Vestige MCP Server

Local memory for MCP agents, on a signed log. It keeps the decisions a project already made, and it can walk a failure backward along the links your memory actually recorded. Every write passes a gate and leaves a receipt. The store is Strata: an append-only, signed log on your machine.

People who work with ai memory, fsrs and neuroscience and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-30 · ★ 640 · #7 OF 321 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

AGPL-3.0 · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Vestige

Claude Code

claude mcp add samvallad33-vestige -- npx -y vestige-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "samvallad33-vestige": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vestige-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license AGPL-3.0 - declared in the repository

npm package vestige-mcp-server - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.samvallad33 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Vestige can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v4.0.0 · 2026-09-30

Vestige 4.0 moves your memory onto Strata, an append-only signed log on your own machine. Every write passes a gate and leaves a receipt, recall finds a memory by an exact handle, and a link only counts when the log…

v3.1.1 · 2026-09-28

Vestige v3.1.1 is a retrieval-honesty release: recall can abstain, withhold superseded facts, fade detail before it disappears, and link memories that were retrieved together. · Install the GitHub Release binaries for…

v3.1.0 · 2026-09-26

Vestige v3.1.0 is a concurrency and distribution release: the stdio transport now serves requests concurrently with bounded backpressure, the shutdown path no longer races ONNX Runtime teardown, and the README gains…

04 · Who maintains Vestige

Vestige is maintained by samvallad33. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/samvallad33/vestige
category: memory - ranked #7 of 321 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-30)
registry: io.github.samvallad33/vestige (active, first published 2026-05-28 · 11 versions)
packages: npm:vestige-mcp-server

06 · Vestige FAQ

What is Vestige?

Is Vestige still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-30 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Vestige?

Run `npx -y vestige-mcp-server`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Vestige run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Vestige

Alternatives to Vestige

Maintained memory servers if Vestige isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Vestige doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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