From 5f68faa853e6c7eb1271b1bf9467f820dd879e86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobi Lutke <tobi@shopify.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:08:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Migrate documents table to use collection names instead of
 IDs
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Schema changes:
- documents.collection_id (INTEGER FK) → documents.collection (TEXT)
- Update UNIQUE constraint to (collection, path)
- Update indices to use collection name
- Update FTS triggers to compute filepath from collection || '/' || path

Code changes in store.ts:
- Change all function parameters from collectionId: number to collectionName: string
- Update all SQL queries to use d.collection instead of d.collection_id
- Remove unnecessary JOINs where collection name is already available
- Update DocumentResult type: collectionId → collectionName
- Update renameCollection() to also update documents.collection

Successfully migrated 2309 documents across 6 collections.

This prepares for YAML-based collection configuration where collections
table will be removed and collection names will be the primary identifier.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .beads/issues.jsonl |   2 +-
 migrate-schema.ts   | 162 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/store.ts        | 290 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 3 files changed, 360 insertions(+), 94 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 migrate-schema.ts

diff --git a/.beads/issues.jsonl b/.beads/issues.jsonl
index 5691552..df8e1e7 100644
--- a/.beads/issues.jsonl
+++ b/.beads/issues.jsonl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 {"id":"qmd-4u4","title":"Move embedding/vector DB operations to store.ts","description":"Move vector indexing DB operations from vectorIndex() to store.ts. Create methods like getHashesForEmbedding(), insertEmbedding(), clearEmbeddings(), etc.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-12T16:36:21.683434-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-12T16:42:40.42653-05:00","closed_at":"2025-12-12T16:42:40.42653-05:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"qmd-4u4","depends_on_id":"qmd-29c","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-12T16:37:02.944591-05:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"qmd-6s5","title":"Export current database to index.yml","description":"Write a script to export current collections and path_contexts from SQLite to ~/.config/qmd/index.yml format. Include all collection metadata and contexts.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:54:52.707844-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-13T09:57:36.650437-05:00","closed_at":"2025-12-13T09:57:36.650437-05:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"qmd-6s5","depends_on_id":"qmd-3z9","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:55:07.606834-05:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"qmd-7ss","title":"remove all the symlinks and stuff in the git repo, clean up the root directory","description":"","status":"closed","priority":4,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-12T16:40:00.744982-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-12T17:11:18.034215-05:00","closed_at":"2025-12-12T17:11:18.034215-05:00"}
-{"id":"qmd-8eu","title":"Update documents table schema for collection names","description":"Change documents.collection_id (integer FK) to documents.collection (text). Update all queries and indices. Keep backwards compatibility during transition.","design":"Schema change:\n- Add `collection TEXT` column\n- Migrate data: UPDATE documents SET collection = (SELECT name FROM collections WHERE id = collection_id)\n- Drop collection_id column\n- Update FTS5 trigger\n- Update all queries in store.ts","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:54:52.830305-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-13T09:54:52.830305-05:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"qmd-8eu","depends_on_id":"qmd-6s5","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:55:07.662048-05:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
+{"id":"qmd-8eu","title":"Update documents table schema for collection names","description":"Change documents.collection_id (integer FK) to documents.collection (text). Update all queries and indices. Keep backwards compatibility during transition.","design":"Schema change:\n- Add `collection TEXT` column\n- Migrate data: UPDATE documents SET collection = (SELECT name FROM collections WHERE id = collection_id)\n- Drop collection_id column\n- Update FTS5 trigger\n- Update all queries in store.ts","status":"in_progress","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:54:52.830305-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-13T09:57:58.370734-05:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"qmd-8eu","depends_on_id":"qmd-6s5","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:55:07.662048-05:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"qmd-9ua","title":"Update all qmd commands for YAML-based collections","description":"Update qmd.ts commands: collection add/list/remove/rename, status, update, ls. All should use collections.ts instead of store.ts collection functions.","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:54:53.14644-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-13T09:54:53.14644-05:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"qmd-9ua","depends_on_id":"qmd-u84","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:55:07.893268-05:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"qmd-9ua","depends_on_id":"qmd-oxy","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-13T09:55:07.942221-05:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"qmd-afe","title":"implement qmd collection rename, which changes the global path prefix for the collection","description":"","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-12T15:55:54.779325-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-12T16:29:24.153196-05:00","closed_at":"2025-12-12T16:29:24.153196-05:00"}
 {"id":"qmd-ama","title":"Refactor database system","description":"All documents should be stored as content addressable hash, e.g. hash, doc, created_at,\n┃ updated_at. documents should be a file system layer on top e.g. collection, path, hash,\n┃ created_at, updated_at. (collection,path)\n┃\n┃\n\n┃ All documents should be stored as content addressable hash, e.g. hash, doc, created_at,\n┃ updated_at. documents should be a file system layer on top e.g. collection_id, path, hash,\n┃ created_at, updated_at. (collection,path) is unique. There is also collection which stores PWD\n┃ + glob pattern, name (\\w+). Every document is treated as path qmd://collection.name/","notes":"## Completed\n- ✅ Implemented content-addressable storage (content table with hash→doc mapping)\n- ✅ Refactored documents table as file system layer (collection_id, path, hash)\n- ✅ Added collection names (e.g., \"pages\", \"journals\", \"archive\")\n- ✅ Implemented virtual paths (qmd://collection-name/path/to/file.md)\n- ✅ Added hierarchical context support (collection-scoped)\n- ✅ Successfully migrated existing database\n- ✅ Updated search functions to work with new schema\n- ✅ Updated indexing logic to use content-addressable storage\n- ✅ Orphaned content hash cleanup\n\n## Still TODO\n- Fix migration SQL to properly extract basename (currently needs manual fix)\n- Implement `qmd collection add . --name \u003cname\u003e --mask '**/*.md'`\n- Implement `qmd ls [path]` for exploring virtual file tree","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-10T10:57:35.497489-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-12T15:39:48.879143-05:00","closed_at":"2025-12-12T15:39:48.879143-05:00"}
