)  # type: ignore[invalid-argument-type] - dict kwargs
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/mcp_local.py

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+"""
+Local MCP server for use with Claude Code (stdio transport).
+
+This runs a fully local Hindsight instance with embedded PostgreSQL (pg0).
+No external database or server required.
+
+Run with:
+    hindsight-local-mcp
+
+Or with uvx:
+    uvx hindsight-api@latest hindsight-local-mcp
+
+Configure in Claude Code's MCP settings:
+    {
+        "mcpServers": {
+            "hindsight": {
+                "command": "uvx",
+                "args": ["hindsight-api@latest", "hindsight-local-mcp"],
+                "env": {
+                    "HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY": "your-openai-key"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+Environment variables:
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY: Required. API key for LLM provider.
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: Optional. LLM provider (default: "openai").
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: Optional. LLM model (default: "gpt-4o-mini").
+    HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID: Optional. Memory bank ID (default: "mcp").
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL: Optional. Log level (default: "warning").
+    HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS: Optional. Additional instructions appended to both retain and recall tools.
+
+Example custom instructions (these are ADDED to the default behavior):
+    To also store assistant actions:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS="Also store every action you take, including tool calls, code written, and decisions made."
+
+    To also store conversation summaries:
+        HINDSIGHT_API_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS="Also store summaries of important conversations and their outcomes."
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+
+from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
+from mcp.types import Icon
+
+from hindsight_api.config import (
+    DEFAULT_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID,
+    DEFAULT_MCP_RECALL_DESCRIPTION,
+    DEFAULT_MCP_RETAIN_DESCRIPTION,
+    ENV_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS,
+    ENV_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID,
+)
+
+# Configure logging - default to warning to avoid polluting stderr during MCP init
+# MCP clients interpret stderr output as errors, so we suppress INFO logs by default
+_log_level_str = os.environ.get("HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL", "warning").lower()
+_log_level_map = {
+    "critical": logging.CRITICAL,
+    "error": logging.ERROR,
+    "warning": logging.WARNING,
+    "info": logging.INFO,
+    "debug": logging.DEBUG,
+}
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=_log_level_map.get(_log_level_str, logging.WARNING),
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s",
+    stream=sys.stderr,  # MCP uses stdout for protocol, logs go to stderr
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_local_mcp_server(bank_id: str, memory=None) -> FastMCP:
+    """
+    Create a stdio MCP server with retain/recall tools.
+
+    Args:
+        bank_id: The memory bank ID to use for all operations.
+        memory: Optional MemoryEngine instance. If not provided, creates one with pg0.
+
+    Returns:
+        Configured FastMCP server instance.
+    """
+    # Import here to avoid slow startup if just checking --help
+    from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
+    from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
+    from hindsight_api.engine.response_models import VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES
+    from hindsight_api.models import RequestContext
+
+    # Create memory engine with pg0 embedded database if not provided
+    if memory is None:
+        memory = MemoryEngine(db_url="pg0://hindsight-mcp")
+
+    # Get custom instructions from environment variable (appended to both tools)
+    extra_instructions = os.environ.get(ENV_MCP_INSTRUCTIONS, "")
+
+    retain_description = DEFAULT_MCP_RETAIN_DESCRIPTION
+    recall_description = DEFAULT_MCP_RECALL_DESCRIPTION
+
+    if extra_instructions:
+        retain_description = f"{DEFAULT_MCP_RETAIN_DESCRIPTION}\n\nAdditional instructions: {extra_instructions}"
+        recall_description = f"{DEFAULT_MCP_RECALL_DESCRIPTION}\n\nAdditional instructions: {extra_instructions}"
+
+    mcp = FastMCP("hindsight")
+
+    @mcp.tool(description=retain_description)
+    async def retain(content: str, context: str = "general") -> dict:
+        """
+        Args:
+            content: The fact/memory to store (be specific and include relevant details)
+            context: Category for the memory (e.g., 'preferences', 'work', 'hobbies', 'family'). Default: 'general'
+        """
+        import asyncio
+
+        async def _retain():
+            try:
+                await memory.retain_batch_async(
+                    bank_id=bank_id,
+                    contents=[{"content": content, "context": context}],
+                    request_context=RequestContext(),
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error storing memory: {e}", exc_info=True)
+
+        # Fire and forget - don't block on memory storage
+        asyncio.create_task(_retain())
+        return {"status": "accepted", "message": "Memory storage initiated"}
+
+    @mcp.tool(description=recall_description)
+    async def recall(query: str, max_tokens: int = 4096, budget: str = "low") -> dict:
+        """
+        Args:
+            query: Natural language search query (e.g., "user's food preferences", "what projects is user working on")
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens to return in results (default: 4096)
+            budget: Search budget level - "low", "mid", or "high" (default: "low")
+        """
+        try:
+            # Map string budget to enum
+            budget_map = {"low": Budget.LOW, "mid": Budget.MID, "high": Budget.HIGH}
+            budget_enum = budget_map.get(budget.lower(), Budget.LOW)
+
+            search_result = await memory.recall_async(
+                bank_id=bank_id,
+                query=query,
+                fact_type=list(VALID_RECALL_FACT_TYPES),
+                budget=budget_enum,
+                max_tokens=max_tokens,
+                request_context=RequestContext(),
+            )
+
+            return search_result.model_dump()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error searching: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            return {"error": str(e), "results": []}
+
+    return mcp
+
+
+async def _initialize_and_run(bank_id: str):
+    """Initialize memory and run the MCP server."""
+    from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
+
+    # Create and initialize memory engine with pg0 embedded database
+    # Note: We avoid printing to stderr during init as MCP clients show it as "errors"
+    memory = MemoryEngine(db_url="pg0://hindsight-mcp")
+    await memory.initialize()
+
+    # Create and run the server
+    mcp = create_local_mcp_server(bank_id, memory=memory)
+    await mcp.run_stdio_async()
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point for the stdio MCP server."""
+    import asyncio
+
+    from hindsight_api.config import ENV_LLM_API_KEY, get_config
+
+    # Check for required environment variables
+    config = get_config()
+    if not config.llm_api_key:
+        print(f"Error: {ENV_LLM_API_KEY} environment variable is required", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Set it in your MCP configuration or shell environment", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Get bank ID from environment, default to "mcp"
+    bank_id = os.environ.get(ENV_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID, DEFAULT_MCP_LOCAL_BANK_ID)
+
+    # Note: We don't print to stderr as MCP clients display it as "error output"
+    # Use HINDSIGHT_API_LOG_LEVEL=debug for verbose startup logging
+
+    # Run the async initialization and server
+    asyncio.run(_initialize_and_run(bank_id))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/metrics.py

@@ -5,17 +5,76 @@ This module provides metrics for:
 - Operation latency (retain, recall, reflect) with percentiles
 - Token usage (input/output) per operation
 - Per-bank granularity via labels
+- LLM call latency and token usage with scope dimension
+- HTTP request metrics (latency, count by endpoint/method/status)
+- Process metrics (CPU, memory, file descriptors, threads)
+- Database connection pool metrics
 """
+
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
-from contextlib import contextmanager
+import os
+import resource
+import threading
 import time
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
 
 from opentelemetry import metrics
-from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
-from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import Resource
 from opentelemetry.exporter.prometheus import PrometheusMetricReader
-from prometheus_client import REGISTRY
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
+from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.view import ExplicitBucketHistogramAggregation, View
+from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import Resource
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import asyncpg
+
+# Custom bucket boundaries for operation duration (in seconds)
+# Fine granularity in 0-30s range where most operations complete
+DURATION_BUCKETS = (0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 30.0, 60.0, 120.0)
+
+# LLM duration buckets (finer granularity for faster LLM calls)
+LLM_DURATION_BUCKETS = (0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, 30.0, 60.0, 120.0)
+
+# HTTP request duration buckets (millisecond-level for fast endpoints)
+HTTP_DURATION_BUCKETS = (0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 30.0)
+
+
+def get_token_bucket(token_count: int) -> str:
+    """
+    Convert a token count to a bucket label for use as a dimension.
+
+    This allows analyzing token usage patterns without high-cardinality issues.
+
+    Buckets:
+    - "0-100": Very small requests/responses
+    - "100-500": Small requests/responses
+    - "500-1k": Medium requests/responses
+    - "1k-5k": Large requests/responses
+    - "5k-10k": Very large requests/responses
+    - "10k-50k": Huge requests/responses
+    - "50k+": Extremely large requests/responses
+
+    Args:
+        token_count: Number of tokens
+
+    Returns:
+        Bucket label string
+    """
+    if token_count < 100:
+        return "0-100"
+    elif token_count < 500:
+        return "100-500"
+    elif token_count < 1000:
+        return "500-1k"
+    elif token_count < 5000:
+        return "1k-5k"
+    elif token_count < 10000:
+        return "5k-10k"
+    elif token_count < 50000:
+        return "10k-50k"
+    else:
+        return "50k+"
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -39,18 +98,39 @@ def initialize_metrics(service_name: str = "hindsight-api", service_version: str
     global _meter
 
     # Create resource with service information
-    resource = Resource.create({
-        "service.name": service_name,
-        "service.version": service_version,
-    })
+    resource = Resource.create(
+        {
+            "service.name": service_name,
+            "service.version": service_version,
+        }
+    )
 
     # Create Prometheus metric reader
     prometheus_reader = PrometheusMetricReader()
 
-    # Create meter provider with Prometheus exporter
+    # Create view with custom bucket boundaries for duration histogram
+    duration_view = View(
+        instrument_name="hindsight.operation.duration",
+        aggregation=ExplicitBucketHistogramAggregation(boundaries=DURATION_BUCKETS),
+    )
+
+    # Create view with custom bucket boundaries for LLM duration histogram
+    llm_duration_view = View(
+        instrument_name="hindsight.llm.duration",
+        aggregation=ExplicitBucketHistogramAggregation(boundaries=LLM_DURATION_BUCKETS),
+    )
+
+    # Create view with custom bucket boundaries for HTTP request duration histogram
+    http_duration_view = View(
+        instrument_name="hindsight.http.duration",
+        aggregation=ExplicitBucketHistogramAggregation(boundaries=HTTP_DURATION_BUCKETS),
+    )
+
+    # Create meter provider with Prometheus exporter and custom views
     provider = MeterProvider(
         resource=resource,
-        metric_readers=[prometheus_reader]
+        metric_readers=[prometheus_reader],
+        views=[duration_view, llm_duration_view, http_duration_view],
     )
 
     # Set the global meter provider
@@ -73,27 +153,84 @@ class MetricsCollectorBase:
     """Base class for metrics collectors."""
 
     @contextmanager
-    def record_operation(self, operation: str, bank_id: str, budget: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: Optional[int] = None):
+    def record_operation(
+        self,
+        operation: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        source: str = "api",
+        budget: str | None = None,
+        max_tokens: int | None = None,
+    ):
         """Context manager to record operation duration and status."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def record_tokens(self, operation: str, bank_id: str, input_tokens: int = 0, output_tokens: int = 0, budget: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: Optional[int] = None):
-        """Record token usage for an operation."""
+    def record_llm_call(
+        self,
+        provider: str,
+        model: str,
+        scope: str,
+        duration: float,
+        input_tokens: int = 0,
+        output_tokens: int = 0,
+        success: bool = True,
+    ):
+        """
+        Record metrics for an LLM call.
+
+        Args:
+            provider: LLM provider name (openai, anthropic, gemini, groq, ollama, lmstudio)
+            model: Model name
+            scope: Scope identifier (e.g., "memory", "reflect", "entity_observation")
+            duration: Call duration in seconds
+            input_tokens: Number of input/prompt tokens
+            output_tokens: Number of output/completion tokens
+            success: Whether the call was successful
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def record_http_request(self, method: str, endpoint: str, status_code_getter: Callable[[], int]):
+        """Context manager to record HTTP request metrics."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def set_db_pool(self, pool: "asyncpg.Pool"):
+        """Set the database pool for metrics collection."""
+        pass
+
 
 class NoOpMetricsCollector(MetricsCollectorBase):
     """No-op metrics collector that does nothing. Used when metrics are disabled."""
 
