From 051551edb7caf4b287d2d214e26d9bf921eb9d0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zamuldinov Nikita <nzamuldinov@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:02:58 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use platform-appropriate user data dir instead of /tmp
 for vector store paths

The default vector store path was hardcoded to /tmp/{provider}, which fails in:
- macOS LaunchAgents: /tmp cleared on reboot, limited permissions
- Linux systemd: may have noexec restrictions or private /tmp namespaces
- Windows: /tmp does not exist
- Docker: /tmp is ephemeral unless mounted as a volume

Replace with a cross-platform user data directory:
  - Linux/macOS: $XDG_DATA_HOME or ~/.local/share/mem0/{provider}
  - Windows:     %APPDATA%/mem0/{provider}

This follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux and the
conventional APPDATA path on Windows, making mem0 work reliably in
all deployment environments without requiring explicit path config.

Closes #4279
---
 mem0/vector_stores/configs.py | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mem0/vector_stores/configs.py b/mem0/vector_stores/configs.py
index 32459dddc..ab9ad8af3 100644
--- a/mem0/vector_stores/configs.py
+++ b/mem0/vector_stores/configs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import os
+
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
@@ -61,7 +64,18 @@ class VectorStoreConfig(BaseModel):
 
         # also check if path in allowed kays for pydantic model, and whether config extra fields are allowed
         if "path" not in config and "path" in config_class.__annotations__:
-            config["path"] = f"/tmp/{provider}"
+            # Use a platform-appropriate user data directory instead of /tmp, which is
+            # ephemeral on many systems and may be unwritable in service/restricted environments.
+            # Preference order: XDG_DATA_HOME (Linux) → APPDATA (Windows) → ~/.local/share
+            xdg = os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+            app_data = os.environ.get("APPDATA")
+            if xdg:
+                base = Path(xdg)
+            elif app_data:
+                base = Path(app_data)
+            else:
+                base = Path.home() / ".local" / "share"
+            config["path"] = str(base / "mem0" / provider)
 
         self.config = config_class(**config)
         return self