diff --git a/migrate-schema.ts b/migrate-schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bcae74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrate-schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+/**
+ * Migrate documents table from collection_id to collection name
+ *
+ * This script updates the database schema to use collection names
+ * instead of collection_id foreign keys, preparing for YAML-based
+ * collection management.
+ */
+
+import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { homedir } from "os";
+
+const c = {
+  reset: "\x1b[0m",
+  cyan: "\x1b[36m",
+  green: "\x1b[32m",
+  yellow: "\x1b[33m",
+  dim: "\x1b[2m",
+};
+
+const dbPath = join(homedir(), ".cache", "qmd", "index.sqlite");
+console.log(`${c.cyan}Migrating database schema...${c.reset}\n`);
+console.log(`Database: ${dbPath}\n`);
+
+const db = new Database(dbPath);
+
+try {
+  db.exec("BEGIN TRANSACTION");
+
+  // Step 1: Add collection column to documents
+  console.log(`${c.yellow}1. Adding 'collection' column to documents table...${c.reset}`);
+  db.exec(`ALTER TABLE documents ADD COLUMN collection TEXT`);
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} Column added`);
+
+  // Step 2: Populate collection names from collections table
+  console.log(`\n${c.yellow}2. Populating collection names...${c.reset}`);
+  const result = db.exec(`
+    UPDATE documents
+    SET collection = (
+      SELECT name FROM collections WHERE collections.id = documents.collection_id
+    )
+    WHERE collection IS NULL
+  `);
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} Updated ${result} rows`);
+
+  // Step 3: Verify no NULL values
+  const nullCount = db.query<{ count: number }, []>(
+    `SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM documents WHERE collection IS NULL`
+  ).get();
+
+  if (nullCount && nullCount.count > 0) {
+    throw new Error(`Found ${nullCount.count} documents with NULL collection names`);
+  }
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} All documents have collection names`);
+
+  // Step 4: Create new documents table without collection_id
+  console.log(`\n${c.yellow}3. Creating new documents table...${c.reset}`);
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE documents_new (
+      id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+      collection TEXT NOT NULL,
+      path TEXT NOT NULL,
+      title TEXT NOT NULL,
+      hash TEXT NOT NULL,
+      created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+      modified_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+      active INTEGER DEFAULT 1,
+
+      FOREIGN KEY (hash) REFERENCES content(hash) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+      UNIQUE(collection, path)
+    )
+  `);
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} New table created`);
+
+  // Step 5: Copy data
+  console.log(`\n${c.yellow}4. Copying data to new table...${c.reset}`);
+  db.exec(`
+    INSERT INTO documents_new (id, collection, path, title, hash, created_at, modified_at, active)
+    SELECT id, collection, path, title, hash, created_at, modified_at, active
+    FROM documents
+  `);
+  const rowCount = db.query<{ count: number }, []>(
+    `SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM documents_new`
+  ).get();
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} Copied ${rowCount?.count} documents`);
+
+  // Step 6: Drop old table and rename new one
+  console.log(`\n${c.yellow}5. Replacing old table...${c.reset}`);
+  db.exec(`DROP TABLE documents`);
+  db.exec(`ALTER TABLE documents_new RENAME TO documents`);
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} Table replaced`);
+
+  // Step 7: Recreate indices
+  console.log(`\n${c.yellow}6. Recreating indices...${c.reset}`);
+  db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_documents_collection ON documents(collection, active)`);
+  db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_documents_hash ON documents(hash)`);
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} Indices created`);
+
+  // Step 8: Update FTS trigger to use collection name
+  console.log(`\n${c.yellow}7. Updating FTS trigger...${c.reset}`);
+  db.exec(`DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS documents_ai`);
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TRIGGER documents_ai AFTER INSERT ON documents
+    WHEN new.active = 1
+    BEGIN
+      INSERT INTO documents_fts(rowid, filepath, title, body)
+      SELECT
+        new.id,
+        new.collection || '/' || new.path,
+        new.title,
+        (SELECT doc FROM content WHERE hash = new.hash)
+      WHERE new.active = 1;
+    END
+  `);
+
+  db.exec(`DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS documents_au`);
+  db.exec(`
+    CREATE TRIGGER documents_au AFTER UPDATE ON documents
+    BEGIN
+      -- Delete from FTS if no longer active
+      DELETE FROM documents_fts WHERE rowid = old.id AND new.active = 0;
+
+      -- Update FTS if still/newly active
+      INSERT OR REPLACE INTO documents_fts(rowid, filepath, title, body)
+      SELECT
+        new.id,
+        new.collection || '/' || new.path,
+        new.title,
+        (SELECT doc FROM content WHERE hash = new.hash)
+      WHERE new.active = 1;
+    END
+  `);
+  console.log(`  ${c.green}✓${c.reset} Triggers updated`);
+
+  // Commit transaction
+  db.exec("COMMIT");
+
+  console.log(`\n${c.green}✓ Migration completed successfully!${c.reset}`);
+
+  // Show summary
+  const collections = db.query<{ collection: string; count: number }, []>(`
+    SELECT collection, COUNT(*) as count
+    FROM documents
+    WHERE active = 1
+    GROUP BY collection
+    ORDER BY collection
+  `).all();
+
+  console.log(`\n${c.dim}Documents by collection:${c.reset}`);
+  for (const coll of collections) {
+    console.log(`  ${coll.collection}: ${coll.count} files`);
+  }
+
+} catch (error) {
+  db.exec("ROLLBACK");
+  console.error(`\n${c.yellow}✗ Migration failed:${c.reset} ${error}`);
+  console.error(`${c.dim}Database rolled back to previous state${c.reset}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+} finally {
+  db.close();
+}
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index 67acc82..531cab3 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ export function resolveVirtualPath(db: Database, virtualPath: string): string |
  */
 export function toVirtualPath(db: Database, absolutePath: string): string | null {
   const doc = db.prepare(`
-    SELECT c.name, d.path
+    SELECT d.collection as name, d.path
     FROM documents d
-    JOIN collections c ON c.id = d.collection_id
+    JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
     WHERE c.pwd || '/' || d.path = ? AND d.active = 1
     LIMIT 1
   `).get(absolutePath) as { name: string; path: string } | null;
@@ -214,20 +214,19 @@ function initializeDatabase(db: Database): void {
   db.exec(`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS documents (
       id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-      collection_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+      collection TEXT NOT NULL,
       path TEXT NOT NULL,
       title TEXT NOT NULL,
       hash TEXT NOT NULL,
       created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
       modified_at TEXT NOT NULL,
       active INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
-      FOREIGN KEY (collection_id) REFERENCES collections(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
       FOREIGN KEY (hash) REFERENCES content(hash) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-      UNIQUE(collection_id, path)
+      UNIQUE(collection, path)
     )
   `);
 
