tobi/qmd v1.1.1

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[1.1.1] - 2026-03-06

Fixes

• Reranker: truncate documents exceeding the 2048-token context window
  instead of silently producing garbage scores. Long chunks (e.g. from
  PDF ingestion) now get a fair ranking.
• Nix: add python3 and cctools to build dependencies. #214 (thanks
  @pcasaretto)

[1.1.0] - 2026-02-20

QMD now speaks in query documents — structured multi-line queries where every line is typed (lex:, vec:, hyde:), combining keyword precision with semantic recall. A single plain query still works exactly as before (it's treated as an implicit expand: and auto-expanded by the LLM). Lex now supports quoted phrases and negation ("C++ performance" -sports -athlete), making intent-aware disambiguation practical. The formal query grammar is documented in docs/SYNTAX.md.

The npm package now uses the standard #!/usr/bin/env node bin convention, replacing the custom bash wrapper. This fixes native module ABI mismatches when installed via bun and works on any platform with node >= 22 on PATH.

Changes

• Query document format: multi-line queries with typed sub-queries (lex:, vec:, hyde:). Plain queries remain the default (expand: implicit, but not written inside the document). First sub-query gets 2× fusion weight — put your strongest signal first. Formal grammar in [docs/SYNTAX.md](https://github.com/tobi/qmd/blob/main/docs/SYNTAX.md).
• Lex syntax: full BM25 operator support. "exact phrase" for verbatim matching; -term and -"phrase" for exclusions. Essential for disambiguation when a term is overloaded across domains (e.g. performance -sports -athlete).
• expand: shortcut: send a single plain query (or start the document with expand: on its only line) to auto-expand via the local LLM. Query documents themselves are limited to lex, vec, and hyde lines.
• MCP query tool (renamed from structured_search): rewrote the tool description to fully teach AI agents the query document format, lex syntax, and combination strategy. Includes worked examples with intent-aware lex.
• HTTP /query endpoint (renamed from /search; /search kept as silent alias).
• collections array filter: filter by multiple collections in a single query (collections: ["notes", "brain"]). Removed the single collection string param — array only.
• Collection include/exclude: includeByDefault: false hides a collection from all queries unless explicitly named via collections. CLI: qmd collection exclude <name> / qmd collection include <name>.
• Collection update-cmd: attach a shell command that runs before every qmd update (e.g. git stash && git pull --rebase --ff-only && git stash pop). CLI: qmd collection update-cmd <name> '<cmd>'.
• qmd status tips: shows actionable tips when collections lack context descriptions or update commands.
• qmd collection subcommands: show, update-cmd, include, exclude. Bare qmd collection now prints help.
• Packaging: replaced custom bash wrapper with standard #!/usr/bin/env node shebang on dist/qmd.js. Fixes native module ABI mismatches when installed via bun, and works on any platform where node >= 22 is on PATH.
• Removed MCP tools search, vector_search, deep_search — all superseded by query.
• Removed qmd context check command.
• CLI timing: each LLM step (expand, embed, rerank) prints elapsed time inline (Expanding query... (4.2s)).

Fixes

• qmd collection list shows [excluded] tag for collections with includeByDefault: false.
• Default searches now respect includeByDefault — excluded collections are skipped unless explicitly named.
• Fix main module detection when installed globally via npm/bun (symlink resolution).