doobidoo/mcp-memory-service v8.62.8

v8.62.8 - Environment Configuration Loading Bug Fix

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Environment Configuration Loading Bug Fix

This patch release fixes a critical bug where the HTTP server wasn't loading .env configuration properly, causing it to default to incorrect settings.

Fixed

Environment Configuration Loading Bug (commit 626d7e8)

Problem: HTTP server wasn't loading .env configuration properly, defaulting to wrong settings:

• OAuth enabled when it should be disabled
• sqlite_vec backend selected instead of configured hybrid backend
• Other environment variables not being loaded from .env files

Root Causes:

1. python-dotenv was missing from dependencies in pyproject.toml, causing silent import failures
2. .env loading only checked a single location (relative to config file), which failed for:
   • Source installations (pip install -e .)
   • Different working directories
   • Docker/containerized deployments
   • Windows environments with different path structures

Solution:

• Added python-dotenv>=1.0.0 to dependencies
• Implemented _find_and_load_dotenv() function with comprehensive multi-location search strategy:
  1. Current working directory (highest priority)
  2. Relative to config file (for source installs)
  3. Project root markers (searches for pyproject.toml)
  4. Common Windows project paths
  5. User home directory (~/.mcp-memory/.env)
• Uses override=False to respect existing environment variables

Impact:

• Fixes critical configuration loading issues across all deployment scenarios
• Resolves incorrect backend selection in HTTP server
• Ensures .env files are properly loaded in development, source installs, Docker, and Windows

Files Changed:

• src/mcp_memory_service/config.py - Added _find_and_load_dotenv() with comprehensive search logic
• pyproject.toml - Added python-dotenv dependency

Installation

pip install --upgrade mcp-memory-service

Upgrade Notes

No breaking changes. The fix is backward compatible. If you were experiencing configuration loading issues, this release should resolve them automatically.

Full Changelog: v8.62.7...v8.62.8