-  db.exec(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_documents_collection ON documents(collection_id, active)`);
+  db.exec(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_documents_collection ON documents(collection, active)`);
   db.exec(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_documents_hash ON documents(hash)`);
   db.exec(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_documents_path ON documents(path, active)`);
 
@@ -346,16 +345,15 @@ function migrateToContentAddressable(db: Database): void {
     db.exec(`
       CREATE TABLE documents (
         id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-        collection_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        collection TEXT NOT NULL,
         path TEXT NOT NULL,
         title TEXT NOT NULL,
         hash TEXT NOT NULL,
         created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
         modified_at TEXT NOT NULL,
         active INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
-        FOREIGN KEY (collection_id) REFERENCES collections(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
         FOREIGN KEY (hash) REFERENCES content(hash) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-        UNIQUE(collection_id, path)
+        UNIQUE(collection, path)
       )
     `);
 
@@ -422,7 +420,7 @@ function migrateToContentAddressable(db: Database): void {
     // Migrate documents: convert filepath to relative path within collection
     console.log("Migrating documents...");
     const oldDocs = db.prepare(`
-      SELECT d.id, d.collection_id, d.filepath, d.title, d.hash, d.created_at, d.modified_at, c.pwd
+      SELECT d.id, d.collection_id, d.filepath, d.title, d.hash, d.created_at, d.modified_at, c.pwd, c.name
       FROM documents_old d
       JOIN collections c ON c.id = d.collection_id
       WHERE d.active = 1
@@ -435,10 +433,11 @@ function migrateToContentAddressable(db: Database): void {
       created_at: string;
       modified_at: string;
       pwd: string;
+      name: string;
     }>;
 
     const insertDoc = db.prepare(`
-      INSERT INTO documents (collection_id, path, title, hash, created_at, modified_at, active)
+      INSERT INTO documents (collection, path, title, hash, created_at, modified_at, active)
       VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 1)
     `);
 
@@ -454,9 +453,9 @@ function migrateToContentAddressable(db: Database): void {
       path = path.replace(/^\/+/, '');
 
       try {
-        insertDoc.run(doc.collection_id, path, doc.title, doc.hash, doc.created_at, doc.modified_at);
+        insertDoc.run(doc.name, path, doc.title, doc.hash, doc.created_at, doc.modified_at);
       } catch (e) {
-        console.warn(`Skipping duplicate path: ${path} in collection ${doc.collection_id}`);
+        console.warn(`Skipping duplicate path: ${path} in collection ${doc.name}`);
       }
     }
 
@@ -545,7 +544,7 @@ function migrateToContentAddressable(db: Database): void {
     `);
 
     // Create indexes
-    db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_documents_collection ON documents(collection_id, active)`);
+    db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_documents_collection ON documents(collection, active)`);
     db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_documents_hash ON documents(hash)`);
     db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_documents_path ON documents(path, active)`);
     db.exec(`CREATE INDEX idx_path_contexts_collection ON path_contexts(collection_id, path_prefix)`);
@@ -602,11 +601,11 @@ export type Store = {
 
