store: cognitive-memory client.py at 3260 lines needs modular refactor

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+id: 8d365483-701f-49fe-a55e-4d524ae2eff3
+type: problem
+title: "cognitive-memory client.py at 3260 lines needs modular refactor"
+tags: [cognitive-memory, refactoring, architecture, tech-debt]
+importance: 0.7
+confidence: 0.8
+created: "2026-02-19T20:57:01.898902+00:00"
+updated: "2026-02-19T20:57:01.898902+00:00"
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+client.py has grown to 3260 lines with 47 methods in a single CognitiveMemoryClient class. Breakdown by concern:
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+- Constants + module helpers: ~548 lines → common.py
+- Core CRUD (store/get/delete/search/recall): ~435 lines → stays in client.py
+- Edges (relate/edge_get/edge_search/edge_update/edge_delete): ~352 lines → edges.py
+- Embeddings (embed/semantic_recall/provider fallback): ~209 lines → embeddings.py
+- Decay/Core/Reflect (decay scoring, CORE.md gen, reflection): ~1097 lines → analysis.py (biggest chunk)
+- CLI parser + dispatch: ~463 lines → cli.py or __main__.py
+- Index/state/git plumbing: ~115 lines → internal helpers
+
+Refactor considerations:
+- MCP server imports `from client import CognitiveMemoryClient` — needs updating
+- CLI wrapper `claude-memory` uses `exec uv run python client.py` — needs package structure
+- Systemd services depend on the wrapper — must test after
+- Could use mixin classes or composition to split the monolithic class
+- Similar to the Major Domo CLI modular refactor (that went well)
+
+Priority: near-future. Nothing is broken but finding anything requires line-number hunting.