     @contextmanager
-    def record_operation(self, operation: str, bank_id: str, budget: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: Optional[int] = None):
+    def record_operation(
+        self,
+        operation: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        source: str = "api",
+        budget: str | None = None,
+        max_tokens: int | None = None,
+    ):
         """No-op context manager."""
         yield
 
-    def record_tokens(self, operation: str, bank_id: str, input_tokens: int = 0, output_tokens: int = 0, budget: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: Optional[int] = None):
-        """No-op token recording."""
+    def record_llm_call(
+        self,
+        provider: str,
+        model: str,
+        scope: str,
+        duration: float,
+        input_tokens: int = 0,
+        output_tokens: int = 0,
+        success: bool = True,
+    ):
+        """No-op LLM call recording."""
         pass
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def record_http_request(self, method: str, endpoint: str, status_code_getter: Callable[[], int]):
+        """No-op HTTP request recording."""
+        yield
+
 
 class MetricsCollector(MetricsCollectorBase):
     """
@@ -108,44 +245,76 @@ class MetricsCollector(MetricsCollectorBase):
         # Operation latency histogram (in seconds)
         # Records duration of retain, recall, reflect operations
         self.operation_duration = self.meter.create_histogram(
-            name="hindsight.operation.duration",
-            description="Duration of Hindsight operations in seconds",
-            unit="s"
-        )
-
-        # Token usage counters
-        self.tokens_input = self.meter.create_counter(
-            name="hindsight.tokens.input",
-            description="Number of input tokens consumed",
-            unit="tokens"
-        )
-
-        self.tokens_output = self.meter.create_counter(
-            name="hindsight.tokens.output",
-            description="Number of output tokens generated",
-            unit="tokens"
+            name="hindsight.operation.duration", description="Duration of Hindsight operations in seconds", unit="s"
         )
 
         # Operation counter (success/failure)
         self.operation_total = self.meter.create_counter(
-            name="hindsight.operation.total",
-            description="Total number of operations executed",
-            unit="operations"
+            name="hindsight.operation.total", description="Total number of operations executed", unit="operations"
         )
 
+        # LLM call latency histogram (in seconds)
+        # Records duration of LLM API calls with provider, model, and scope dimensions
+        self.llm_duration = self.meter.create_histogram(
+            name="hindsight.llm.duration", description="Duration of LLM API calls in seconds", unit="s"
+        )
+
+        # LLM token usage counters with bucket labels
+        self.llm_tokens_input = self.meter.create_counter(
+            name="hindsight.llm.tokens.input", description="Number of input tokens for LLM calls", unit="tokens"
+        )
+
+        self.llm_tokens_output = self.meter.create_counter(
+            name="hindsight.llm.tokens.output", description="Number of output tokens from LLM calls", unit="tokens"
+        )
+
+        # LLM call counter (success/failure)
+        self.llm_calls_total = self.meter.create_counter(
+            name="hindsight.llm.calls.total", description="Total number of LLM API calls", unit="calls"
+        )
+
+        # HTTP request metrics
+        self.http_request_duration = self.meter.create_histogram(
+            name="hindsight.http.duration", description="Duration of HTTP requests in seconds", unit="s"
+        )
+
+        self.http_requests_total = self.meter.create_counter(
+            name="hindsight.http.requests.total", description="Total number of HTTP requests", unit="requests"
+        )
+
+        self.http_requests_in_progress = self.meter.create_up_down_counter(
+            name="hindsight.http.requests.in_progress",
+            description="Number of HTTP requests in progress",
+            unit="requests",
+        )
+
+        # Process metrics (observable gauges - collected on scrape)
+        self._setup_process_metrics()
+
+        # DB pool metrics holder (set via set_db_pool)
+        self._db_pool: "asyncpg.Pool | None" = None
+
     @contextmanager
-    def record_operation(self, operation: str, bank_id: str, budget: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: Optional[int] = None):
+    def record_operation(
+        self,
+        operation: str,
+        bank_id: str,
+        source: str = "api",
+        budget: str | None = None,
+        max_tokens: int | None = None,
+    ):
         """
         Context manager to record operation duration and status.
 
         Usage:
-            with metrics.record_operation("recall", bank_id="user123", budget="mid", max_tokens=4096):
+            with metrics.record_operation("recall", bank_id="user123", source="api", budget="mid", max_tokens=4096):
                 # ... perform operation
                 pass
 
         Args:
-            operation: Operation name (retain, recall, reflect)
+            operation: Operation name (retain, recall, reflect, entity_observation)
             bank_id: Memory bank ID
+            source: Source of the operation (api, reflect, internal)
             budget: Optional budget level (low, mid, high)
             max_tokens: Optional max tokens for the operation
         """
@@ -153,6 +322,7 @@ class MetricsCollector(MetricsCollectorBase):
         attributes = {
             "operation": operation,
             "bank_id": bank_id,
+            "source": source,
         }
         if budget:
             attributes["budget"] = budget
@@ -175,32 +345,246 @@ class MetricsCollector(MetricsCollectorBase):
             # Record operation count
             self.operation_total.add(1, attributes)
 
-    def record_tokens(self, operation: str, bank_id: str, input_tokens: int = 0, output_tokens: int = 0, budget: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: Optional[int] = None):
+    def record_llm_call(
+        self,
+        provider: str,
+        model: str,
+        scope: str,
+        duration: float,
+        input_tokens: int = 0,
+        output_tokens: int = 0,
+        success: bool = True,
+    ):
         """
-        Record token usage for an operation.
+        Record metrics for an LLM call.
 
         Args:
-            operation: Operation name (retain, recall, reflect)
-            bank_id: Memory bank ID
-            input_tokens: Number of input tokens
-            output_tokens: Number of output tokens
-            budget: Optional budget level
-            max_tokens: Optional max tokens for the operation
+            provider: LLM provider name (openai, anthropic, gemini, groq, ollama, lmstudio)
+            model: Model name
+            scope: Scope identifier (e.g., "memory", "reflect", "entity_observation")
+            duration: Call duration in seconds
+            input_tokens: Number of input/prompt tokens
+            output_tokens: Number of output/completion tokens
+            success: Whether the call was successful
         """
-        attributes = {
-            "operation": operation,
-            "bank_id": bank_id,
+        # Base attributes for all metrics
+        base_attributes = {
+            "provider": provider,
+            "model": model,
+            "scope": scope,
+            "success": str(success).lower(),
         }
-        if budget:
-            attributes["budget"] = budget
-        if max_tokens:
-            attributes["max_tokens"] = str(max_tokens)
 
+        # Record duration
+        self.llm_duration.record(duration, base_attributes)
+
+        # Record call count
+        self.llm_calls_total.add(1, base_attributes)
+
+        # Record tokens with bucket labels for cardinality control
         if input_tokens > 0:
-            self.tokens_input.add(input_tokens, attributes)
+            input_attributes = {
+                **base_attributes,
+                "token_bucket": get_token_bucket(input_tokens),
+            }
+            self.llm_tokens_input.add(input_tokens, input_attributes)
 
         if output_tokens > 0:
-            self.tokens_output.add(output_tokens, attributes)
+            output_attributes = {
+                **base_attributes,
+                "token_bucket": get_token_bucket(output_tokens),
+            }
+            self.llm_tokens_output.add(output_tokens, output_attributes)
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def record_http_request(self, method: str, endpoint: str, status_code_getter: Callable[[], int]):
+        """
+        Context manager to record HTTP request metrics.
+
+        Usage:
+            status_code = [200]  # Use list for mutability
+            with metrics.record_http_request("GET", "/api/banks", lambda: status_code[0]):
+                # ... handle request
+                status_code[0] = response.status_code
+
+        Args:
+            method: HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
+            endpoint: Request endpoint path
+            status_code_getter: Callable that returns the status code after request completes
+        """
+        start_time = time.time()
+        base_attributes = {"method": method, "endpoint": endpoint}
+
+        # Track in-progress
+        self.http_requests_in_progress.add(1, base_attributes)
+
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            duration = time.time() - start_time
+            status_code = status_code_getter()
+            status_class = f"{status_code // 100}xx"
+
+            attributes = {
+                **base_attributes,
+                "status_code": str(status_code),
+                "status_class": status_class,
+            }
+
+            # Record duration and count
+            self.http_request_duration.record(duration, attributes)
+            self.http_requests_total.add(1, attributes)
+
+            # Decrement in-progress
+            self.http_requests_in_progress.add(-1, base_attributes)
+
+    def _setup_process_metrics(self):
+        """Set up observable gauges for process metrics."""
+
+        def get_cpu_times(_options):
+            """Get process CPU times."""
+            try:
+                rusage = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF)
+                yield metrics.Observation(rusage.ru_utime, {"type": "user"})
+                yield metrics.Observation(rusage.ru_stime, {"type": "system"})
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        def get_memory_usage(_options):
+            """Get process memory usage in bytes."""
+            try:
+                rusage = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF)
+                # ru_maxrss is in kilobytes on Linux, bytes on macOS
+                max_rss = rusage.ru_maxrss
+                if os.uname().sysname == "Linux":
+                    max_rss *= 1024  # Convert KB to bytes
+                yield metrics.Observation(max_rss, {"type": "rss_max"})
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        def get_open_file_descriptors(_options):
+            """Get number of open file descriptors."""
+            try:
+                # Try to count open FDs by checking /proc on Linux
+                if os.path.exists("/proc/self/fd"):
+                    count = len(os.listdir("/proc/self/fd"))
+                    yield metrics.Observation(count)
+                else:
+                    # Fallback: use resource limits
+                    soft, hard = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE)
+                    yield metrics.Observation(soft, {"limit": "soft"})
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        def get_thread_count(_options):
+            """Get number of active threads."""
+            try:
+                yield metrics.Observation(threading.active_count())
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        # Create observable gauges
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.process.cpu.seconds",
+            callbacks=[get_cpu_times],
+            description="Process CPU time in seconds",
+            unit="s",
+        )
+
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.process.memory.bytes",
+            callbacks=[get_memory_usage],
+            description="Process memory usage in bytes",
+            unit="By",
+        )
+
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.process.open_fds",
+            callbacks=[get_open_file_descriptors],
+            description="Number of open file descriptors",
+            unit="{fds}",
+        )
+
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.process.threads",
+            callbacks=[get_thread_count],
+            description="Number of active threads",
+            unit="{threads}",
+        )
+
+    def set_db_pool(self, pool: "asyncpg.Pool"):
+        """
+        Set the database pool for metrics collection.
+
+        Args:
+            pool: asyncpg connection pool instance
+        """
+        self._db_pool = pool
+        self._setup_db_pool_metrics()
+
+    def _setup_db_pool_metrics(self):
+        """Set up observable gauges for database pool metrics."""
+
+        def get_pool_size(_options):
+            """Get current pool size."""
+            if self._db_pool is not None:
+                try:
+                    yield metrics.Observation(self._db_pool.get_size())
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        def get_pool_free_size(_options):
+            """Get number of free connections in pool."""
+            if self._db_pool is not None:
+                try:
+                    yield metrics.Observation(self._db_pool.get_idle_size())
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        def get_pool_min_size(_options):
+            """Get pool minimum size."""
+            if self._db_pool is not None:
+                try:
+                    yield metrics.Observation(self._db_pool.get_min_size())
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        def get_pool_max_size(_options):
+            """Get pool maximum size."""
+            if self._db_pool is not None:
+                try:
+                    yield metrics.Observation(self._db_pool.get_max_size())
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+        # Create observable gauges for pool metrics
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.db.pool.size",
+            callbacks=[get_pool_size],
+            description="Current number of connections in the pool",
+            unit="{connections}",
+        )
+
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.db.pool.idle",
+            callbacks=[get_pool_free_size],
+            description="Number of idle connections in the pool",
+            unit="{connections}",
+        )
+
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.db.pool.min",
+            callbacks=[get_pool_min_size],
+            description="Minimum pool size",
+            unit="{connections}",
+        )
+
+        self.meter.create_observable_gauge(
+            name="hindsight.db.pool.max",
+            callbacks=[get_pool_max_size],
+            description="Maximum pool size",
+            unit="{connections}",
+        )
 
 
 # Global metrics collector instance (defaults to no-op)

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/migrations.py

@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@ on application startup. It is designed to be safe for concurrent
 execution using PostgreSQL advisory locks to coordinate between
 distributed workers.
 