   // Context
   getContextForFile: (filepath: string) => string | null;
-  getContextForPath: (collectionId: number, path: string) => string | null;
+  getContextForPath: (collectionName: string, path: string) => string | null;
   getCollectionIdByName: (name: string) => number | null;
   getCollectionByName: (name: string) => { id: number; name: string; pwd: string; glob_pattern: string } | null;
   getCollectionsWithoutContext: () => { id: number; name: string; pwd: string; doc_count: number }[];
-  getTopLevelPathsWithoutContext: (collectionId: number) => string[];
+  getTopLevelPathsWithoutContext: (collectionName: string) => string[];
 
   // Virtual paths
   parseVirtualPath: typeof parseVirtualPath;
@@ -638,12 +637,12 @@ export type Store = {
 
   // Document indexing operations
   insertContent: (hash: string, content: string, createdAt: string) => void;
-  insertDocument: (collectionId: number, path: string, title: string, hash: string, createdAt: string, modifiedAt: string) => void;
-  findActiveDocument: (collectionId: number, path: string) => { id: number; hash: string; title: string } | null;
+  insertDocument: (collectionName: string, path: string, title: string, hash: string, createdAt: string, modifiedAt: string) => void;
+  findActiveDocument: (collectionName: string, path: string) => { id: number; hash: string; title: string } | null;
   updateDocumentTitle: (documentId: number, title: string, modifiedAt: string) => void;
   updateDocument: (documentId: number, title: string, hash: string, modifiedAt: string) => void;
-  deactivateDocument: (collectionId: number, path: string) => void;
-  getActiveDocumentPaths: (collectionId: number) => string[];
+  deactivateDocument: (collectionName: string, path: string) => void;
+  getActiveDocumentPaths: (collectionName: string) => string[];
 
   // Vector/embedding operations
   getHashesForEmbedding: () => { hash: string; body: string; path: string }[];
@@ -690,9 +689,11 @@ export function createStore(dbPath?: string): Store {
 
     // Context
     getContextForFile: (filepath: string) => getContextForFile(db, filepath),
-    getContextForPath: (collectionId: number, path: string) => getContextForPath(db, collectionId, path),
+    getContextForPath: (collectionName: string, path: string) => getContextForPath(db, collectionName, path),
     getCollectionIdByName: (name: string) => getCollectionIdByName(db, name),
     getCollectionByName: (name: string) => getCollectionByName(db, name),
+    getCollectionsWithoutContext: () => getCollectionsWithoutContext(db),
+    getTopLevelPathsWithoutContext: (collectionName: string) => getTopLevelPathsWithoutContext(db, collectionName),
 
     // Virtual paths
     parseVirtualPath,
@@ -724,12 +725,12 @@ export function createStore(dbPath?: string): Store {
 
     // Document indexing operations
     insertContent: (hash: string, content: string, createdAt: string) => insertContent(db, hash, content, createdAt),
-    insertDocument: (collectionId: number, path: string, title: string, hash: string, createdAt: string, modifiedAt: string) => insertDocument(db, collectionId, path, title, hash, createdAt, modifiedAt),
-    findActiveDocument: (collectionId: number, path: string) => findActiveDocument(db, collectionId, path),
+    insertDocument: (collectionName: string, path: string, title: string, hash: string, createdAt: string, modifiedAt: string) => insertDocument(db, collectionName, path, title, hash, createdAt, modifiedAt),
+    findActiveDocument: (collectionName: string, path: string) => findActiveDocument(db, collectionName, path),
     updateDocumentTitle: (documentId: number, title: string, modifiedAt: string) => updateDocumentTitle(db, documentId, title, modifiedAt),
     updateDocument: (documentId: number, title: string, hash: string, modifiedAt: string) => updateDocument(db, documentId, title, hash, modifiedAt),
-    deactivateDocument: (collectionId: number, path: string) => deactivateDocument(db, collectionId, path),
-    getActiveDocumentPaths: (collectionId: number) => getActiveDocumentPaths(db, collectionId),
+    deactivateDocument: (collectionName: string, path: string) => deactivateDocument(db, collectionName, path),
+    getActiveDocumentPaths: (collectionName: string) => getActiveDocumentPaths(db, collectionName),
 
     // Vector/embedding operations
     getHashesForEmbedding: () => getHashesForEmbedding(db),
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ export type DocumentResult = {
   title: string;              // Document title (from first heading or filename)
   context: string | null;     // Folder context description if configured
   hash: string;               // Content hash for caching/change detection
-  collectionId: number;       // Parent collection ID
+  collectionName: string;     // Parent collection name
   modifiedAt: string;         // Last modification timestamp
   bodyLength: number;         // Body length in bytes (useful before loading)
   body?: string;              // Document body (optional, load with getDocumentBody)
@@ -1068,7 +1069,7 @@ export function insertContent(db: Database, hash: string, content: string, creat
  */
 export function insertDocument(
   db: Database,
-  collectionId: number,
+  collectionName: string,
   path: string,
   title: string,
   hash: string,
@@ -1076,23 +1077,23 @@ export function insertDocument(
   modifiedAt: string
 ): void {
   db.prepare(`
-    INSERT INTO documents (collection_id, path, title, hash, created_at, modified_at, active)
+    INSERT INTO documents (collection, path, title, hash, created_at, modified_at, active)
     VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 1)
-  `).run(collectionId, path, title, hash, createdAt, modifiedAt);
+  `).run(collectionName, path, title, hash, createdAt, modifiedAt);
 }
 
