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fix(backup): make backup_automem.py runnable as python scripts/backup_automem.py - #175

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Summary

scripts/backup_automem.py can no longer be run as a script — python scripts/backup_automem.py crashes immediately on import:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".../scripts/backup_automem.py", line 31, in <module>
    from automem.backup import (
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'automem'

Root cause

#162 (8b1f2649) moved the backup helpers into the automem.backup package, and the script now does from automem.backup import .... But when a file is run as python scripts/backup_automem.py, Python puts the script's own directory (scripts/) on sys.path[0] — not the repo root — so the automem package one level up isn't importable. Nothing installs the package either (requirements.txt has no -e .).

Impact

The scheduled AutoMem Backup workflow (.github/workflows/backup.yml) runs exactly this command and has been failing on every run since the refactor landed (2026-06-06) — no automated FalkorDB/Qdrant backup has succeeded for ~2 days. The failure is identical across all runs (ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'automem').

Fix

Prepend the repo root to sys.path before the package import, using the same idiom already in scripts/backfill_tag_prefixes.py:

PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
if str(PROJECT_ROOT) not in sys.path:
    sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))

This fixes the documented usage (python scripts/backup_automem.py), the CI workflow, Railway cron, and manual/local runs in one place — no workflow change required.

Verification

  • python -m py_compile scripts/backup_automem.py ✅
  • PROJECT_ROOT resolves to the repo root containing automem/__init__.py and automem/backup.py ✅
  • black --check and isort --check-only --profile black both pass ✅ (and E402 is not in .flake8's select set)
  • The equivalent fix (adding the repo root to the import path) was applied to a downstream wrapper of this workflow and a manual run completed end-to-end: ✅ Backup completed successfully → "s3_uploaded": true.

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fix(backup): make backup_automem.py runnable as python scripts/...
54a9b16 
PR verygoodplugins#162 (8b1f264) moved the backup logic into the `automem.backup`
package, so scripts/backup_automem.py now does `from automem.backup
import ...`. But when the script is invoked as
`python scripts/backup_automem.py` (its documented usage, and how the
AutoMem Backup workflow runs it), Python puts the script's own
directory (scripts/) on sys.path[0] -- not the repo root -- so the
`automem` package one level up is not importable:

    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'automem'

As a result the scheduled 'AutoMem Backup' workflow has been failing on
every run since the refactor landed (2026-06-06).

Fix: prepend the repo root to sys.path before the package import, using
the same idiom already present in scripts/backfill_tag_prefixes.py.
E402 is not in the flake8 select set, and black/isort pass.
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Pull request overview

This PR fixes scripts/backup_automem.py so it can be executed directly via python scripts/backup_automem.py by ensuring the repository root is on sys.path before importing automem.*. This restores the expected execution path used by automation (e.g., the GitHub Actions backup workflow) without requiring packaging/installation changes.

Changes:

  • Prepends the repo root to sys.path when the script is invoked directly, preventing ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'automem'.
  • Aligns the backup script’s invocation behavior with the existing pattern used by scripts/backfill_tag_prefixes.py.

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Good catch, thanks @zackkatz !! 🙏

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chore(main): release 0.16.0 (#154)
8c67c16 
🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
---


##
[0.16.0](v0.15.2...v0.16.0)
(2026-06-26)


### Features

* **api:** add admin backup endpoint
([#162](#162))
([8b1f264](8b1f264))
* **api:** support bulk memory associations
([1221e36](1221e36))
* **api:** support bulk memory associations
([#198](#198))
([28eb916](28eb916))
* **benchmarks:** LongMemEval failure-mode diagnosis harness + judge
quota preflight
([#183](#183))
([f99bece](f99bece))
* **consolidation:** expose cluster threshold and min size as env vars
([#163](#163))
([7e731f3](7e731f3))
* **enrichment:** expose classification fallback-rate metrics in
/enrichment/status
([#188](#188))
([0b522a9](0b522a9))
* **entity:** harden identity cleanup and repair tooling
([#176](#176))
([827dfbc](827dfbc))
* **eval:** recall-quality optimization harness — lab foundation +
design ([#197](#197))
([431433e](431433e))
* **graph:** support unbounded visualizer snapshots
([#141](#141))
([c730128](c730128))
* **lab:** add aged labelled distractor injection
([cc5d546](cc5d546))
* **lab:** add config_complexity simplicity metric
([dfb10d9](dfb10d9))
* **lab:** add distractor_rate_at_k precision guardrail metric
([872eab2](872eab2))
* **lab:** add lab_corpus with parameterized recall
([5e1e071](5e1e071))
* **lab:** add pick_winner scorecard decision rule
([3187eac](3187eac))
* **lab:** add real consolidation pass helper
([48a7d4a](48a7d4a))
* **lab:** isolate production clone restores
([#171](#171))
([aef90c0](aef90c0))
* **lab:** wire scorecard, distractors, recall params, consolidation
into runner
([589ec30](589ec30))
* **recall:** add metadata sidecar search
([#177](#177))
([4e7956e](4e7956e))
* **recall:** add state_mode=current|history recall alias
([#173](#173))
([b1df86c](b1df86c))
* **recall:** cap tag-score denominator to fix query-length bias
([#193](#193))
([cefa516](cefa516))
* **recall:** date-aware ranking + latest-fact selection
([#158](#158),
[#159](#159))
([#187](#187))
([a6ed945](a6ed945))
* **recall:** make recency decay window and curve configurable
([#182](#182))
([dbb933f](dbb933f))
* **recall:** ranking release — recency config, tag-score cap, relevance
gate, date-aware ranking
([#182](#182),
[#193](#193),
[#186](#186),
[#187](#187),
[#183](#183),
[#184](#184),
[#188](#188))
([#194](#194))
([337fe98](337fe98))
* **scripts:** safer reclassify_with_llm.py with provider flags +
tighter prompt
([#164](#164))
([a742602](a742602))


