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Diagnoses mem0 connectivity, API key validity, and memory read/write functionality. Use when memory operations fail, searches return empty, add_memory errors occur, or to verify the plugin is working correctly.

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Mem0 Status

Run a diagnostic check on the mem0 plugin. Useful for troubleshooting.

Execution

Run ALL checks, then display a single summary. Do not stop on the first failure.

Check 1: API key

_KEY="${MEM0_API_KEY:-}"
[ -n "$_KEY" ] && echo "${_KEY:0:6}..." || echo "NOT_SET"
  • If NOT_SET: FAIL — "No API key configured"
  • If set: PASS — the command already prints only the first 6 chars

Check 2: Identity resolution

Resolve identity from the MEM0_* environment variables set by the plugin's shell.env hook. These are the exact values the plugin uses to scope memories, so report them directly. Do NOT re-run git here: the plugin already resolved branch and project from git at session start, and re-shelling git can disagree with it — e.g. it prints an empty branch that renders as (not a git repo) while the Session check below shows branch=main. One source of truth keeps the two lines consistent.

echo "user_id=${MEM0_USER_ID:-${USER:-default}}"
echo "project_id=${MEM0_APP_ID:-}"
echo "branch=${MEM0_BRANCH:-main}"
_S="$HOME/.mem0/settings.json"
_SCOPE="$(grep -o '"default_scope"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"[a-z]*"' "$_S" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '[a-z]*"$' | tr -d '"')"
echo "default_scope=${_SCOPE:-project}"
  • user_id: from MEM0_USER_ID, falling back to $USER
  • project_id: from MEM0_APP_ID
  • branch: from MEM0_BRANCH (the plugin's resolved value; falls back to main outside a git repo)
  • default_scope: from ~/.mem0/settings.json (default_scope), falling back to project. This is the scope memory tools use when none is given; change it with /mem0-scope.

PASS if user_id and project_id are non-empty. WARN if project_id is empty — the shell.env hook may not have fired (restart OpenCode). Report the branch verbatim from MEM0_BRANCH; never invent a string like (not a git repo).

Check 3: Memory tool connectivity

Call search_memories with:

  • query="health check"

  • filters={"AND": [{"user_id": "<active_user_id>"}, {"app_id": "<active_project_id>"}]}

  • top_k=1

  • If returns successfully (even empty): PASS

  • If errors: FAIL — show the error message

Check 4: Memory write capability

Call add_memory with:

  • text="Health check probe — safe to delete."
  • user_id=<active_user_id>
  • app_id=<active_project_id>
  • metadata={"type": "health_check", "probe": true}
  • infer=False

The response returns event_id (v3 writes are async). Call get_event_status(event_id=<event_id>) to check processing.

  • If status is SUCCEEDED: PASS — extract the memory ID from the event result, then call delete_memory with that ID to clean up.
  • If status is PENDING after 5 seconds: PASS (write accepted, processing delayed)
  • If errors: FAIL — show the error.

Check 5: Session context

Check that the plugin's shell.env hook has injected session context into the environment:

echo "session_id=${MEM0_SESSION_ID:-}"
echo "app_id=${MEM0_APP_ID:-}"
echo "branch=${MEM0_BRANCH:-}"
  • If all three are non-empty: PASS — "Session active"
  • If any are missing: WARN — "Plugin env vars not set; shell.env hook may not have fired"

Check 6: Auto-dream readiness

Explain whether auto-dream (memory consolidation) is eligible to run, and if not, exactly which gate is blocking. Auto-dream runs at most once per session and only when all gates pass: time since last consolidation ≥ minHours, sessions since ≥ minSessions, and project memory count ≥ minMemories.