+Supports multi-tenant schema isolation: migrations can target a specific
+PostgreSQL schema, allowing each tenant to have isolated tables.
+
 Important: All migrations must be backward-compatible to allow
 safe rolling deployments.
 
 No alembic.ini required - all configuration is done programmatically.
 """
+
+import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
-import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
 
 from alembic import command
 from alembic.config import Config
@@ -27,11 +30,29 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 MIGRATION_LOCK_ID = 123456789
 
 
-def _run_migrations_internal(database_url: str, script_location: str) -> None:
+def _get_schema_lock_id(schema: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Generate a unique advisory lock ID for a schema.
+
+    Uses hash of schema name to create a deterministic lock ID.
+    """
+    # Use hash to create a unique lock ID per schema
+    # Keep within PostgreSQL's bigint range
+    hash_bytes = hashlib.sha256(schema.encode()).digest()[:8]
+    return int.from_bytes(hash_bytes, byteorder="big") % (2**31)
+
+
+def _run_migrations_internal(database_url: str, script_location: str, schema: str | None = None) -> None:
     """
     Internal function to run migrations without locking.
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: SQLAlchemy database URL
+        script_location: Path to alembic scripts
+        schema: Target schema (None for default/public)
     """
-    logger.info(f"Running database migrations to head...")
+    schema_name = schema or "public"
+    logger.info(f"Running database migrations to head for schema '{schema_name}'...")
     logger.info(f"Database URL: {database_url}")
     logger.info(f"Script location: {script_location}")
 
@@ -51,13 +72,22 @@ def _run_migrations_internal(database_url: str, script_location: str) -> None:
     # Set path_separator to avoid deprecation warning
     alembic_cfg.set_main_option("path_separator", "os")
 
-    # Run migrations to head (latest version)
+    # If targeting a specific schema, pass it to env.py via config
+    # env.py will handle setting search_path and version_table_schema
+    if schema:
+        alembic_cfg.set_main_option("target_schema", schema)
+
+    # Run migrations
     command.upgrade(alembic_cfg, "head")
 
-    logger.info("Database migrations completed successfully")
+    logger.info(f"Database migrations completed successfully for schema '{schema_name}'")
 
 
-def run_migrations(database_url: str, script_location: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+def run_migrations(
+    database_url: str,
+    script_location: str | None = None,
+    schema: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
     """
     Run database migrations to the latest version using programmatic Alembic configuration.
 
@@ -66,19 +96,28 @@ def run_migrations(database_url: str, script_location: Optional[str] = None) ->
     - Other workers wait for the lock, then verify migrations are complete
     - If schema is already up-to-date, this is a fast no-op
 
+    Supports multi-tenant schema isolation: when a schema is specified, migrations
+    run in that schema instead of public. This allows tenant extensions to provision
+    new tenant schemas with their own isolated tables.
+
     Args:
         database_url: SQLAlchemy database URL (e.g., "postgresql://user:pass@host/db")
         script_location: Path to alembic migrations directory (e.g., "/path/to/alembic").
                         If None, defaults to hindsight-api/alembic directory.
+        schema: Target PostgreSQL schema name. If None, uses default (public).
+                When specified, creates the schema if needed and runs migrations there.
 
     Raises:
         RuntimeError: If migrations fail to complete
         FileNotFoundError: If script_location doesn't exist
 
     Example:
-        # Using default location (hindsight_api package)
+        # Using default location and public schema
         run_migrations("postgresql://user:pass@host/db")
 
+        # Run migrations for a specific tenant schema
+        run_migrations("postgresql://user:pass@host/db", schema="tenant_acme")
+
         # Using custom location (when importing from another project)
         run_migrations(
             "postgresql://user:pass@host/db",
@@ -97,25 +136,28 @@ def run_migrations(database_url: str, script_location: Optional[str] = None) ->
         script_path = Path(script_location)
         if not script_path.exists():
             raise FileNotFoundError(
-                f"Alembic script location not found at {script_location}. "
-                "Database migrations cannot be run."
+                f"Alembic script location not found at {script_location}. Database migrations cannot be run."
             )
 
+        # Use schema-specific lock ID for multi-tenant isolation
+        lock_id = _get_schema_lock_id(schema) if schema else MIGRATION_LOCK_ID
+        schema_name = schema or "public"
+
         # Use PostgreSQL advisory lock to coordinate between distributed workers
         engine = create_engine(database_url)
         with engine.connect() as conn:
             # pg_advisory_lock blocks until the lock is acquired
             # The lock is automatically released when the connection closes
-            logger.debug(f"Acquiring migration advisory lock (id={MIGRATION_LOCK_ID})...")
-            conn.execute(text(f"SELECT pg_advisory_lock({MIGRATION_LOCK_ID})"))
+            logger.debug(f"Acquiring migration advisory lock for schema '{schema_name}' (id={lock_id})...")
+            conn.execute(text(f"SELECT pg_advisory_lock({lock_id})"))
             logger.debug("Migration advisory lock acquired")
 
             try:
                 # Run migrations while holding the lock
-                _run_migrations_internal(database_url, script_location)
+                _run_migrations_internal(database_url, script_location, schema=schema)
             finally:
                 # Explicitly release the lock (also released on connection close)
-                conn.execute(text(f"SELECT pg_advisory_unlock({MIGRATION_LOCK_ID})"))
+                conn.execute(text(f"SELECT pg_advisory_unlock({lock_id})"))
                 logger.debug("Migration advisory lock released")
 
     except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -130,7 +172,9 @@ def run_migrations(database_url: str, script_location: Optional[str] = None) ->
         raise RuntimeError("Database migration failed") from e
 
 
-def check_migration_status(database_url: Optional[str] = None, script_location: Optional[str] = None) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+def check_migration_status(
+    database_url: str | None = None, script_location: str | None = None
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
     """
     Check current database schema version and latest available version.
 
@@ -151,7 +195,9 @@ def check_migration_status(database_url: Optional[str] = None, script_location:
         if database_url is None:
             database_url = os.getenv("HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL")
         if not database_url:
-            logger.warning("Database URL not provided and HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL not set, cannot check migration status")
+            logger.warning(
+                "Database URL not provided and HINDSIGHT_API_DATABASE_URL not set, cannot check migration status"
+            )
             return None, None
 
         # Get current revision from database
@@ -183,3 +229,131 @@ def check_migration_status(database_url: Optional[str] = None, script_location:
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning(f"Unable to check migration status: {e}")
         return None, None
+
+
+def ensure_embedding_dimension(
+    database_url: str,
+    required_dimension: int,
+    schema: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Ensure the embedding column dimension matches the model's dimension.
+
+    This function checks the current vector column dimension in the database
+    and adjusts it if necessary:
+    - If dimensions match: no action needed
+    - If dimensions differ and table is empty: ALTER COLUMN to new dimension
+    - If dimensions differ and table has data: raise error with migration guidance
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: SQLAlchemy database URL
+        required_dimension: The embedding dimension required by the model
+        schema: Target PostgreSQL schema name (None for public)
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If dimension mismatch with existing data
+    """
+    schema_name = schema or "public"
+
+    engine = create_engine(database_url)
+    with engine.connect() as conn:
+        # Check if memory_units table exists
+        table_exists = conn.execute(
+            text("""
+                SELECT EXISTS (
+                    SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.tables
+                    WHERE table_schema = :schema AND table_name = 'memory_units'
+                )
+            """),
+            {"schema": schema_name},
+        ).scalar()
+
+        if not table_exists:
+            logger.debug(f"memory_units table does not exist in schema '{schema_name}', skipping dimension check")
+            return
+
+        # Get current column dimension from pg_attribute
+        # pgvector stores dimension in atttypmod
+        current_dim = conn.execute(
+            text("""
+                SELECT atttypmod
+                FROM pg_attribute a
+                JOIN pg_class c ON a.attrelid = c.oid
+                JOIN pg_namespace n ON c.relnamespace = n.oid
+                WHERE n.nspname = :schema
+                  AND c.relname = 'memory_units'
+                  AND a.attname = 'embedding'
+            """),
+            {"schema": schema_name},
+        ).scalar()
+
+        if current_dim is None:
+            logger.warning("Could not determine current embedding dimension, skipping check")
+            return
+
+        # pgvector stores dimension directly in atttypmod (no offset like other types)
+        current_dimension = current_dim
+
+        if current_dimension == required_dimension:
+            logger.debug(f"Embedding dimension OK: {current_dimension}")
+            return
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"Embedding dimension mismatch: database has {current_dimension}, model requires {required_dimension}"
+        )
+
+        # Check if table has data
+        row_count = conn.execute(
+            text(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {schema_name}.memory_units WHERE embedding IS NOT NULL")
+        ).scalar()
+
+        if row_count > 0:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"Cannot change embedding dimension from {current_dimension} to {required_dimension}: "
+                f"memory_units table contains {row_count} rows with embeddings. "
+                f"To change dimensions, you must either:\n"
+                f"  1. Re-embed all data: DELETE FROM {schema_name}.memory_units; then restart\n"
+                f"  2. Use a model with {current_dimension}-dimensional embeddings"
+            )
+
+        # Table is empty, safe to alter column
+        logger.info(f"Altering embedding column dimension from {current_dimension} to {required_dimension}")
+
+        # Drop the HNSW index on embedding column if it exists
+        # Only drop indexes that use 'hnsw' and reference the 'embedding' column
+        conn.execute(
+            text(f"""
+                DO $$
+                DECLARE idx_name TEXT;
+                BEGIN
+                    FOR idx_name IN
+                        SELECT indexname FROM pg_indexes
+                        WHERE schemaname = '{schema_name}'
+                          AND tablename = 'memory_units'
+                          AND indexdef LIKE '%hnsw%'
+                          AND indexdef LIKE '%embedding%'
+                    LOOP
+                        EXECUTE 'DROP INDEX IF EXISTS {schema_name}.' || idx_name;
+                    END LOOP;
+                END $$;
+            """)
+        )
+
+        # Alter the column type
+        conn.execute(
+            text(f"ALTER TABLE {schema_name}.memory_units ALTER COLUMN embedding TYPE vector({required_dimension})")
+        )
+        conn.commit()
+
+        # Recreate the HNSW index
+        conn.execute(
+            text(f"""
+                CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_memory_units_embedding_hnsw
+                ON {schema_name}.memory_units
+                USING hnsw (embedding vector_cosine_ops)
+                WITH (m = 16, ef_construction = 64)
+            """)
+        )
+        conn.commit()
+
+        logger.info(f"Successfully changed embedding dimension to {required_dimension}")

