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Problem

When agentmemory is installed globally (e.g. system npm, Arch Linux AUR package in /usr/lib/node_modules/@agentmemory/agentmemory, Docker container, or shared environments), @huggingface/transformers defaults to creating a .cache/ directory relative to its own package directory (__dirname). This causes an EACCES: permission denied error when running as a regular user:

An error occurred while writing the file to cache: Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/lib/node_modules/@agentmemory/agentmemory/node_modules/@huggingface/transformers/.cache'

Solution

  • Introduce a centralized loader src/providers/embedding/_transformers.ts that configures transformers.env.cacheDir to honor TRANSFORMERS_CACHE, HF_HOME, or default to ~/.cache/huggingface/transformers.
  • Refactor LocalEmbeddingProvider, ClipEmbeddingProvider, and reranker to use the shared loader.
  • Handle mock and headless test environments gracefully.

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  • npm run build passes with full TypeScript / tsdown compilation.
  • npm test passes with 148 test files, 1,641 tests (100% green).

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added consistent loading for Transformers-powered image, text embedding, local embedding, and reranking features.
    • Added configurable cache locations with a sensible default when no setting is provided.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved guidance when Transformers is not installed.
    • Preserved useful error details for missing dependencies.
    • Improved reliability in restricted environments, including read-only cache locations and missing optional configuration.

Configure transformers.env.cacheDir using TRANSFORMERS_CACHE, HF_HOME, or ~/.cache/huggingface/transformers to prevent EACCES permission denied errors when agentmemory is installed in read-only global directories.
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The PR adds a shared lazy Transformers loader. Embedding and reranker paths use it. The loader configures caching, provides direct installation guidance, preserves transitive dependency errors, and supports cache configuration when env is unavailable.

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Transformers loading

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared Transformers loader
src/providers/embedding/_transformers.ts
Adds loadTransformers, which lazily imports Transformers, configures cache precedence, reports direct missing-package guidance, and preserves other import errors.
Embedding and reranker integration
src/providers/embedding/clip.ts, src/providers/embedding/local.ts, src/state/reranker.ts
CLIP, local embeddings, and reranking use the shared loader. CLIP passes the "CLIP embeddings" context.
Import-error and cache validation
__mocks__/@huggingface/transformers.ts, test/fixtures/transformers-import-error.ts, test/local-embedding-provider.test.ts
The mock supports injected import errors. Tests verify original error identity, cache behavior, usable module loading, and test-state isolation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0fd45

The PR redirects Transformers caching to user-writable locations and updates embedding and reranking paths; it is mergeable with explicit owner awareness because the simulated import-failure fixture may leave later tests order-dependent.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLIP
  participant LocalEmbeddingProvider
  participant Reranker
  participant loadTransformers
  participant Transformers

  CLIP->>loadTransformers: load with CLIP embeddings context
  LocalEmbeddingProvider->>loadTransformers: load Transformers
  Reranker->>loadTransformers: load Transformers
  loadTransformers->>Transformers: dynamically import package
  Transformers-->>loadTransformers: return module or import error
  loadTransformers-->>CLIP: return module or targeted error
  loadTransformers-->>LocalEmbeddingProvider: return module or original error
  loadTransformers-->>Reranker: return module or original error
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In `@src/providers/embedding/_transformers.ts`:
- Around line 26-28: Remove the explanatory comment from the empty catch block
in the surrounding transformer initialization code, leaving the existing catch
behavior unchanged.
- Around line 12-15: Update the ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND handling in the transformer
loading flow to emit the installation hint only when the error specifically
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src/providers/embedding/_transformers.ts (1)

30-38: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add tests for cache precedence and fallback.

The loader now selects TRANSFORMERS_CACHE, HF_HOME, or the home-directory fallback. The changed tests cover only transitive import errors. Add focused tests for each selection path and for a Transformers module without env.

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In `@src/providers/embedding/_transformers.ts` around lines 30 - 38, Add focused
tests around the cache-directory initialization in the Transformers loader,
covering precedence of TRANSFORMERS_CACHE over HF_HOME, HF_HOME when the former
is absent, and the homedir-based fallback when both are unset. Also test that
loading a Transformers module without an env property completes safely without
throwing.
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In `@test/local-embedding-provider.test.ts`:
- Line 4: Update the afterEach cleanup for
AGENTMEMORY_TEST_TRANSFORMERS_TRANSITIVE_MISSING_PACKAGE to capture its pre-test
value and restore that value afterward, deleting the variable only when it was
originally unset; preserve isolation between tests without removing environment
state owned by the test runner.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/providers/embedding/_transformers.ts`:
- Around line 30-38: Add focused tests around the cache-directory initialization
in the Transformers loader, covering precedence of TRANSFORMERS_CACHE over
HF_HOME, HF_HOME when the former is absent, and the homedir-based fallback when
both are unset. Also test that loading a Transformers module without an env
property completes safely without throwing.
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- isolate the manual missing-package mock from runner-owned environment

- assert cache precedence, fallback, and transitive error identity
- make the shared manual mock independent of inherited environment

- exercise cache assignment failure while preserving module usability

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In `@test/fixtures/transformers-import-error.ts`:
- Around line 3-4: Update setTransformersImportError so the module-level
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cleanup in local-embedding-provider.test.ts so each test starts without stale
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Comment thread test/fixtures/transformers-import-error.ts
- expose an explicit fixture reset path

- clear injected import errors during local provider cleanup
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