Episode 12: Skill 7 — Plugin Release (Version Management)

This episode's scenario: You heard Claude-Mem has an experimental feature called "Endless Mode" that maintains context across ultra-long sessions. You want to try it without breaking your stable setup.

12.1 What Plugin Release Does

Plugin Release manages Claude-Mem's own version lifecycle:

• Check for updates
• Switch between stable / beta channels
• Version rollback

12.2 Stable vs Beta

12.3 How to Switch

Via Web UI (Recommended)

1. Open http://localhost:37777
2. Click ⚙️ Settings (top right)
3. Find "Version Channel"
4. Select stable or beta
5. Save and restart Claude Code

Via CLI

npx claude-mem --version              # Check current version
npx claude-mem install --channel beta  # Switch to beta
npx claude-mem install --channel stable # Switch back

12.4 Endless Mode (Beta Highlight)

Endless Mode simulates the human brain's memory transfer mechanism:

graph LR
    subgraph "Traditional Mode"
        T1["Session 1
(200K context)"] --> T2["Session ends
generate summary"]
        T2 --> T3["Session 2
(inject summary)"]
    end

    subgraph "Endless Mode"
        E1["Ultra-long session
(continuous)"]
        E1 --> E2["Short-term memory
(recent N items)"]
        E1 --> E3["Working memory
(current task)"]
        E2 --> E4["Long-term memory
(compressed storage)"]
    end

    style E1 fill:#6366f1,color:#fff
    style E2 fill:#f59e0b,color:#000
    style E3 fill:#10b981,color:#fff

Best for: Large refactoring, exploratory development, long debugging chains.

Hands-On Exercise

1. Check your current version: npx claude-mem --version
2. Explore the Settings page in the Web UI
3. (Optional) Try beta on a test project
4. Switch back to stable

Coming Up Next

All 7 Skills covered! But there's another important use case — searching your Claude Code memories from Claude Desktop. That requires MCP integration.

➡️ Episode 13: MCP Integration — Search Dev Memories from Claude Desktop