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/models.py

@@ -1,49 +1,67 @@
 """
 SQLAlchemy models for the memory system.
 """
-from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Optional
-from uuid import UUID as PyUUID, uuid4
 
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+from uuid import UUID as PyUUID
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RequestContext:
+    """
+    Context for request authentication and authorization.
+
+    This dataclass carries authentication data from HTTP requests to the
+    memory engine operations. It can be extended to include additional
+    context like headers, tokens, user info, etc.
+    """
+
+    api_key: str | None = None
+    api_key_id: str | None = None  # UUID of the API key used for authentication
+    tenant_id: str | None = None  # Tenant identifier (set by extension after auth)
+    internal: bool = False  # True for background/internal operations (not user-visible)
+
+
+from pgvector.sqlalchemy import Vector
 from sqlalchemy import (
     CheckConstraint,
-    Column,
     Float,
     ForeignKey,
     ForeignKeyConstraint,
     Index,
     Integer,
-    PrimaryKeyConstraint,
     Text,
     func,
+)
+from sqlalchemy import (
     text as sql_text,
 )
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB, TIMESTAMP, UUID
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncAttrs
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column, relationship
-from pgvector.sqlalchemy import Vector
+
+from .config import EMBEDDING_DIMENSION
 
 
 class Base(AsyncAttrs, DeclarativeBase):
     """Base class for all models."""
+
     pass
 
 
 class Document(Base):
     """Source documents for memory units."""
+
     __tablename__ = "documents"
 
     id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, primary_key=True)
     bank_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, primary_key=True)
-    original_text: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text)
-    content_hash: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text)
+    original_text: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
+    content_hash: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
     doc_metadata: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column("metadata", JSONB, server_default=sql_text("'{}'::jsonb"))
-    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
-    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
 
     # Relationships
     memory_units = relationship("MemoryUnit", back_populates="document", cascade="all, delete-orphan")
@@ -56,45 +74,42 @@ class Document(Base):
 
 class MemoryUnit(Base):
     """Individual sentence-level memories."""
+
     __tablename__ = "memory_units"
 
     id: Mapped[PyUUID] = mapped_column(
         UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, server_default=sql_text("gen_random_uuid()")
     )
     bank_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
-    document_id: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text)
+    document_id: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
     text: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
-    embedding = mapped_column(Vector(384))  # pgvector type
-    context: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text)
-    event_date: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=False)  # Kept for backward compatibility
-    occurred_start: Mapped[Optional[datetime]] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))  # When fact occurred (range start)
-    occurred_end: Mapped[Optional[datetime]] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))    # When fact occurred (range end)
-    mentioned_at: Mapped[Optional[datetime]] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))    # When fact was mentioned
+    embedding = mapped_column(Vector(EMBEDDING_DIMENSION))  # pgvector type
+    context: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
+    event_date: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), nullable=False
+    )  # Kept for backward compatibility
+    occurred_start: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(
+        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True)
+    )  # When fact occurred (range start)
+    occurred_end: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))  # When fact occurred (range end)
+    mentioned_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True))  # When fact was mentioned
     fact_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False, server_default="world")
-    confidence_score: Mapped[Optional[float]] = mapped_column(Float)
+    confidence_score: Mapped[float | None] = mapped_column(Float)
     access_count: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, server_default="0")
-    unit_metadata: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column("metadata", JSONB, server_default=sql_text("'{}'::jsonb"))  # User-defined metadata (str->str)
-    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
-    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
+    unit_metadata: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column(
+        "metadata", JSONB, server_default=sql_text("'{}'::jsonb")
+    )  # User-defined metadata (str->str)
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
 
     # Relationships
     document = relationship("Document", back_populates="memory_units")
     unit_entities = relationship("UnitEntity", back_populates="memory_unit", cascade="all, delete-orphan")
     outgoing_links = relationship(
-        "MemoryLink",
-        foreign_keys="MemoryLink.from_unit_id",
-        back_populates="from_unit",
-        cascade="all, delete-orphan"
+        "MemoryLink", foreign_keys="MemoryLink.from_unit_id", back_populates="from_unit", cascade="all, delete-orphan"
     )
     incoming_links = relationship(
-        "MemoryLink",
-        foreign_keys="MemoryLink.to_unit_id",
-        back_populates="to_unit",
-        cascade="all, delete-orphan"
+        "MemoryLink", foreign_keys="MemoryLink.to_unit_id", back_populates="to_unit", cascade="all, delete-orphan"
     )
 
     __table_args__ = (
@@ -110,7 +125,7 @@ class MemoryUnit(Base):
             "(fact_type = 'opinion' AND confidence_score IS NOT NULL) OR "
             "(fact_type = 'observation') OR "
             "(fact_type NOT IN ('opinion', 'observation') AND confidence_score IS NULL)",
-            name="confidence_score_fact_type_check"
+            name="confidence_score_fact_type_check",
         ),
         Index("idx_memory_units_bank_id", "bank_id"),
         Index("idx_memory_units_document_id", "document_id"),
@@ -119,39 +134,46 @@ class MemoryUnit(Base):
         Index("idx_memory_units_access_count", "access_count", postgresql_ops={"access_count": "DESC"}),
         Index("idx_memory_units_fact_type", "fact_type"),
         Index("idx_memory_units_bank_fact_type", "bank_id", "fact_type"),
-        Index("idx_memory_units_bank_type_date", "bank_id", "fact_type", "event_date", postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}),
+        Index(
+            "idx_memory_units_bank_type_date",
+            "bank_id",
+            "fact_type",
+            "event_date",
+            postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"},
+        ),
         Index(
             "idx_memory_units_opinion_confidence",
             "bank_id",
             "confidence_score",
             postgresql_where=sql_text("fact_type = 'opinion'"),
-            postgresql_ops={"confidence_score": "DESC"}
+            postgresql_ops={"confidence_score": "DESC"},
         ),
         Index(
             "idx_memory_units_opinion_date",
             "bank_id",
             "event_date",
             postgresql_where=sql_text("fact_type = 'opinion'"),
-            postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}
+            postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"},
         ),
         Index(
             "idx_memory_units_observation_date",
             "bank_id",
             "event_date",
             postgresql_where=sql_text("fact_type = 'observation'"),
-            postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"}
+            postgresql_ops={"event_date": "DESC"},
         ),
         Index(
             "idx_memory_units_embedding",
             "embedding",
             postgresql_using="hnsw",
-            postgresql_ops={"embedding": "vector_cosine_ops"}
+            postgresql_ops={"embedding": "vector_cosine_ops"},
         ),
     )
 
 
 class Entity(Base):
     """Resolved entities (people, organizations, locations, etc.)."""
+
     __tablename__ = "entities"
 
     id: Mapped[PyUUID] = mapped_column(
@@ -160,12 +182,8 @@ class Entity(Base):
     canonical_name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
     bank_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
     entity_metadata: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column("metadata", JSONB, server_default=sql_text("'{}'::jsonb"))
-    first_seen: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
-    last_seen: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
+    first_seen: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+    last_seen: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
     mention_count: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, server_default="1")
 
     # Relationships
@@ -175,13 +193,13 @@ class Entity(Base):
         "EntityCooccurrence",
         foreign_keys="EntityCooccurrence.entity_id_1",
         back_populates="entity_1",
-        cascade="all, delete-orphan"
+        cascade="all, delete-orphan",
     )
     cooccurrences_2 = relationship(
         "EntityCooccurrence",
         foreign_keys="EntityCooccurrence.entity_id_2",
         back_populates="entity_2",
-        cascade="all, delete-orphan"
+        cascade="all, delete-orphan",
     )
 
     __table_args__ = (
@@ -193,6 +211,7 @@ class Entity(Base):
 
 class UnitEntity(Base):
     """Association between memory units and entities."""
+
     __tablename__ = "unit_entities"
 
     unit_id: Mapped[PyUUID] = mapped_column(
@@ -214,6 +233,7 @@ class UnitEntity(Base):
 
 class EntityCooccurrence(Base):
     """Materialized cache of entity co-occurrences."""
+
     __tablename__ = "entity_cooccurrences"
 
     entity_id_1: Mapped[PyUUID] = mapped_column(
@@ -223,9 +243,7 @@ class EntityCooccurrence(Base):
         UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("entities.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), primary_key=True
     )
     cooccurrence_count: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, server_default="1")
-    last_cooccurred: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
+    last_cooccurred: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
 
     # Relationships
     entity_1 = relationship("Entity", foreign_keys=[entity_id_1], back_populates="cooccurrences_1")
@@ -241,6 +259,7 @@ class EntityCooccurrence(Base):
 
 class MemoryLink(Base):
     """Links between memory units (temporal, semantic, entity)."""
+
     __tablename__ = "memory_links"
 
     from_unit_id: Mapped[PyUUID] = mapped_column(
@@ -250,13 +269,11 @@ class MemoryLink(Base):
         UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("memory_units.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), primary_key=True
     )
     link_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, primary_key=True)
-    entity_id: Mapped[Optional[PyUUID]] = mapped_column(
+    entity_id: Mapped[PyUUID | None] = mapped_column(
         UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("entities.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), primary_key=True
     )
     weight: Mapped[float] = mapped_column(Float, nullable=False, server_default="1.0")
-    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
 
     # Relationships
     from_unit = relationship("MemoryUnit", foreign_keys=[from_unit_id], back_populates="outgoing_links")
@@ -266,7 +283,7 @@ class MemoryLink(Base):
     __table_args__ = (
         CheckConstraint(
             "link_type IN ('temporal', 'semantic', 'entity', 'causes', 'caused_by', 'enables', 'prevents')",
-            name="memory_links_link_type_check"
+            name="memory_links_link_type_check",
         ),
         CheckConstraint("weight >= 0.0 AND weight <= 1.0", name="memory_links_weight_check"),
         Index("idx_memory_links_from", "from_unit_id"),
@@ -278,31 +295,22 @@ class MemoryLink(Base):
             "from_unit_id",
             "weight",
             postgresql_where=sql_text("weight >= 0.1"),
-            postgresql_ops={"weight": "DESC"}
+            postgresql_ops={"weight": "DESC"},
         ),
     )
 
 
 class Bank(Base):
     """Memory bank profiles with disposition traits and background."""
+
     __tablename__ = "banks"
 
     bank_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, primary_key=True)
     disposition: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column(
-        JSONB,
-        nullable=False,
-        server_default=sql_text(
-            '\'{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}\'::jsonb'
-        )
+        JSONB, nullable=False, server_default=sql_text('\'{"skepticism": 3, "literalism": 3, "empathy": 3}\'::jsonb')
     )
     background: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False, server_default="")
-    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
-    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
-        TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
-    )
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(TIMESTAMP(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
 
-    __table_args__ = (
-        Index("idx_banks_bank_id", "bank_id"),
-    )
+    __table_args__ = (Index("idx_banks_bank_id", "bank_id"),)