 /**
- * Find an active document by collection ID and path.
+ * Find an active document by collection name and path.
  */
 export function findActiveDocument(
   db: Database,
-  collectionId: number,
+  collectionName: string,
   path: string
 ): { id: number; hash: string; title: string } | null {
   return db.prepare(`
     SELECT id, hash, title FROM documents
-    WHERE collection_id = ? AND path = ? AND active = 1
-  `).get(collectionId, path) as { id: number; hash: string; title: string } | null;
+    WHERE collection = ? AND path = ? AND active = 1
+  `).get(collectionName, path) as { id: number; hash: string; title: string } | null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1126,18 +1127,18 @@ export function updateDocument(
 /**
  * Deactivate a document (mark as inactive but don't delete).
  */
-export function deactivateDocument(db: Database, collectionId: number, path: string): void {
-  db.prepare(`UPDATE documents SET active = 0 WHERE collection_id = ? AND path = ? AND active = 1`)
-    .run(collectionId, path);
+export function deactivateDocument(db: Database, collectionName: string, path: string): void {
+  db.prepare(`UPDATE documents SET active = 0 WHERE collection = ? AND path = ? AND active = 1`)
+    .run(collectionName, path);
 }
 
 /**
  * Get all active document paths for a collection.
  */
-export function getActiveDocumentPaths(db: Database, collectionId: number): string[] {
+export function getActiveDocumentPaths(db: Database, collectionName: string): string[] {
   const rows = db.prepare(`
-    SELECT path FROM documents WHERE collection_id = ? AND active = 1
-  `).all(collectionId) as { path: string }[];
+    SELECT path FROM documents WHERE collection = ? AND active = 1
+  `).all(collectionName) as { path: string }[];
   return rows.map(r => r.path);
 }
 
@@ -1227,7 +1228,11 @@ function levenshtein(a: string, b: string): number {
 }
 
 export function findSimilarFiles(db: Database, query: string, maxDistance: number = 3, limit: number = 5): string[] {
-  const allFiles = db.prepare(`SELECT display_path FROM documents WHERE active = 1`).all() as { display_path: string }[];
+  const allFiles = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT 'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as display_path
+    FROM documents d
+    WHERE d.active = 1
+  `).all() as { display_path: string }[];
   const queryLower = query.toLowerCase();
   const scored = allFiles
     .map(f => ({ path: f.display_path, dist: levenshtein(f.display_path.toLowerCase(), queryLower) }))
@@ -1240,15 +1245,13 @@ export function findSimilarFiles(db: Database, query: string, maxDistance: numbe
 export function matchFilesByGlob(db: Database, pattern: string): { filepath: string; displayPath: string; bodyLength: number }[] {
   const allFiles = db.prepare(`
     SELECT
-      'qmd://' || c.name || '/' || d.path as virtual_path,
+      'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as virtual_path,
       LENGTH(content.doc) as body_length,
-      d.collection_id,
       d.path
     FROM documents d
-    JOIN collections c ON c.id = d.collection_id
     JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
     WHERE d.active = 1
-  `).all() as { virtual_path: string; body_length: number; collection_id: number; path: string }[];
+  `).all() as { virtual_path: string; body_length: number; path: string }[];
 
   const glob = new Glob(pattern);
   return allFiles
@@ -1270,11 +1273,15 @@ export function matchFilesByGlob(db: Database, pattern: string): { filepath: str
  * For example, context at "/talks" applies to "/talks/2024/keynote.md".
  *
  * @param db Database instance
- * @param collectionId Collection ID
+ * @param collectionName Collection name
  * @param path Relative path within the collection
  * @returns Context string or null if no context is defined
  */
-export function getContextForPath(db: Database, collectionId: number, path: string): string | null {
+export function getContextForPath(db: Database, collectionName: string, path: string): string | null {
+  // First get the collection_id from the collection name
+  const coll = db.prepare(`SELECT id FROM collections WHERE name = ?`).get(collectionName) as { id: number } | null;
+  if (!coll) return null;
+
   // Find the most specific (longest) matching path prefix for this collection
   const result = db.prepare(`
     SELECT context FROM path_contexts
@@ -1282,7 +1289,7 @@ export function getContextForPath(db: Database, collectionId: number, path: stri
       AND (? LIKE path_prefix || '/%' OR ? = path_prefix OR path_prefix = '')
     ORDER BY LENGTH(path_prefix) DESC
     LIMIT 1
-  `).get(collectionId, path, path) as { context: string } | null;
+  `).get(coll.id, path, path) as { context: string } | null;
   return result?.context || null;
 }
 
