diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e6c7cb5..95939be9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/CaviraOSS/OpenMemory.git
 cd OpenMemory
 cp .env.example .env
 
-cd backend
+cd packages/openmemory-js
 npm install
 npm run dev   # default :8080
 ```
diff --git a/dashboard/CHAT_SETUP.md b/dashboard/CHAT_SETUP.md
index 5c67bf15..1289919c 100644
--- a/dashboard/CHAT_SETUP.md
+++ b/dashboard/CHAT_SETUP.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The chat interface is now connected to the OpenMemory backend and can query memo
 First, make sure the OpenMemory backend is running:
 
 ```bash
-cd backend
+cd packages/openmemory-js
 npm install
 npm run dev
 ```
diff --git a/packages/openmemory-js/src/core/types.ts b/packages/openmemory-js/src/core/types.ts
index 6cd16191..0b4f6a62 100644
--- a/packages/openmemory-js/src/core/types.ts
+++ b/packages/openmemory-js/src/core/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export type add_req = {
 export type q_req = {
     query: string;
     k?: number;
+    startTime?: number;
+    endTime?: number;
     filters?: {
         tags?: string[];
         min_score?: number;
diff --git a/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/index.ts b/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/index.ts
index cba4dae2..a922adab 100644
--- a/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,19 @@ if (env.emb_kind !== "synthetic" && (tier === "hybrid" || tier === "fast")) {
 app.use(req_tracker_mw());
 
 app.use((req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
-    res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+    const origin = req.headers.origin;
+    const isIdeRoute = (req.path || req.url || "").startsWith("/api/ide/");
+    const allowIdeOrigin =
+        env.ide_mode &&
+        typeof origin === "string" &&
+        env.ide_allowed_origins.includes(origin);
+
+    if (isIdeRoute && allowIdeOrigin) {
+        res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin);
+        res.setHeader("Vary", "Origin");
+    } else {
+        res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
+    }
     res.setHeader(
         "Access-Control-Allow-Methods",
         "GET,POST,PUT,PATCH,DELETE,OPTIONS",
diff --git a/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/routes/memory.ts b/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/routes/memory.ts
index 455f8ff6..29c16450 100644
--- a/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/routes/memory.ts
+++ b/packages/openmemory-js/src/server/routes/memory.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ export function mem(app: any) {
                 sectors: b.filters?.sector ? [b.filters.sector] : undefined,
                 minSalience: b.filters?.min_score,
                 user_id: b.filters?.user_id || b.user_id,
-                startTime: b.filters?.startTime,
-                endTime: b.filters?.endTime,
+                startTime: b.filters?.startTime ?? b.startTime,
+                endTime: b.filters?.endTime ?? b.endTime,
             };
             const m = await hsg_query(b.query, k, f);
             res.json({