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/pg0.py

@@ -1,407 +1,187 @@
 import asyncio
-import json
 import logging
-import os
-import platform
-import re
-import shutil
-import stat
-import subprocess
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
 
-import httpx
+from pg0 import Pg0
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# pg0 configuration
-BINARY_NAME = "pg0"
-DEFAULT_PORT = 5555
 DEFAULT_USERNAME = "hindsight"
 DEFAULT_PASSWORD = "hindsight"
 DEFAULT_DATABASE = "hindsight"
 
 
-def get_platform_binary_name() -> str:
-    """Get the appropriate binary name for the current platform.
-
-    Supported platforms:
-    - macOS ARM64 (darwin-aarch64)
-    - Linux x86_64 (gnu)
-    - Linux ARM64 (gnu)
-    - Windows x86_64
-    """
-    system = platform.system().lower()
-    machine = platform.machine().lower()
-
-    # Normalize architecture names
-    if machine in ("x86_64", "amd64"):
-        arch = "x86_64"
-    elif machine in ("arm64", "aarch64"):
-        arch = "aarch64"
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Embedded PostgreSQL is not supported on architecture: {machine}. "
-            f"Supported architectures: x86_64/amd64 (Linux, Windows), aarch64/arm64 (macOS, Linux)"
-        )
-
-    if system == "darwin" and arch == "aarch64":
-        return "pg0-darwin-aarch64"
-    elif system == "linux" and arch == "x86_64":
-        return "pg0-linux-x86_64-gnu"
-    elif system == "linux" and arch == "aarch64":
-        return "pg0-linux-aarch64-gnu"
-    elif system == "windows" and arch == "x86_64":
-        return "pg0-windows-x86_64.exe"
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Embedded PostgreSQL is not supported on {system}-{arch}. "
-            f"Supported platforms: darwin-aarch64 (macOS ARM), linux-x86_64-gnu, linux-aarch64-gnu, windows-x86_64"
-        )
-
-
-def get_download_url(
-    version: str = "latest",
-    repo: str = "vectorize-io/pg0",
-) -> str:
-    """Get the download URL for pg0 binary."""
-    binary_name = get_platform_binary_name()
-
-    if version == "latest":
-        return f"https://github.com/{repo}/releases/latest/download/{binary_name}"
-    else:
-        return f"https://github.com/{repo}/releases/download/{version}/{binary_name}"
-
-
-def _find_pg0_binary() -> Optional[Path]:
-    """Find pg0 binary in PATH or default install location."""
-    # First check PATH
-    pg0_in_path = shutil.which("pg0")
-    if pg0_in_path:
-        return Path(pg0_in_path)
-
-    # Fall back to default install location
-    default_path = Path.home() / ".hindsight" / "bin" / "pg0"
-    if default_path.exists() and os.access(default_path, os.X_OK):
-        return default_path
-
-    return None
-
-
 class EmbeddedPostgres:
-    """
-    Manages an embedded PostgreSQL server instance using pg0.
-
-    This class handles:
-    - Finding or downloading the pg0 CLI
-    - Starting/stopping the PostgreSQL server
-    - Getting the connection URI
-
-    Example:
-        pg = EmbeddedPostgres()
-        await pg.ensure_installed()
-        await pg.start()
-        uri = await pg.get_uri()
-        # ... use uri with asyncpg ...
-        await pg.stop()
-    """
+    """Manages an embedded PostgreSQL server instance using pg0-embedded."""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        version: str = "latest",
-        port: int = DEFAULT_PORT,
+        port: int | None = None,
         username: str = DEFAULT_USERNAME,
         password: str = DEFAULT_PASSWORD,
         database: str = DEFAULT_DATABASE,
         name: str = "hindsight",
+        **kwargs,
     ):
-        """
-        Initialize the embedded PostgreSQL manager.
-
-        Args:
-            version: Version of pg0 to download if not found. Defaults to "latest"
-            port: Port to listen on. Defaults to 5555
-            username: Username for the database. Defaults to "hindsight"
-            password: Password for the database. Defaults to "hindsight"
-            database: Database name to create. Defaults to "hindsight"
-            name: Instance name for pg0. Defaults to "hindsight"
-        """
-        self.version = version
-        self.port = port
+        self.port = port  # None means pg0 will auto-assign
         self.username = username
         self.password = password
         self.database = database
         self.name = name
+        self._pg0: Pg0 | None = None
 
-        # Will be set when binary is found/installed
-        self._binary_path: Optional[Path] = _find_pg0_binary()
+    def _get_pg0(self) -> Pg0:
+        if self._pg0 is None:
+            kwargs = {
+                "name": self.name,
+                "username": self.username,
+                "password": self.password,
+                "database": self.database,
+            }
+            # Only set port if explicitly specified
+            if self.port is not None:
+                kwargs["port"] = self.port
+            self._pg0 = Pg0(**kwargs)  # type: ignore[invalid-argument-type] - dict kwargs
+        return self._pg0
 
-    @property
-    def binary_path(self) -> Path:
-        """Get the path to the pg0 binary."""
-        if self._binary_path is None:
-            # Default install location
-            return Path.home() / ".hindsight" / "bin" / "pg0"
-        return self._binary_path
-
-    def is_installed(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if pg0 is available (in PATH or installed)."""
-        self._binary_path = _find_pg0_binary()
-        return self._binary_path is not None
-
-    async def ensure_installed(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Ensure pg0 is available.
-
-        Checks PATH and default location. If not found, raises an error
-        instructing the user to install pg0 manually.
-        """
-        if self.is_installed():
-            logger.debug(f"pg0 found at {self._binary_path}")
-            return
-
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "pg0 is not installed. Please install it manually:\n"
-            "  curl -fsSL https://github.com/vectorize-io/pg0/releases/latest/download/pg0-linux-amd64 -o ~/.local/bin/pg0 && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/pg0\n"
-            "Or visit: https://github.com/vectorize-io/pg0/releases"
-        )
-
-    def _run_command(self, *args: str, capture_output: bool = True) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
-        """Run a pg0 command synchronously."""
-        cmd = [str(self.binary_path), *args]
-        return subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=capture_output, text=True)
-
-    async def _run_command_async(self, *args: str, timeout: int = 120) -> tuple[int, str, str]:
-        """Run a pg0 command asynchronously."""
-        cmd = [str(self.binary_path), *args]
-
-        def run_sync():
-            try:
-                result = subprocess.run(
-                    cmd,
-                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                    stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                    text=True,
-                    timeout=timeout,
-                )
-                return result.returncode, result.stdout, result.stderr
-            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-                return 1, "", "Command timed out"
-
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        return await loop.run_in_executor(None, run_sync)
-
-    def _extract_uri_from_output(self, output: str) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Extract the PostgreSQL URI from pg0 start output."""
-        match = re.search(r"Connection URI:\s*(postgresql://[^\s]+)", output)
-        if match:
-            return match.group(1)
-        return None
-
-    async def _get_version(self) -> str:
-        """Get the pg0 version."""
-        returncode, stdout, stderr = await self._run_command_async("--version", timeout=10)
-        if returncode == 0 and stdout:
-            return stdout.strip()
-        return "unknown"
-
-    async def start(self, max_retries: int = 3, retry_delay: float = 2.0) -> str:
-        """
-        Start the PostgreSQL server with retry logic.
-
-        Args:
-            max_retries: Maximum number of start attempts (default: 3)
-            retry_delay: Initial delay between retries in seconds (default: 2.0)
-
-        Returns:
-            The connection URI for the started server.
-
-        Raises:
-            RuntimeError: If the server fails to start after all retries.
-        """
-        if not self.is_installed():
-            raise RuntimeError("pg0 is not installed. Call ensure_installed() first.")
-
-        # Log pg0 version
-        version = await self._get_version()
-        logger.info(f"Starting embedded PostgreSQL with pg0 {version} (name: {self.name}, port: {self.port})...")
+    async def start(self, max_retries: int = 5, retry_delay: float = 4.0) -> str:
+        """Start the PostgreSQL server with retry logic."""
+        port_info = f"port={self.port}" if self.port else "port=auto"
+        logger.info(f"Starting embedded PostgreSQL (name={self.name}, {port_info})...")
 
+        pg0 = self._get_pg0()
         last_error = None
+
         for attempt in range(1, max_retries + 1):
-            returncode, stdout, stderr = await self._run_command_async(
-                "start",
-                "--name", self.name,
-                "--port", str(self.port),
-                "--username", self.username,
-                "--password", self.password,
-                "--database", self.database,
-                timeout=300,
-            )
-
-            # Try to extract URI from output
-            uri = self._extract_uri_from_output(stdout)
-            if uri:
-                logger.info(f"PostgreSQL started on port {self.port}")
-                return uri
-
-            # Check if pg0 info can find the running instance
             try:
-                uri = await self.get_uri()
-                logger.info(f"PostgreSQL started on port {self.port}")
+                loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+                info = await loop.run_in_executor(None, pg0.start)
+                # Get URI from pg0 (includes auto-assigned port)
+                uri = info.uri
+                logger.info(f"PostgreSQL started: {uri}")
                 return uri
-            except RuntimeError:
-                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                last_error = str(e)
+                if attempt < max_retries:
+                    delay = retry_delay * (2 ** (attempt - 1))
+                    logger.debug(f"pg0 start attempt {attempt}/{max_retries} failed: {last_error}")
+                    logger.debug(f"Retrying in {delay:.1f}s...")
+                    await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(f"pg0 start attempt {attempt}/{max_retries} failed: {last_error}")
 
-            # Start failed, log and retry
-            last_error = stderr or f"pg0 start returned exit code {returncode}"
-            if attempt < max_retries:
-                delay = retry_delay * (2 ** (attempt - 1))
-                logger.debug(f"pg0 start attempt {attempt}/{max_retries} failed: {last_error.strip()}")
-                logger.debug(f"Retrying in {delay:.1f}s...")
-                await asyncio.sleep(delay)
-            else:
-                logger.debug(f"pg0 start attempt {attempt}/{max_retries} failed: {last_error.strip()}")
-
-        # All retries exhausted - fail
         raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Failed to start embedded PostgreSQL after {max_retries} attempts. "
-            f"Last error: {last_error.strip() if last_error else 'unknown'}"
+            f"Failed to start embedded PostgreSQL after {max_retries} attempts. Last error: {last_error}"
         )
 
     async def stop(self) -> None:
         """Stop the PostgreSQL server."""
-        if not self.is_installed():
-            return
-
+        pg0 = self._get_pg0()
         logger.info(f"Stopping embedded PostgreSQL (name: {self.name})...")
 
