fix(hooks): skip capturing memory_* MCP tools and add capture config env vars

[joyjit]

Summary

Fixes #993.

• Bug fix: post-tool-use and post-tool-failure now skip agentmemory's own MCP tools (memory_*, plus plumbing like ToolSearch) so recall/search calls are not written back into the observation store.
• Config knobs: new env vars for capture filtering and limits:
  • AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_DENY — extra comma/whitespace-separated deny patterns (default deny includes memory_* and plumbing tools even when unset)
  • AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_ALLOW — if set, only listed tools are captured (overrides deny defaults)
  • AGENTMEMORY_CAPTURE_OUTPUT_MAX — per-observation output cap (default 8000)
  • AGENTMEMORY_PRE_COMPACT_BUDGET — /agentmemory/context budget on /compact (default 1500; 0 disables injection)

Test plan

• vitest run test/capture-filter.test.ts test/post-tool-use-capture.test.ts
• memory_* MCP tool names are skipped by default (including mcp__agentmemory__* prefixed forms)
• normal tools (Bash, Edit, etc.) still captured
• hook integration test confirms no /observe POST for filtered tools

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added configurable allow/deny filtering to control which tool events are recorded.
  • Added configurable limits for captured tool-output size, with safe truncation.
  • Added runtime control for the pre-compaction context budget, including an option to disable context requests.

• Bug Fixes

  • Prevented excluded tool events from generating observation requests.
  • Ensured captured output stays within the configured size limit.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for filtering, output limits, and pre-compaction budget settings.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Adds environment-driven tool capture filtering, configurable output limits, and configurable pre-compact budgets. The TypeScript hooks and bundled plugin scripts use the new behavior. Unit and integration tests cover filtering, truncation, budget parsing, and request behavior.

Changes

Configurable Tool Capture Filter

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Capture filter configuration src/hooks/_capture-filter.ts	Adds tool-name normalization, wildcard matching, allow/deny lists, output-limit parsing, bounded truncation, and pre-compact budget parsing.
TypeScript hook request controls src/hooks/post-tool-use.ts, src/hooks/post-tool-failure.ts, src/hooks/pre-compact.ts	Skips disallowed captures, applies the configured output limit, and skips or configures context requests based on the pre-compact budget.
Bundled plugin script behavior plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs, plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs, plugin/scripts/pre-compact.mjs	Adds equivalent filtering, output truncation, and configurable budget handling to the bundled scripts.
Filter and hook validation test/capture-filter.test.ts, test/post-tool-use-capture.test.ts	Tests helper behavior and verifies filtered and normal tool observations through a spawned hook and local HTTP server.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 9f375

This change filters AgentMemory MCP calls from hook capture while retaining normal tool observations and adds configurable capture limits. No current merge-readiness risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ToolHook
  participant CaptureFilter
  participant ObservationEndpoint
  ToolHook->>CaptureFilter: evaluate tool name and output limit
  CaptureFilter-->>ToolHook: capture decision and bounded output
  ToolHook->>ObservationEndpoint: POST observation when allowed

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary changes: skipping capture of memory_* MCP tools and adding capture configuration environment variables.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #993 by filtering agentmemory MCP and plumbing tools, preserving capture for normal tools, adding environment-based capture and budget configuration, and testing both utility…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within the hook-capture objectives. The shared filter, post-tool-failure coverage, pre-compact budget setting, output limits, and related tests directly support the requested behavi…

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