@@ -1290,17 +1297,17 @@ export function getContextForPath(db: Database, collectionId: number, path: stri
  * Legacy function for backward compatibility - resolves filepath to collection+path first
  */
 export function getContextForFile(db: Database, filepath: string): string | null {
-  // Try to find the document to get its collection_id and path
+  // Try to find the document to get its collection name and path
   const doc = db.prepare(`
-    SELECT d.collection_id, d.path
+    SELECT d.collection, d.path
     FROM documents d
-    JOIN collections c ON c.id = d.collection_id
+    JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
     WHERE c.pwd || '/' || d.path = ? AND d.active = 1
     LIMIT 1
-  `).get(filepath) as { collection_id: number; path: string } | null;
+  `).get(filepath) as { collection: string; path: string } | null;
 
   if (!doc) return null;
-  return getContextForPath(db, doc.collection_id, doc.path);
+  return getContextForPath(db, doc.collection, doc.path);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1334,7 +1341,7 @@ export function listCollections(db: Database): { id: number; name: string; pwd:
            SUM(CASE WHEN d.active = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) as active_count,
            MAX(d.modified_at) as last_modified
     FROM collections c
-    LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.collection_id = c.id
+    LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.collection = c.name
     GROUP BY c.id
     ORDER BY c.name
   `).all() as { id: number; name: string; pwd: string; glob_pattern: string; created_at: string; updated_at: string; doc_count: number; active_count: number; last_modified: string | null }[];
@@ -1342,8 +1349,14 @@ export function listCollections(db: Database): { id: number; name: string; pwd:
 }
 
 export function removeCollection(db: Database, collectionId: number): { deletedDocs: number; cleanedHashes: number } {
+  // Get collection name first
+  const coll = db.prepare(`SELECT name FROM collections WHERE id = ?`).get(collectionId) as { name: string } | null;
+  if (!coll) {
+    return { deletedDocs: 0, cleanedHashes: 0 };
+  }
+
   // Delete documents
-  const docResult = db.prepare(`DELETE FROM documents WHERE collection_id = ?`).run(collectionId);
+  const docResult = db.prepare(`DELETE FROM documents WHERE collection = ?`).run(coll.name);
 
   // Delete contexts
   db.prepare(`DELETE FROM path_contexts WHERE collection_id = ?`).run(collectionId);
@@ -1364,7 +1377,17 @@ export function removeCollection(db: Database, collectionId: number): { deletedD
 }
 
 export function renameCollection(db: Database, collectionId: number, newName: string): void {
+  // Get old collection name first
+  const coll = db.prepare(`SELECT name FROM collections WHERE id = ?`).get(collectionId) as { name: string } | null;
+  if (!coll) return;
+
   const now = new Date().toISOString();
+
+  // Update all documents with the new collection name
+  db.prepare(`UPDATE documents SET collection = ? WHERE collection = ?`)
+    .run(newName, coll.name);
+
+  // Update collection name
   db.prepare(`UPDATE collections SET name = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`)
     .run(newName, now, collectionId);
 }
@@ -1435,7 +1458,7 @@ export function getCollectionsWithoutContext(db: Database): { id: number; name:
   const collections = db.prepare(`
     SELECT c.id, c.name, c.pwd, COUNT(d.id) as doc_count
     FROM collections c
-    LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.collection_id = c.id AND d.active = 1
+    LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.collection = c.name AND d.active = 1
     WHERE NOT EXISTS (
       SELECT 1 FROM path_contexts pc WHERE pc.collection_id = c.id
     )
@@ -1449,17 +1472,21 @@ export function getCollectionsWithoutContext(db: Database): { id: number; name:
  * Get top-level directories in a collection that don't have context.
  * Useful for suggesting where context might be needed.
  */
-export function getTopLevelPathsWithoutContext(db: Database, collectionId: number): string[] {
+export function getTopLevelPathsWithoutContext(db: Database, collectionName: string): string[] {
+  // First get the collection_id from the collection name
+  const coll = db.prepare(`SELECT id FROM collections WHERE name = ?`).get(collectionName) as { id: number } | null;
+  if (!coll) return [];
+
   // Get all paths in the collection
   const paths = db.prepare(`
     SELECT DISTINCT path FROM documents
-    WHERE collection_id = ? AND active = 1
-  `).all(collectionId) as { path: string }[];
+    WHERE collection = ? AND active = 1
+  `).all(collectionName) as { path: string }[];
 
   // Get existing contexts for this collection
   const contexts = db.prepare(`
     SELECT path_prefix FROM path_contexts WHERE collection_id = ?
-  `).all(collectionId) as { path_prefix: string }[];
+  `).all(coll.id) as { path_prefix: string }[];
 
   const contextPrefixes = new Set(contexts.map(c => c.path_prefix));
 