-        returncode, stdout, stderr = await self._run_command_async("stop", "--name", self.name)
-
-        if returncode != 0:
-            if "not running" in stderr.lower():
-                return
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to stop PostgreSQL: {stderr}")
-
-        logger.info("Embedded PostgreSQL stopped")
-
-    async def _get_info(self) -> dict:
-        """Get info from pg0 using the `info -o json` command."""
-        if not self.is_installed():
-            raise RuntimeError("pg0 is not installed.")
-
-        returncode, stdout, stderr = await self._run_command_async(
-            "info", "--name", self.name, "-o", "json"
-        )
-
-        if returncode != 0:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to get PostgreSQL info: {stderr}")
-
         try:
-            return json.loads(stdout.strip())
-        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to parse pg0 info output: {e}")
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            await loop.run_in_executor(None, pg0.stop)
+            logger.info("Embedded PostgreSQL stopped")
+        except Exception as e:
+            if "not running" in str(e).lower():
+                return
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to stop PostgreSQL: {e}")
 
     async def get_uri(self) -> str:
         """Get the connection URI for the PostgreSQL server."""
-        info = await self._get_info()
-        uri = info.get("uri")
-        if not uri:
-            raise RuntimeError("PostgreSQL server is not running or URI not available")
-        return uri
-
-    async def status(self) -> dict:
-        """Get the status of the PostgreSQL server."""
-        if not self.is_installed():
-            return {"installed": False, "running": False}
-
-        try:
-            info = await self._get_info()
-            return {
-                "installed": True,
-                "running": info.get("running", False),
-                "uri": info.get("uri"),
-            }
-        except RuntimeError:
-            return {"installed": True, "running": False}
+        pg0 = self._get_pg0()
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        info = await loop.run_in_executor(None, pg0.info)
+        return info.uri
 
     async def is_running(self) -> bool:
         """Check if the PostgreSQL server is currently running."""
-        if not self.is_installed():
-            return False
         try:
-            info = await self._get_info()
-            return info.get("running", False)
-        except RuntimeError:
+            pg0 = self._get_pg0()
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            info = await loop.run_in_executor(None, pg0.info)
+            return info is not None and info.running
+        except Exception:
             return False
 
     async def ensure_running(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Ensure the PostgreSQL server is running.
-
-        Installs if needed, starts if not running.
-
-        Returns:
-            The connection URI.
-        """
-        await self.ensure_installed()
-
+        """Ensure the PostgreSQL server is running, starting it if needed."""
         if await self.is_running():
             return await self.get_uri()
-
         return await self.start()
 
-    def uninstall(self) -> None:
-        """Remove the pg0 binary (only if we installed it)."""
-        default_path = Path.home() / ".hindsight" / "bin" / "pg0"
-        if default_path.exists():
-            default_path.unlink()
-            logger.info(f"Removed {default_path}")
 
-    def clear_data(self) -> None:
-        """Remove all PostgreSQL data (destructive!)."""
-        result = self._run_command("drop", "--name", self.name, "--force")
-        if result.returncode == 0:
-            logger.info(f"Dropped pg0 instance {self.name}")
-        else:
-            logger.warning(f"Failed to drop pg0 instance {self.name}: {result.stderr}")
-
-
-# Convenience functions
-
-_default_instance: Optional[EmbeddedPostgres] = None
+_default_instance: EmbeddedPostgres | None = None
 
 
 def get_embedded_postgres() -> EmbeddedPostgres:
     """Get or create the default EmbeddedPostgres instance."""
     global _default_instance
-
     if _default_instance is None:
         _default_instance = EmbeddedPostgres()
-
     return _default_instance
 
 
 async def start_embedded_postgres() -> str:
-    """
-    Quick start function for embedded PostgreSQL.
-
-    Downloads, installs, and starts PostgreSQL in one call.
-
-    Returns:
-        Connection URI string
-
-    Example:
-        db_url = await start_embedded_postgres()
-        conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
-    """
-    pg = get_embedded_postgres()
-    return await pg.ensure_running()
+    """Quick start function for embedded PostgreSQL."""
+    return await get_embedded_postgres().ensure_running()
 
 
 async def stop_embedded_postgres() -> None:
     """Stop the default embedded PostgreSQL instance."""
     global _default_instance
-
     if _default_instance:
         await _default_instance.stop()
+
+
+def parse_pg0_url(db_url: str) -> tuple[bool, str | None, int | None]:
+    """
+    Parse a database URL and check if it's a pg0:// embedded database URL.
+
+    Supports:
+    - "pg0" -> default instance "hindsight"
+    - "pg0://instance-name" -> named instance
+    - "pg0://instance-name:port" -> named instance with explicit port
+    - Any other URL (e.g., postgresql://) -> not a pg0 URL
+
+    Args:
+        db_url: The database URL to parse
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (is_pg0, instance_name, port)
+        - is_pg0: True if this is a pg0 URL
+        - instance_name: The instance name (or None if not pg0)
+        - port: The explicit port (or None for auto-assign)
+    """
+    if db_url == "pg0":
+        return True, "hindsight", None
+
+    if db_url.startswith("pg0://"):
+        url_part = db_url[6:]  # Remove "pg0://"
+        if ":" in url_part:
+            instance_name, port_str = url_part.rsplit(":", 1)
+            return True, instance_name or "hindsight", int(port_str)
+        else:
+            return True, url_part or "hindsight", None
+
+    return False, None, None
+
+
+async def resolve_database_url(db_url: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Resolve a database URL, handling pg0:// embedded database URLs.
+
+    If the URL is a pg0:// URL, starts the embedded PostgreSQL and returns
+    the actual postgresql:// connection URL. Otherwise, returns the URL unchanged.
+
+    Args:
+        db_url: Database URL (pg0://, pg0, or postgresql://)
+
+    Returns:
+        The resolved postgresql:// connection URL
+    """
+    is_pg0, instance_name, port = parse_pg0_url(db_url)
+    if is_pg0:
+        pg0 = EmbeddedPostgres(name=instance_name, port=port)
+        return await pg0.ensure_running()
+    return db_url

hindsight-api/hindsight_api/server.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This module provides the ASGI app for uvicorn import string usage:
 
 For CLI usage, use the hindsight-api command instead.
 """
+
 import os
 import warnings
 
@@ -29,15 +30,11 @@ config.configure_logging()
 _memory = MemoryEngine()
 
 # Create unified app with both HTTP and optionally MCP
-app = create_app(
-    memory=_memory,
-    http_api_enabled=True,
-    mcp_api_enabled=config.mcp_enabled,
-    mcp_mount_path="/mcp"
-)
+app = create_app(memory=_memory, http_api_enabled=True, mcp_api_enabled=config.mcp_enabled, mcp_mount_path="/mcp")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # When run directly, delegate to the CLI
     from hindsight_api.main import main
+
     main()

hindsight-api/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "hindsight-api"
-version = "0.1.4"
-description = "Temporal + Semantic + Entity Memory System for AI agents using PostgreSQL"
+version = "0.2.1"
+description = "Hindsight: Agent Memory That Works Like Human Memory"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "openai>=1.0.0",
     "pydantic>=2.0.0",
     "rich>=13.0.0",
-    "sentence-transformers>=3.0.0,<3.3.0",
     "langchain-text-splitters>=0.3.0",
     "fastapi[standard]>=0.120.3",
     "uvicorn>=0.38.0",
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ dependencies = [
     "pgvector>=0.4.1",
     "greenlet>=3.2.4",
     "psycopg2-binary>=2.9.11",
-    "transformers>=4.30.0,<4.46.0",
-    "torch>=2.0.0,<2.6.0",
     "tiktoken>=0.12.0",
     "httpx>=0.27.0",
-    "fastmcp>=2.0.0",
+    "fastmcp>=2.3.0",
+    "pg0-embedded>=0.11.0",
     "python-dateutil>=2.8.0",
     "opentelemetry-api>=1.20.0",
     "opentelemetry-sdk>=1.20.0",
@@ -36,6 +34,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus>=0.41b0",
     "dateparser>=1.2.2",
     "google-genai>=1.0.0",
+    "anthropic>=0.40.0",
+    "typer>=0.9.0",
+    "cohere>=5.0.0",
+    # Local ML models for embeddings/reranking - can be excluded in Docker with INCLUDE_LOCAL_MODELS=false
+    "sentence-transformers>=3.0.0,<3.3.0",
+    "transformers>=4.30.0,<4.46.0",
+    "torch>=2.0.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ test = [
 
 [project.scripts]
 hindsight-api = "hindsight_api.main:main"
+hindsight-local-mcp = "hindsight_api.mcp_local:main"
+hindsight-admin = "hindsight_api.admin.cli:main"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["hindsight_api"]
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ log_cli = true
 log_cli_level = "INFO"
 log_cli_format = "%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s"
 log_cli_date_format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
-addopts = "--timeout 120 -n 8 --durations=10 -v"
+addopts = "--timeout 120 -n 8 --dist loadgroup --durations=10 -v"
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 log_auto_indent = true
@@ -89,4 +96,62 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-xdist>=3.8.0",
     "python-dotenv>=1.2.1",
     "filelock>=3.0.0",
+    "ruff>=0.8.0",
+    "ty>=0.0.1",
 ]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 120
+target-version = "py311"
+exclude = [
+    "tests/",
+    "**/tests/",
+]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = [
+    "E",      # pycodestyle errors
+    "W",      # pycodestyle warnings
+    "F",      # Pyflakes
+    "I",      # isort
+]
+ignore = [
+    "E501",   # line too long (handled by formatter)
+    "E402",   # module import not at top of file
+    "F401",   # unused import (too noisy during development)
+    "F841",   # unused variable (too noisy during development)
+    "F811",   # redefined while unused
+    "F821",   # undefined name (forward references in type hints)
+]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
+known-third-party = ["alembic"]
+
+[tool.ruff.format]
+quote-style = "double"
+indent-style = "space"
+
+[tool.ty]
+# Type checking configuration
+# ty is an extremely fast Python type checker from Astral (same team as ruff/uv)
+
+[tool.ty.environment]
+python-version = "3.11"
+
+[tool.ty.src]
+exclude = [
+    "tests/",
+    "hindsight_api/alembic/",
+]
+
+[tool.ty.rules]
+# Disable noisy rules while keeping important ones
+invalid-argument-type = "ignore"    # False positives with **kwargs patterns
+invalid-return-type = "ignore"      # Often intentional in async code
+invalid-parameter-default = "ignore" # Optional params with None default
+possibly-missing-attribute = "ignore" # Common with Optional types
+invalid-raise = "ignore"            # False positives with exception tracking
+call-non-callable = "ignore"        # False positives with Optional types
+invalid-key = "ignore"              # Pydantic ConfigDict not understood
+invalid-method-override = "ignore"  # Intentional signature differences
+unresolved-reference = "ignore"     # Forward references not always resolved

hindsight-api/tests/conftest.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 import filelock
 from pathlib import Path
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine, LLMConfig, LocalSTEmbeddings
+from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine, LLMConfig, LocalSTEmbeddings, RequestContext
 
 from hindsight_api.engine.cross_encoder import LocalSTCrossEncoder
 from hindsight_api.engine.query_analyzer import DateparserQueryAnalyzer
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ def pg0_db_url(db_url, tmp_path_factory, worker_id):
     return url
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def request_context():
+    """Provide a default RequestContext for tests."""
+    return RequestContext()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def llm_config():
     """