Read the gate state and thresholds:

_ST="$HOME/.mem0/mem0-dream-state.json"
_SET="$HOME/.mem0/settings.json"
echo "sessions_since=$(grep -o '"sessionsSince"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*[0-9]*' "$_ST" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '[0-9]*$' || echo 0)"
echo "last_consolidated_ms=$(grep -o '"lastConsolidatedAt"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*[0-9]*' "$_ST" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '[0-9]*$' || echo 0)"
echo "min_hours=$(grep -o '"minHours"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*[0-9]*' "$_SET" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '[0-9]*$' || echo 24)"
echo "min_sessions=$(grep -o '"minSessions"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*[0-9]*' "$_SET" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '[0-9]*$' || echo 5)"
echo "min_memories=$(grep -o '"minMemories"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*[0-9]*' "$_SET" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '[0-9]*$' || echo 20)"
echo "now_s=$(date +%s)"
echo "dream_env=${MEM0_DREAM:-unset}"

For the memory count, reuse the project memory count from Check 3/4 (or call get_memories with the project filter, page_size=1, and read count).

Compute each gate:

  • time: hours_since = (now_s - last_consolidated_ms/1000) / 3600. Passes when ≥ min_hours. If last_consolidated_ms is 0 it has never run → time gate passes.
  • sessions: passes when sessions_since ≥ min_sessions.
  • memories: passes when project memory count ≥ min_memories.

Report:

  • If dream_env is false/0/no/off, or dream.enabled is false in settings: WARN — "Auto-dream disabled".
  • If all three gates pass: PASS — "eligible (runs at next session start)".
  • Otherwise: WARN — list the blocking gate(s), e.g. sessions 2/5, memories 3/20. This is expected, not an error — auto-dream is just waiting. Note the user can run /mem0-dream to consolidate now, or lower the thresholds via the dream block in ~/.mem0/settings.json.

Display

## mem0 status

PASS  API Key         m0-dVe...
PASS  Identity        user=kartik, project=mem0, branch=main
PASS  Default scope   project
PASS  Memory Tools    142ms
PASS  Write/Read      write + delete OK
PASS  Session         session_id=abc123, app_id=mem0, branch=main
WARN  Auto-dream      waiting — sessions 2/5, memories 3/20 (/mem0-dream to run now)

All checks passed.

The Auto-dream line is informational: WARN here means "waiting on gates", not a failure. Show PASS when eligible, or "disabled" when turned off.

If any check fails, add a ## Troubleshooting section with specific fix steps for each failure.

Extended mode: Memory Quality Analysis

When invoked with --deep (e.g., /mem0-status --deep), run the standard 6 checks above plus a memory quality scan.

Quality Check 1: Duplicates

Call get_memories with filters={"AND": [{"user_id": "<active_user_id>"}, {"app_id": "<active_project_id>"}]}, page_size=200. Compare all pairs within the same metadata.type group for high textual overlap (shared nouns/keywords > 60%). Report:

Potential duplicates: <N> pairs
  [mem0:<id1>] ≈ [mem0:<id2>] — both about "<shared topic>"

Quality Check 2: Stale memories

Flag memories where:

  • metadata.type is session_state or compact_summary AND older than 90 days
  • metadata.confidence < 0.3 AND older than 30 days
Stale candidates: <N>
  [mem0:<id>] — session_state, 142d old

Quality Check 2b: Low-confidence memories

Flag memories where metadata.confidence < 0.5 (regardless of age). Report separately from stale:

Low-confidence memories: <N>
  [mem0:<id>] — confidence=0.3, "<content preview>"

Quality Check 3: Contradictions

Within each metadata.type group, flag pairs that assert opposing facts about the same topic. Use semantic judgment — look for negation patterns, conflicting tool/framework choices, or reversed decisions.

Possible contradictions: <N>
  [mem0:<idA>] vs [mem0:<idB>] — conflicting on "<topic>"

Quality Check 4: Orphan memories

Memories with no metadata.type set, or with metadata.type not in the 17 known coding categories. These were likely written without proper tagging.

Untagged/orphan memories: <N>

Quality summary

## Memory Quality

Duplicates: <N> · Stale: <N> · Contradictions: <N> · Orphans: <N>

If all counts are 0: Memory quality: clean. If any non-zero: append Run /mem0-dream to fix.

To fix issues found by --deep, run /mem0-dream for automated consolidation (merges, prunes, conflict resolution).

Output formatting

IMPORTANT: Do NOT use markdown in your output. OpenCode TUI renders text verbatim — markdown like bold, ## headers, and | table | syntax appears as raw characters. Use plain text with indentation for structure. Use dashes for lists. Use spaces to align columns instead of markdown tables.

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