🕐 Time-of-Day Emoji Icons - Visual Memory Timeline

Release v8.52.0 introduces visual time indicators on all memory timestamps, making it easier to scan when memories were created at a glance.

✨ What's New

Time-of-Day Emoji Icons

• 8 Visual Segments: Emoji icons for 3-hour periods throughout the day
  • 🌙 Late Night (00:00-03:00)
  • 🌅 Early Morning (03:00-06:00)
  • ☕ Morning (06:00-09:00)
  • 💻 Late Morning (09:00-12:00)
  • 🍽️ Afternoon (12:00-15:00)
  • ⛅ Late Afternoon (15:00-18:00)
  • 🍷 Evening (18:00-21:00)
  • 🛏️ Night (21:00-24:00)

Features

• Universal Placement: Appears after dates on memory cards, document groups, and detail modals
• Tooltips: Hover to see time period labels for accessibility
• Dark Mode Support: Optimized with 75% opacity and subtle grayscale filter
• Automatic Timezone: Uses browser's local time for accurate display
• Zero Performance Impact: Pure CSS + simple JavaScript (~0.1ms per memory)

🎯 Benefits

• Quick Scanning: Instantly identify memory creation times visually
• Pattern Recognition: Spot temporal patterns in your memory usage
• Improved UX: More intuitive than reading timestamps alone
• Accessibility: Tooltips provide text labels for screen readers

📊 Technical Details

• Implementation: ~45 lines added (31 JS + 14 CSS)
• Method: renderTimeIcon() helper function with Math.floor(hour / 3) for segment mapping
• Scope: Pure frontend changes, no backend or API modifications required

📦 Installation

# Update from PyPI
pip install --upgrade mcp-memory-service

# Or with uv (faster)
uv pip install --upgrade mcp-memory-service

# Or from source
git clone https://github.com/doobidoo/mcp-memory-service.git
cd mcp-memory-service && python install.py

🔗 Links

• Full Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
• Documentation: Wiki
• Issues: Report a bug

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 noreply@anthropic.com