hindsight-api/tests/test_admin_backup_restore.py

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+"""
+Tests for admin backup and restore functionality.
+
+These tests use an isolated schema to avoid interfering with other tests.
+The backup/restore operations truncate tables, which would cause deadlocks
+and race conditions if run against the shared public schema.
+"""
+
+import tempfile
+import uuid
+import zipfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import asyncpg
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+
+from hindsight_api.admin.cli import _backup, _restore, BACKUP_TABLES
+from hindsight_api.migrations import run_migrations
+
+
+# Run these tests sequentially since they do full DB backup/restore
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="backup_restore")
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture(scope="function")
+async def backup_test_schema(pg0_db_url, embeddings):
+    """Create an isolated schema for backup/restore tests.
+
+    Uses a unique schema name per test invocation to avoid conflicts with
+    parallel test runs or leftover state from interrupted runs.
+
+    Returns a tuple of (db_url, schema_name, fq_helper, embeddings).
+    """
+    # Initialize embeddings if not already done
+    await embeddings.initialize()
+
+    # Use unique schema name to avoid conflicts
+    schema_name = f"backup_test_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+
+    def _fq(table: str) -> str:
+        """Get fully-qualified table name in test schema."""
+        return f"{schema_name}.{table}"
+
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(pg0_db_url)
+    try:
+        await conn.execute(f"CREATE SCHEMA {schema_name}")
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+    # Run migrations on the isolated schema
+    run_migrations(pg0_db_url, schema=schema_name)
+
+    yield pg0_db_url, schema_name, _fq, embeddings
+
+    # Cleanup after test
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(pg0_db_url)
+    try:
+        await conn.execute(f"DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS {schema_name} CASCADE")
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_backup_restore_roundtrip(backup_test_schema):
+    """Test that backup and restore preserves all data correctly."""
+    db_url, schema_name, _fq, embeddings = backup_test_schema
+    bank_id = f"test-backup-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
+
+    try:
+        # Create a bank
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"INSERT INTO {_fq('banks')} (bank_id) VALUES ($1) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+
+        # Create some test memory units with embeddings
+        # Convert embedding list to pgvector format string
+        embedding_list = embeddings.encode(["Test content about Alice"])[0]
+        embedding_str = "[" + ",".join(str(x) for x in embedding_list) + "]"
+        for text in [
+            "Alice is a software engineer who loves Python.",
+            "Bob works with Alice on the backend team.",
+            "The team uses PostgreSQL for their database.",
+        ]:
+            await conn.execute(
+                f"""INSERT INTO {_fq('memory_units')}
+                    (bank_id, text, fact_type, embedding, event_date)
+                    VALUES ($1, $2, 'world', $3::vector, NOW())""",
+                bank_id,
+                text,
+                embedding_str,
+            )
+
+        # Get counts before backup
+        counts_before = {}
+        for table in BACKUP_TABLES:
+            counts_before[table] = await conn.fetchval(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {_fq(table)}")
+
+        # Verify we have data
+        assert counts_before["banks"] > 0
+        assert counts_before["memory_units"] > 0
+
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+    # Backup to a temp file
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".zip", delete=False) as f:
+        backup_path = Path(f.name)
+
+    try:
+        manifest = await _backup(db_url, backup_path, schema=schema_name)
+
+        # Verify backup file exists and is valid
+        assert backup_path.exists()
+        assert backup_path.stat().st_size > 0
+
+        # Verify manifest
+        assert manifest["version"] == "1"
+        assert "created_at" in manifest
+        for table in BACKUP_TABLES:
+            assert table in manifest["tables"]
+            assert manifest["tables"][table]["rows"] == counts_before[table]
+
+        # Verify zip contents
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(backup_path, "r") as zf:
+            assert "manifest.json" in zf.namelist()
+            for table in BACKUP_TABLES:
+                assert f"{table}.bin" in zf.namelist()
+
+        # Clear all data
+        conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
+        try:
+            for table in reversed(BACKUP_TABLES):
+                await conn.execute(f"TRUNCATE TABLE {_fq(table)} CASCADE")
+
+            # Verify data is gone
+            for table in BACKUP_TABLES:
+                count = await conn.fetchval(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {_fq(table)}")
+                assert count == 0, f"Table {table} should be empty after truncate"
+        finally:
+            await conn.close()
+
+        # Restore from backup
+        await _restore(db_url, backup_path, schema=schema_name)
+
+        # Verify counts match original
+        conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
+        try:
+            for table in BACKUP_TABLES:
+                count = await conn.fetchval(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {_fq(table)}")
+                assert count == counts_before[table], f"Table {table} count mismatch after restore"
+
+            # Verify data content is preserved
+            texts = await conn.fetch(
+                f"SELECT text FROM {_fq('memory_units')} WHERE bank_id = $1",
+                bank_id,
+            )
+            text_content = " ".join(r["text"] for r in texts)
+            assert "Alice" in text_content or "software" in text_content
+        finally:
+            await conn.close()
+
+    finally:
+        # Cleanup
+        if backup_path.exists():
+            backup_path.unlink()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_backup_restore_preserves_all_column_types(backup_test_schema):
+    """Test that all column types are preserved: vectors, UUIDs, timestamps, JSONB."""
+    db_url, schema_name, _fq, embeddings = backup_test_schema
+    bank_id = f"test-types-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+    conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
+
+    try:
+        # Create a bank
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"INSERT INTO {_fq('banks')} (bank_id) VALUES ($1) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+
+        # Create a memory unit with all column types
+        # Convert embedding list to pgvector format string
+        embedding_list = embeddings.encode(["John Smith engineer"])[0]
+        embedding_str = "[" + ",".join(str(x) for x in embedding_list) + "]"
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"""INSERT INTO {_fq('memory_units')}
+                (bank_id, text, fact_type, embedding, event_date, metadata)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, 'world', $3::vector, NOW(), $4)""",
+            bank_id,
+            "John Smith is a senior engineer at Acme Corp since 2020.",
+            embedding_str,
+            '{"key": "value"}',
+        )
+
+        # Create an entity
+        await conn.execute(
+            f"""INSERT INTO {_fq('entities')}
+                (bank_id, canonical_name, metadata)
+                VALUES ($1, $2, $3)""",
+            bank_id,
+            "John Smith",
+            '{"role": "engineer"}',
+        )
+
+        # Get original data
+        original_unit = await conn.fetchrow(
+            f"""SELECT id, embedding, event_date, created_at, metadata, text
+               FROM {_fq('memory_units')} WHERE bank_id = $1 LIMIT 1""",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        original_entity = await conn.fetchrow(
+            f"""SELECT id, first_seen, last_seen, metadata, canonical_name
+               FROM {_fq('entities')} WHERE bank_id = $1 LIMIT 1""",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+        original_bank = await conn.fetchrow(
+            f"SELECT bank_id, created_at, updated_at FROM {_fq('banks')} WHERE bank_id = $1",
+            bank_id,
+        )
+    finally:
+        await conn.close()
+
+    assert original_unit is not None, "Should have created memory units"
+    assert original_unit["embedding"] is not None, "Should have embedding"
+    assert original_unit["id"] is not None, "Should have UUID"
+    assert original_entity is not None, "Should have created entities"
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".zip", delete=False) as f:
+        backup_path = Path(f.name)
+
+    try:
+        await _backup(db_url, backup_path, schema=schema_name)
+
+        # Clear all data
+        conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
+        try:
+            for table in reversed(BACKUP_TABLES):
+                await conn.execute(f"TRUNCATE TABLE {_fq(table)} CASCADE")
+        finally:
+            await conn.close()
+
+        await _restore(db_url, backup_path, schema=schema_name)
+
+        # Verify all column types are preserved exactly
+        conn = await asyncpg.connect(db_url)
+        try:
+            restored_unit = await conn.fetchrow(
+                f"""SELECT id, embedding, event_date, created_at, metadata, text
+                   FROM {_fq('memory_units')} WHERE bank_id = $1 LIMIT 1""",
+                bank_id,
+            )
+            restored_entity = await conn.fetchrow(
+                f"""SELECT id, first_seen, last_seen, metadata, canonical_name
+                   FROM {_fq('entities')} WHERE bank_id = $1 LIMIT 1""",
+                bank_id,
+            )
+            restored_bank = await conn.fetchrow(
+                f"SELECT bank_id, created_at, updated_at FROM {_fq('banks')} WHERE bank_id = $1",
+                bank_id,
+            )
+        finally:
+            await conn.close()
+
+        # Verify memory_units
+        assert restored_unit is not None, "Should have restored memory unit"
+        assert restored_unit["id"] == original_unit["id"], "UUID should match exactly"
+        assert restored_unit["text"] == original_unit["text"], "Text should match"
+        assert list(restored_unit["embedding"]) == list(original_unit["embedding"]), "Vector embedding should match exactly"
+        assert restored_unit["event_date"] == original_unit["event_date"], "Timestamp should match exactly"
+        assert restored_unit["created_at"] == original_unit["created_at"], "Created timestamp should match"
+        assert restored_unit["metadata"] == original_unit["metadata"], "JSONB metadata should match"
+
+        # Verify entities
+        assert restored_entity is not None, "Should have restored entity"
+        assert restored_entity["id"] == original_entity["id"], "Entity UUID should match"
+        assert restored_entity["canonical_name"] == original_entity["canonical_name"], "Entity name should match"
+        assert restored_entity["first_seen"] == original_entity["first_seen"], "Entity first_seen should match"
+        assert restored_entity["last_seen"] == original_entity["last_seen"], "Entity last_seen should match"
+        assert restored_entity["metadata"] == original_entity["metadata"], "Entity metadata should match"
+
+        # Verify banks
+        assert restored_bank is not None, "Should have restored bank"
+        assert restored_bank["bank_id"] == original_bank["bank_id"], "Bank ID should match"
+        assert restored_bank["created_at"] == original_bank["created_at"], "Bank created_at should match"
+
+    finally:
+        if backup_path.exists():
+            backup_path.unlink()

hindsight-api/tests/test_agents_api.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Tests for agent management API (profile, disposition, background).
 """
 import pytest
 import uuid
-from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine
+from hindsight_api import MemoryEngine, RequestContext
 from hindsight_api.api import CreateBankRequest, DispositionTraits
 from hindsight_api.engine.memory_engine import Budget
 
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ class TestAgentProfile:
     """Tests for agent profile management."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_get_agent_profile_creates_default(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_get_agent_profile_creates_default(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test that getting a profile for a new agent creates default disposition."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_profile_default")
 
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
 
         assert profile is not None
         assert "disposition" in profile
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class TestAgentProfile:
         assert profile["background"] == ""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_update_agent_disposition(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_update_agent_disposition(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test updating agent disposition traits."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_profile_update")
 
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
         assert profile["disposition"].skepticism == 3
 
         new_disposition = {
@@ -47,26 +47,26 @@ class TestAgentProfile:
             "literalism": 4,
             "empathy": 2,
         }
-        await memory.update_bank_disposition(bank_id, new_disposition)
+        await memory.update_bank_disposition(bank_id, new_disposition, request_context=request_context)
 
-        updated_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        updated_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
         disposition = updated_profile["disposition"]
         assert disposition.skepticism == new_disposition["skepticism"]
         assert disposition.literalism == new_disposition["literalism"]
         assert disposition.empathy == new_disposition["empathy"]
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_list_agents(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_list_agents(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test listing all agents."""
         agent_id_1 = unique_agent_id("test_list")
         agent_id_2 = unique_agent_id("test_list")
         agent_id_3 = unique_agent_id("test_list")
 
-        await memory.get_bank_profile(agent_id_1)
-        await memory.get_bank_profile(agent_id_2)
-        await memory.get_bank_profile(agent_id_3)
+        await memory.get_bank_profile(agent_id_1, request_context=request_context)
+        await memory.get_bank_profile(agent_id_2, request_context=request_context)
+        await memory.get_bank_profile(agent_id_3, request_context=request_context)
 
-        agents = await memory.list_banks()
+        agents = await memory.list_banks(request_context=request_context)
 
         agent_ids = [a["bank_id"] for a in agents]
         assert agent_id_1 in agent_ids
@@ -85,46 +85,50 @@ class TestAgentBackground:
     """Tests for agent background management."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_merge_agent_background(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_merge_agent_background(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test merging agent background information."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_profile_merge")
 
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
         assert profile["background"] == ""
 
         result1 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
             bank_id,
             "I was born in Texas",
-            update_disposition=False
+            update_disposition=False,
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
         assert "Texas" in result1["background"]
 
         result2 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
             bank_id,
             "I have 10 years of startup experience",
-            update_disposition=False
+            update_disposition=False,
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
         assert "Texas" in result2["background"] or "startup" in result2["background"]
 