### Bug Fixes

* **api:** address copilot review on PR
[#198](#198)
([0466a1e](0466a1e))
* **api:** handle grouped association write failures
([cd93df9](cd93df9))
* **backup:** make backup_automem.py runnable as `python
scripts/backup_automem.py`
([#175](#175))
([edd9742](edd9742))
* **benchmarks:** add publication verification bundle
([#166](#166))
([420d721](420d721))
* **consolidation:** skip eager first tick at startup to avoid FalkorDB
load race
([#165](#165))
([1b812cf](1b812cf))
* **docs:** keep dispatch payload arrays stable
([df6e9e8](df6e9e8))
* **embedding:** fall back to per-item real embeddings before
placeholders in batch path
([#189](#189))
([6e9c62c](6e9c62c))
* **entity:** restore person-shape exemption on the slug validation path
([#179](#179))
([5e29960](5e29960))
* **entity:** stop validator over-rejecting real people, code tools, and
event categories
([#178](#178))
([193b730](193b730))
* **lab:** address copilot review on PR
[#197](#197)
([45f80d6](45f80d6))
* **lab:** align scorecard key contract (build_scorecard -&gt;
pick_winner)
([7d91530](7d91530))
* **mcp-sse:** decouple /health liveness from upstream readiness
([#151](#151))
([5bcfb8b](5bcfb8b))
* **mcp:** cap association failure summary
([ea4e08f](ea4e08f))
* **mcp:** surface stored metadata and updated_at in detailed recall
format ([#184](#184))
([230416e](230416e))
* **recall:** address copilot review on PR
[#194](#194)
([50b1647](50b1647))
* **recall:** canonicalize / and : separators in context_tag matching
([3afd9d3](3afd9d3))
* **recall:** canonicalize / and : separators in context_tag matching
([#203](#203))
([ba5e9ff](ba5e9ff))
* **recall:** gate query-independent scoring on topical evidence within
tag scope
([#130](#130))
([#186](#186))
([c11b594](c11b594))
* **recall:** hydrate semantic recall summaries
([#192](#192))
([76e845d](76e845d))
* **recall:** normalize graph keyword scores into the 0-1 component
range ([#191](#191))
([3653ddf](3653ddf))
* **recall:** respect current memory state
([#170](#170))
([ed36b98](ed36b98)),
closes [#169](#169)
[#158](#158)
[#159](#159)
* **scripts:** add sys.path guard to reembed_embeddings.py
([d333cf0](d333cf0))


### Documentation

* add scripts catalog, recall-quality-lab guide, and 0.16.0 migrations
([f20c664](f20c664))
* **bench:** log full judged 500q LongMemEval ship-config run with churn
attribution
([41bf8d0](41bf8d0))
* **eval:** Plan A — lab metric foundation (TDD, 9 tasks)
([0087dda](0087dda))
* **eval:** Plan B — parallel matrix harness (TDD, 9 tasks)
([c8ddfb2](c8ddfb2))
* **evals:** mark Memora/FAMA/WRIT lifecycle diagnostics as
diagnostic-only
([#174](#174))
([e8a3285](e8a3285))
* **eval:** spec for recall-quality optimization harness
([b1a1995](b1a1995))
* fix stale claims and document gated flags for 0.16.0
([b152d64](b152d64))
* note develop-branch contribution policy in README
([ccf02dd](ccf02dd))
* **positioning:** add scout reference
([#168](#168))
([922d23b](922d23b))
* refresh benchmark currency for the neutral AMB run and prune stale
archive docs
([3ff95bd](3ff95bd))
* refresh benchmark currency for the neutral AMB run and prune stale
archive docs
([#204](#204))
([89c30e0](89c30e0))
* refresh README and benchmark guidance
([#157](#157))
([bba31cc](bba31cc))
* **runtime:** align Docker viewer paths and setup guidance
([#155](#155))
([bbda79b](bbda79b))
* scripts catalog, recall quality lab guide, and 0.16.0 migration
runbook ([#199](#199))
([f190ae5](f190ae5))

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