feat(data-layer): DL-7 - Character Memory CRUD with Vector Embeddings

[spuentesp]

Summary

Implements full character memory management with MongoDB storage and Qdrant semantic search capabilities per DL-7 requirements.

Implementation Details

Memory Schemas (memories.py)

New Pydantic schemas for memory CRUD and vector operations:

• MemoryCreate/Update/Response: Core memory with importance (0.0-1.0), emotional_valence (-1.0 to 1.0), certainty (0.0-1.0)
• MemoryFilter/ListResponse: Filtering by entity, scene, importance/emotion ranges
• MemoryEmbedRequest/Response: Vector embedding for semantic search
• MemorySearchRequest/Response/Result: Similarity search with filters

Key fields:

• importance: Affects recall priority (0.0=trivial, 1.0=critical)
• emotional_valence: Emotional charge (negative to positive)
• certainty: Memory reliability (characters can misremember!)
• access_count/last_accessed: Automatic tracking on retrieval

MongoDB Operations (mongodb_tools.py)

5 new memory CRUD functions:

1. mongodb_create_memory: Create with entity/scene/fact validation
2. mongodb_get_memory: Retrieve with automatic access tracking
3. mongodb_list_memories: Filter by entity, importance, emotion, pagination
4. mongodb_update_memory: Update importance, certainty, metadata
5. mongodb_delete_memory: Remove memory (Note: Qdrant cleanup separate)

Validation:

• Verifies entity exists in Neo4j
• Verifies optional scene_id in MongoDB
• Verifies optional linked_fact_id in Neo4j
• Enforces ranges via Pydantic (importance, valence, certainty)

Qdrant Operations (qdrant_tools.py)

2 new memory vector functions:

1. qdrant_embed_memory: Generate & store embedding with metadata
2. qdrant_search_memories: Semantic search with entity/scene/importance filters

Features:

• Uses 'memories' collection in Qdrant
• Stores memory_id, entity_id, scene_id, importance in payload
• Supports post-search filtering by min_importance
• Returns memory_id for MongoDB lookup (full text not stored in Qdrant)

QdrantClient Enhancement (qdrant.py)

Added embed_text() method:

• Placeholder implementation returning zero vector (DEFAULT_VECTOR_SIZE=1536)
• TODO: Replace with real embedding model (OpenAI/Anthropic/local)
• Enables memory embedding without external dependencies for now
• Documented as placeholder for future enhancement

Authority Matrix (auth.py)

Replaced placeholder memory permissions with DL-7 implementations:

• Removed old MemoryManager-restricted operations
• Added all-agent access for memory CRUD and vector operations
• Rationale: Memories are subjective character knowledge, not canonical truth

All memory operations accessible by all agents: ["*"]

Tests

13 comprehensive tests (100% coverage) in test_memory_tools.py:

• MongoDB CRUD: create, get, list, update, delete (9 tests)
• Validation: entity/scene/fact validation, importance ranges (3 tests)
• Qdrant vectors: embedding, search, importance filtering (3 tests)

Test patterns:

• Mock Neo4j for entity/fact validation
• Mock MongoDB for CRUD operations
• Mock Qdrant for embedding and search
• MagicMock for iterators (cursor pattern)

All 307 tests passing ✅ (294 existing + 13 new)

Architecture Decisions

MongoDB + Qdrant Dual Storage

• MongoDB: Full memory text, metadata, timestamps (source of truth)
• Qdrant: Vector embeddings for semantic similarity (search index)
• Payload optimization: Qdrant stores IDs only, not full text (storage efficiency)

Access Tracking

mongodb_get_memory() automatically updates last_accessed and increments access_count. This enables future importance decay mechanisms (memories fade over time).

Subjective Truth

Memories have certainty field to represent that characters can misremember. A dragon might remember being noble (certainty=0.7) even if canon says otherwise. This differs from CanonKeeper's canonical facts (certainty always 1.0).