-        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
         assert final_profile["background"] != ""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_merge_background_handles_conflicts(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_merge_background_handles_conflicts(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test that merging background handles conflicts (new overwrites old)."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_profile_conflict")
 
         result1 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
             bank_id,
             "I was born in Colorado",
-            update_disposition=False
+            update_disposition=False,
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
         assert "Colorado" in result1["background"]
 
         result2 = await memory.merge_bank_background(
             bank_id,
             "You were born in Texas",
-            update_disposition=False
+            update_disposition=False,
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
         assert "Texas" in result2["background"]
 
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
     """Tests for agent PUT endpoint logic."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_put_agent_create(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_put_agent_create(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test creating an agent via PUT endpoint."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_put_create")
 
@@ -146,12 +150,13 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
             background="I am a creative software engineer"
         )
 
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
 
         if request.disposition is not None:
             await memory.update_bank_disposition(
                 bank_id,
-                request.disposition.model_dump()
+                request.disposition.model_dump(),
+                request_context=request_context,
             )
 
         if request.background is not None:
@@ -168,14 +173,14 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
                     request.background
                 )
 
-        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
 
         assert final_profile["disposition"].skepticism == 4
         assert final_profile["disposition"].literalism == 5
         assert final_profile["background"] == "I am a creative software engineer"
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_put_agent_partial_update(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_put_agent_partial_update(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test updating only background."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_put_partial")
 
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
             background="I am a data scientist"
         )
 
-        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
 
         if request.background is not None:
             pool = await memory._get_pool()
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ class TestAgentEndpoint:
                     request.background
                 )
 
-        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id)
+        final_profile = await memory.get_bank_profile(bank_id, request_context=request_context)
 
         assert final_profile["disposition"].skepticism == 3  # Default
         assert final_profile["background"] == "I am a data scientist"
@@ -209,7 +214,7 @@ class TestAgentDispositionIntegration:
     """Tests for disposition integration with other features."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_think_uses_disposition(self, memory: MemoryEngine):
+    async def test_think_uses_disposition(self, memory: MemoryEngine, request_context):
         """Test that THINK operation uses agent disposition."""
         bank_id = unique_agent_id("test_think")
 
@@ -218,12 +223,13 @@ class TestAgentDispositionIntegration:
             "literalism": 4,  # High literalism
             "empathy": 2,     # Low empathy
         }
-        await memory.update_bank_disposition(bank_id, disposition)
+        await memory.update_bank_disposition(bank_id, disposition, request_context=request_context)
 
         await memory.merge_bank_background(
             bank_id,
             "I am a creative artist who values innovation over tradition",
-            update_disposition=False
+            update_disposition=False,
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
 
         await memory.retain_batch_async(
@@ -232,13 +238,14 @@ class TestAgentDispositionIntegration:
                 {"content": "Traditional painting techniques have been used for centuries"},
                 {"content": "Modern digital art is changing the art world"}
             ],
-            document_id="art_facts"
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
 
         result = await memory.reflect_async(
             bank_id=bank_id,
             query="What do you think about traditional vs modern art?",
-            budget=Budget.LOW
+            budget=Budget.LOW,
+            request_context=request_context,
         )
 
         assert result.text is not None

hindsight-api/tests/test_batch_chunking.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import os
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_large_batch_auto_chunks(memory):
+async def test_large_batch_auto_chunks(memory, request_context):
     bank_id = "test_chunking_agent"
     # Create a large batch that should trigger chunking
     # Each item is ~2000 chars, so 30 items = 60k chars (exceeds 50k threshold)
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ async def test_large_batch_auto_chunks(memory):
     # Ingest the large batch (should auto-chunk)
     result = await memory.retain_batch_async(
         bank_id=bank_id,
-        contents=contents
+        contents=contents,
+        request_context=request_context,
     )
 
     # Verify we got results back
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ async def test_large_batch_auto_chunks(memory):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_small_batch_no_chunking(memory):
+async def test_small_batch_no_chunking(memory, request_context):
     bank_id = "test_no_chunking_agent"
 
     # Create a small batch that should NOT trigger chunking
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ async def test_small_batch_no_chunking(memory):
     # Ingest the small batch (should NOT auto-chunk)
     result = await memory.retain_batch_async(
         bank_id=bank_id,
-        contents=contents
+        contents=contents,
+        request_context=request_context,
     )
 
     # Verify we got results back

hindsight-api/tests/test_causal_relations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+"""
+Test suite for causal relations extraction and validation.
+
+Tests that:
+1. Causal relations only reference previous facts (target_index < current fact index)
+2. Invalid causal relation indices are rejected
+3. The new per-fact causal relations schema works correctly
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import pytest
+
+from hindsight_api import LLMConfig
+from hindsight_api.engine.retain.fact_extraction import extract_facts_from_text
+
+
+class TestCausalRelationsValidation:
+    """Tests for causal relations index validation."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_causal_relations_only_reference_previous_facts(self):
+        """
+        Test that causal relations can only reference facts that appear before them.
+
+        This test verifies the new schema that prevents hallucination of invalid
+        fact indices by constraining target_index to be less than the current fact's index.
+        """
+        # Text with clear causal chain
+        text = """
+        I lost my job in January due to company layoffs.
+        Because I lost my job, I couldn't pay my rent.
+        Since I couldn't afford rent, I had to move to a cheaper apartment.
+        After moving, I started looking for a new job.
+        """
+
+        context = "Personal life update"
+        llm_config = LLMConfig.for_memory()
+        event_date = datetime(2024, 3, 15)
+
+        facts, _, usage = await extract_facts_from_text(
+            text=text,
+            event_date=event_date,
+            context=context,
+            llm_config=llm_config,
+            agent_name="TestUser",
+        )
+
+        assert len(facts) > 0, "Should extract at least one fact"
+
+        # Verify all causal relations reference valid previous facts
+        for i, fact in enumerate(facts):
+            if fact.causal_relations:
+                for rel in fact.causal_relations:
+                    assert rel.target_fact_index < i, (
+                        f"Fact {i} has causal relation to fact {rel.target_fact_index}, "
+                        f"but target_index must be < current index ({i})"
+                    )
+                    assert rel.target_fact_index >= 0, (
+                        f"Fact {i} has negative causal relation index: {rel.target_fact_index}"
+                    )
+                    assert rel.relation_type in ["caused_by", "enabled_by", "prevented_by"], (
+                        f"Invalid relation_type: {rel.relation_type}"
+                    )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_first_fact_has_no_causal_relations(self):
+        """
+        Test that the first fact (index 0) cannot have causal relations.
+
+        Since causal relations can only reference previous facts,
+        and there are no facts before index 0, the first fact should
+        have no causal relations.
+        """
+        text = """
+        The user started a new machine learning project.
+        The project requires learning TensorFlow.
+        Learning TensorFlow is challenging but rewarding.
+        """
+
+        context = "Project update"
+        llm_config = LLMConfig.for_memory()
+        event_date = datetime(2024, 6, 1)
+
+        facts, _, _ = await extract_facts_from_text(
+            text=text,
+            event_date=event_date,
+            context=context,
+            llm_config=llm_config,
+            agent_name="TestUser",
+        )
+
+        assert len(facts) > 0, "Should extract at least one fact"
+
+        # First fact should have no causal relations (nothing to reference)
+        if facts[0].causal_relations:
+            # If there are causal relations on the first fact, they should be empty
+            # or the validation should have filtered them out
+            for rel in facts[0].causal_relations:
+                # This should never happen due to validation
+                assert False, (
+                    f"First fact should not have causal relations, "
+                    f"but found: target_index={rel.target_fact_index}"
+                )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_causal_chain_extraction(self):
+        """
+        Test that a clear causal chain is extracted with valid relations.
+        """
+        text = """
+        Emily got promoted to senior engineer last month.
+        Because of her promotion, she received a significant salary increase.
+        With the extra money, she decided to buy a new car.
+        """
+
+        context = "Personal achievement story"
+        llm_config = LLMConfig.for_memory()
+        event_date = datetime(2024, 7, 15)
+
+        facts, _, _ = await extract_facts_from_text(
+            text=text,
+            event_date=event_date,
+            context=context,
+            llm_config=llm_config,
+            agent_name="TestUser",
+        )
+
+        assert len(facts) > 0, "Should extract facts about the causal chain"
+
+        # Collect all causal relations
+        all_relations = []
+        for i, fact in enumerate(facts):
+            if fact.causal_relations:
+                for rel in fact.causal_relations:
+                    all_relations.append({
+                        "from_fact": i,
+                        "to_fact": rel.target_fact_index,
+                        "type": rel.relation_type,
+                    })
+
+        # If causal relations were extracted, verify they form a valid chain
+        if all_relations:
+            for rel in all_relations:
+                assert rel["to_fact"] < rel["from_fact"], (
+                    f"Causal relation from fact {rel['from_fact']} to fact {rel['to_fact']} "
+                    f"is invalid (target must be < source)"
+                )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_token_efficiency_with_causal_relations(self):
+        """
+        Test that causal relations don't cause excessive output tokens.
+
+        This test verifies that the new schema (per-fact causal relations
+        with index constraints) doesn't waste tokens on invalid relations.
+        """
+        text = """
+        The company announced budget cuts in Q1.
+        Due to the budget cuts, the marketing team was reduced.
+        The reduced team meant fewer campaigns could be run.
+        With fewer campaigns, lead generation dropped.
+        Lower leads resulted in decreased sales.
+        """
+
+        context = "Business impact analysis"
+        llm_config = LLMConfig.for_memory()
+        event_date = datetime(2024, 4, 1)
+
+        facts, _, usage = await extract_facts_from_text(
+            text=text,
+            event_date=event_date,
+            context=context,
+            llm_config=llm_config,
+            agent_name="TestUser",
+        )
+
+        assert len(facts) > 0, "Should extract facts"
+
+        # Calculate output/input ratio
+        if usage.input_tokens > 0:
+            ratio = usage.output_tokens / usage.input_tokens
+            # The ratio should be reasonable (< 5x) with the new schema
+            # Previously it could be 7-10x due to hallucinated indices
+            assert ratio < 6, (
+                f"Output/input token ratio {ratio:.2f}x is too high. "
+                f"Input: {usage.input_tokens}, Output: {usage.output_tokens}"
+            )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_relation_types_are_backward_looking(self):
+        """
+        Test that all relation types describe how the current fact
+        relates to a previous fact (caused_by, enabled_by, prevented_by).
+        """
+        text = """
+        Alice learned Python programming.
+        Because she knew Python, she got a job as a data scientist.
+        Her data science skills enabled her to lead the analytics team.
+        """
+
+        context = "Career progression"
+        llm_config = LLMConfig.for_memory()
+        event_date = datetime(2024, 5, 1)
+
+        facts, _, _ = await extract_facts_from_text(
+            text=text,
+            event_date=event_date,
+            context=context,
+            llm_config=llm_config,
+            agent_name="TestUser",
+        )
+
+        # Verify relation types are all backward-looking
+        valid_types = {"caused_by", "enabled_by", "prevented_by"}
+
+        for i, fact in enumerate(facts):
+            if fact.causal_relations:
+                for rel in fact.causal_relations:
+                    assert rel.relation_type in valid_types, (
+                        f"Invalid relation_type '{rel.relation_type}'. "
+                        f"Must be one of: {valid_types}"
+                    )