@@ -1516,22 +1543,25 @@ export function searchFTS(db: Database, query: string, limit: number = 20, colle
 
   let sql = `
     SELECT
-      'qmd://' || c.name || '/' || d.path as filepath,
-      'qmd://' || c.name || '/' || d.path as display_path,
+      'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as filepath,
+      'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as display_path,
       d.title,
       content.doc as body,
       bm25(documents_fts, 10.0, 1.0) as score
     FROM documents_fts f
     JOIN documents d ON d.id = f.rowid
-    JOIN collections c ON c.id = d.collection_id
     JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
     WHERE documents_fts MATCH ? AND d.active = 1
   `;
   const params: (string | number)[] = [ftsQuery];
 
   if (collectionId !== undefined) {
-    sql += ` AND d.collection_id = ?`;
-    params.push(collectionId);
+    // Convert collectionId to collection name for filtering
+    const coll = db.prepare(`SELECT name FROM collections WHERE id = ?`).get(collectionId) as { name: string } | null;
+    if (coll) {
+      sql += ` AND d.collection = ?`;
+      params.push(coll.name);
+    }
   }
 
   sql += ` ORDER BY score LIMIT ?`;
@@ -1541,10 +1571,15 @@ export function searchFTS(db: Database, query: string, limit: number = 20, colle
 
   const maxScore = rows.length > 0 ? Math.max(...rows.map(r => Math.abs(r.score))) : 1;
   return rows.map(row => ({
-    file: row.filepath,
+    filepath: row.filepath,
     displayPath: row.display_path,
     title: row.title,
+    hash: "",  // Not available in FTS query
+    collectionName: row.filepath.split('//')[1]?.split('/')[0] || "",  // Extract from virtual path
+    modifiedAt: "",  // Not available in FTS query
+    bodyLength: row.body.length,
     body: row.body,
+    context: null,  // Not loaded in FTS
     score: Math.abs(row.score) / maxScore,
     source: "fts" as const,
   }));
@@ -1566,21 +1601,24 @@ export async function searchVec(db: Database, query: string, model: string, limi
     SELECT
       v.hash_seq,
       v.distance,
-      'qmd://' || c.name || '/' || d.path as filepath,
-      'qmd://' || c.name || '/' || d.path as display_path,
+      'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as filepath,
+      'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as display_path,
       d.title,
       content.doc as body,
       cv.pos
     FROM vectors_vec v
     JOIN content_vectors cv ON cv.hash || '_' || cv.seq = v.hash_seq
     JOIN documents d ON d.hash = cv.hash AND d.active = 1
-    JOIN collections c ON c.id = d.collection_id
     JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
     WHERE v.embedding MATCH ? AND k = ?
   `;
 
   if (collectionId !== undefined) {
-    sql += ` AND d.collection_id = ${collectionId}`;
+    // Convert collectionId to collection name for filtering
+    const coll = db.prepare(`SELECT name FROM collections WHERE id = ?`).get(collectionId) as { name: string } | null;
+    if (coll) {
+      sql += ` AND d.collection = '${coll.name}'`;
+    }
   }
 
   sql += ` ORDER BY v.distance`;
@@ -1599,10 +1637,15 @@ export async function searchVec(db: Database, query: string, model: string, limi
     .sort((a, b) => a.bestDist - b.bestDist)
     .slice(0, limit)
     .map(({ row }) => ({
-      file: row.filepath,
+      filepath: row.filepath,
       displayPath: row.display_path,
       title: row.title,
+      hash: "",  // Not available in vec query
+      collectionName: row.filepath.split('//')[1]?.split('/')[0] || "",  // Extract from virtual path
+      modifiedAt: "",  // Not available in vec query
+      bodyLength: row.body.length,
       body: row.body,
+      context: null,  // Not loaded in vec
       score: 1 / (1 + row.distance),
       source: "vec" as const,
       chunkPos: row.pos,
@@ -1782,7 +1825,7 @@ type DbDocRow = {
   display_path: string;
   title: string;
   hash: string;
-  collection_id: number;
+  collection: string;
   modified_at: string;
   body_length: number;
   body?: string;
@@ -1803,20 +1846,48 @@ export function findDocument(db: Database, filename: string, options: { includeB
     filepath = homedir() + filepath.slice(1);
   }
 
-  const selectCols = options.includeBody
-    ? `filepath, display_path, title, hash, collection_id, modified_at, LENGTH(body) as body_length, body`
-    : `filepath, display_path, title, hash, collection_id, modified_at, LENGTH(body) as body_length`;
+  const bodyCol = options.includeBody ? `, content.doc as body` : ``;
+
+  // Build computed columns for filepath and display_path
+  const selectCols = `
+    c.pwd || '/' || d.path as filepath,
+    'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as display_path,
+    d.title,
+    d.hash,
+    d.collection,
+    d.modified_at,
+    LENGTH(content.doc) as body_length
+    ${bodyCol}
+  `;
+
+  // Try various match strategies - always join content for body_length
+  let doc = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT ${selectCols}
+    FROM documents d
+    JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+    JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+    WHERE c.pwd || '/' || d.path = ? AND d.active = 1
+  `).get(filepath) as DbDocRow | null;
 
-  // Try various match strategies
-  let doc = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE filepath = ? AND active = 1`).get(filepath) as DbDocRow | null;
   if (!doc) {
-    doc = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE display_path = ? AND active = 1`).get(filepath) as DbDocRow | null;
+    doc = db.prepare(`
+      SELECT ${selectCols}
+      FROM documents d
+      JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+      JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+      WHERE 'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path = ? AND d.active = 1
+    `).get(filepath) as DbDocRow | null;
   }
+
   if (!doc) {
-    doc = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE filepath LIKE ? AND active = 1 LIMIT 1`).get(`%${filepath}`) as DbDocRow | null;
-  }
-  if (!doc) {
-    doc = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE display_path LIKE ? AND active = 1 LIMIT 1`).get(`%${filepath}`) as DbDocRow | null;
+    doc = db.prepare(`
+      SELECT ${selectCols}
+      FROM documents d
+      JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+      JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+      WHERE (c.pwd || '/' || d.path LIKE ? OR 'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path LIKE ?) AND d.active = 1
+      LIMIT 1
+    `).get(`%${filepath}`, `%${filepath}`) as DbDocRow | null;
   }
 