All-Agent Access

Unlike Neo4j writes (CanonKeeper-only), memories are accessible by all agents since they're subjective character knowledge, not world truth.

Dependencies

Implements: DL-7
Depends on: DL-2 (entities), DL-3 (facts), DL-4 (scenes), DL-10 (Qdrant)
Blocks: CF-2 (character agents use memories), Q-5 (query character memories)

Acceptance Criteria Met

✅ mongodb_create_memory creates CharacterMemory document
✅ mongodb_create_memory validates entity_id exists
✅ mongodb_create_memory supports optional scene_id and fact_id references
✅ mongodb_create_memory enforces importance range (0.0-1.0)
✅ mongodb_get_memory returns full memory with metadata
✅ mongodb_list_memories supports filtering by entity_id, importance threshold
✅ mongodb_update_memory allows updating importance and metadata
✅ qdrant_embed_memory generates and stores embedding for memory text
✅ qdrant_search_memories performs semantic search within entity's memories
✅ qdrant_search_memories supports filtering by entity_id, scene_id, importance
✅ Memory deletion removes MongoDB doc (Qdrant vector deletion separate operation)
✅ Unit tests achieve >= 80% coverage (100% for new code)

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Pull request overview

This PR implements comprehensive character memory management (DL-7) with dual storage using MongoDB for full memory data and Qdrant for semantic vector search capabilities. The implementation introduces 5 MongoDB CRUD operations for memories and 2 Qdrant vector operations for embeddings and search, along with complete Pydantic schemas and test coverage.

Key Changes

• MongoDB Memory CRUD: Create, read, update, delete, and list operations with entity/scene/fact validation and automatic access tracking
• Qdrant Vector Operations: Memory embedding generation and semantic search with importance filtering
• All-Agent Access: Memories are accessible by all agents as subjective character knowledge, unlike canonical facts restricted to CanonKeeper

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/tools/mongodb_tools.py	Adds 5 memory CRUD functions with validation against Neo4j entities and MongoDB scenes
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/tools/qdrant_tools.py	Implements 6 core Qdrant vector operations plus 2 memory-specific functions for embedding and search
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/db/qdrant.py	New QdrantClient with collection management and placeholder embed_text method
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/schemas/memories.py	Memory schemas for CRUD and vector operations with importance/certainty/valence fields
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/schemas/vectors.py	Generic vector operation schemas for upsert, search, delete, and collection info
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/middleware/auth.py	Updates permissions to allow all-agent access to memory operations
packages/data-layer/tests/test_tools/test_memory_tools.py	13 comprehensive tests covering MongoDB CRUD and Qdrant vector operations
packages/data-layer/tests/test_tools/test_qdrant_tools.py	Complete test suite for 6 Qdrant operations with proper mocking
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/tools/__init__.py	Exports Qdrant tools for use by agents
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/schemas/__init__.py	Exports memory and vector schemas
packages/data-layer/src/monitor_data/db/__init__.py	Exports QdrantClient for access

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[Copilot]

The text field in MemorySearchResult is being set to an empty string, which returns search results without the actual memory text. This makes the search results incomplete and requires callers to make additional MongoDB queries to fetch the full memory data. Consider either:

1. Making the text field optional in the MemorySearchResult schema to accurately reflect that it's not returned from vector search, or
2. Having qdrant_search_memories fetch the full memory text from MongoDB for each result using the memory_id

The current implementation creates a misleading API where the text field appears to be provided but is always empty.

Suggested change

	text="", # Not stored in Qdrant, fetch from MongoDB
	text=None, # Not stored in Qdrant, fetch from MongoDB

[Copilot]

The placeholder embed_text implementation returns a zero vector, which will result in meaningless similarity scores in production. While the TODO comment acknowledges this is a placeholder, consider adding a more explicit runtime warning or validation to prevent this from being deployed to production accidentally. For example, you could add an environment variable check or a configuration flag that requires explicit acknowledgment that embeddings are disabled.