vestige

Overview

Vestige is a sophisticated cognitive memory system that gives AI agents long-term memory capabilities. Built on 130 years of memory research, it implements FSRS-6 spaced repetition, prediction error gating, synaptic tagging, spreading activation, and memory dreaming. All functionality runs locally in a single 22MB Rust binary with a 3D neural visualization dashboard. The system provides 24 MCP tools for memory operations and integrates with Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Xcode, and JetBrains.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• memorymemory(action, content, id, confirm)

  Store, retrieve, or manage memories with various operations

  Try:Remember that I prefer TypeScript over JavaScriptTry:What are my coding preferences?Try:Purge all my memories
• deep_referencedeep_reference(query, context)

  Perform 8-stage cognitive reasoning with FSRS-6 trust scoring and contradiction analysis

  Try:Analyze the contradictions in my project documentationTry:Explain how memory consolidation works using my previous notes
• suppresssuppress(id, confirm)

  Actively suppress a memory to reduce its retrieval probability

  Try:Suppress the meeting notes from last TuesdayTry:I don't want to see information about that old project anymore
• predictpredict(id, include_snoozed)

  Predict future recall probability for a specific memory

  Try:What's the chance I'll remember this meeting in a week?Try:Show me my predicted retention for this document
• contradictionscontradictions()

  Find and inspect contradictions between memories

  Try:Show me conflicting information in my notesTry:What contradictions exist in my project documentation?
• find_duplicatesfind_duplicates(threshold)

  Identify potentially duplicate memories

  Try:Find any duplicate notes in my knowledge baseTry:Check for overlapping information in these documents
• portable_exportportable_export(export_dir)

  Export memories in a portable format for transfer between devices

  Try:Export my memories to transfer to my new computerTry:Create a backup of all my memories to external drive
• portable_importportable_import(archive, merge)

  Import memories from a portable archive

  Try:Import memories from backup fileTry:Merge memories from my old laptop
• consolidateconsolidate()

  Run memory consolidation to improve search efficiency

  Try:Consolidate my memories to improve search qualityTry:Optimize my memory database for faster retrieval
• healthhealth()

  Check the health and status of the memory database

  Try:Check the health of my memory databaseTry:Show me any issues with my memory system
• dreamdream()

  Run memory dreaming process to strengthen connections

  Try:Run memory dreaming to strengthen connectionsTry:Strengthen the neural network of my memories
• scheduleschedule()

  View the scheduled memory operations

  Try:Show me my memory consolidation scheduleTry:When is the next memory dreaming session?

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Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vestige": {
      "command": "path/to/your/vestige",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

FAQ

How is Vestige different from other AI memory systems?

Vestige is the first AI memory system to implement both passive decay (Ebbinghaus 1885) and active suppression (Anderson 2025) mechanisms. It also implements advanced cognitive concepts like synaptic tagging, spreading activation, and memory dreaming in a fully local system.

Does Vestige require cloud services or internet access?

No, Vestige runs 100% locally with zero cloud dependencies. All memory processing, embeddings, and the 3D dashboard work offline.

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