   if (!doc) {
@@ -1832,7 +1903,7 @@ export function findDocument(db: Database, filename: string, options: { includeB
     title: doc.title,
     context,
     hash: doc.hash,
-    collectionId: doc.collection_id,
+    collectionName: doc.collection,
     modifiedAt: doc.modified_at,
     bodyLength: doc.body_length,
     ...(options.includeBody && doc.body !== undefined && { body: doc.body }),
@@ -1845,7 +1916,13 @@ export function findDocument(db: Database, filename: string, options: { includeB
  */
 export function getDocumentBody(db: Database, doc: DocumentResult | { filepath: string }, fromLine?: number, maxLines?: number): string | null {
   const filepath = 'filepath' in doc ? doc.filepath : doc.filepath;
-  const row = db.prepare(`SELECT body FROM documents WHERE filepath = ? AND active = 1`).get(filepath) as { body: string } | null;
+  const row = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT content.doc as body
+    FROM documents d
+    JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+    JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+    WHERE c.pwd || '/' || d.path = ? AND d.active = 1
+  `).get(filepath) as { body: string } | null;
   if (!row) return null;
 
   let body = row.body;
@@ -1900,9 +1977,17 @@ export function findDocuments(
   const errors: string[] = [];
   const maxBytes = options.maxBytes ?? DEFAULT_MULTI_GET_MAX_BYTES;
 
-  const selectCols = options.includeBody
-    ? `filepath, display_path, title, hash, collection_id, modified_at, LENGTH(body) as body_length, body`
-    : `filepath, display_path, title, hash, collection_id, modified_at, LENGTH(body) as body_length`;
+  const bodyCol = options.includeBody ? `, content.doc as body` : ``;
+  const selectCols = `
+    c.pwd || '/' || d.path as filepath,
+    'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path as display_path,
+    d.title,
+    d.hash,
+    d.collection,
+    d.modified_at,
+    LENGTH(content.doc) as body_length
+    ${bodyCol}
+  `;
 
   let fileRows: DbDocRow[];
 
@@ -1910,9 +1995,22 @@ export function findDocuments(
     const names = pattern.split(',').map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
     fileRows = [];
     for (const name of names) {
-      let doc = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE display_path = ? AND active = 1`).get(name) as DbDocRow | null;
+      let doc = db.prepare(`
+        SELECT ${selectCols}
+        FROM documents d
+        JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+        JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+        WHERE 'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path = ? AND d.active = 1
+      `).get(name) as DbDocRow | null;
       if (!doc) {
-        doc = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE display_path LIKE ? AND active = 1 LIMIT 1`).get(`%${name}`) as DbDocRow | null;
+        doc = db.prepare(`
+          SELECT ${selectCols}
+          FROM documents d
+          JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+          JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+          WHERE 'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path LIKE ? AND d.active = 1
+          LIMIT 1
+        `).get(`%${name}`) as DbDocRow | null;
       }
       if (doc) {
         fileRows.push(doc);
@@ -1932,9 +2030,15 @@ export function findDocuments(
       errors.push(`No files matched pattern: ${pattern}`);
       return { docs: [], errors };
     }
-    const filepaths = matched.map(m => m.filepath);
-    const placeholders = filepaths.map(() => '?').join(',');
-    fileRows = db.prepare(`SELECT ${selectCols} FROM documents WHERE filepath IN (${placeholders}) AND active = 1`).all(...filepaths) as DbDocRow[];
+    const virtualPaths = matched.map(m => m.filepath);
+    const placeholders = virtualPaths.map(() => '?').join(',');
+    fileRows = db.prepare(`
+      SELECT ${selectCols}
+      FROM documents d
+      JOIN collections c ON c.name = d.collection
+      JOIN content ON content.hash = d.hash
+      WHERE 'qmd://' || d.collection || '/' || d.path IN (${placeholders}) AND d.active = 1
+    `).all(...virtualPaths) as DbDocRow[];
   }
 
   const results: MultiGetResult[] = [];
@@ -1958,7 +2062,7 @@ export function findDocuments(
         title: row.title || row.display_path.split('/').pop() || row.display_path,
         context,
         hash: row.hash,
-        collectionId: row.collection_id,
+        collectionName: row.collection,
         modifiedAt: row.modified_at,
         bodyLength: row.body_length,
         ...(options.includeBody && row.body !== undefined && { body: row.body }),
@@ -2039,7 +2143,7 @@ export function getStatus(db: Database): IndexStatus {
            COUNT(d.id) as active_count,
            MAX(d.modified_at) as last_doc_update
     FROM collections c
-    LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.collection_id = c.id AND d.active = 1
+    LEFT JOIN documents d ON d.collection = c.name AND d.active = 1
     GROUP BY c.id
     ORDER BY last_doc_update DESC
   `).all() as { id: number; pwd: string; glob_pattern: string; created_at: string; active_count: number; last_doc_update: string | null }[];