Vestige MCP Server

Local-first long-term memory for AI agents, delivered over MCP. Vestige remembers your decisions, catches contradictions before they cost you, and traces a failure back to the older memory that actually caused it. One 25MB Rust binary. No cloud. Your data never leaves your machine.

People connecting memory tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-20 · ★ 608 · #14 OF 259 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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

01 · Install Vestige

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

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

v2.3.0 · 2026-07-26

The first release in three weeks, and the biggest visual change Vestige has had. · The Cognitive Observatory · A raw-WebGPU living memory field is now the main dashboard graph renderer, with a Field/Classic toggle and…

v2.2.1 · 2026-07-02

Patch release. Fixes Windows embeddings, makes Retroactive Salience Backfill bounded + disableable, and adds a first-run guide. · Fixed · Windows embeddings never initialized (#101). The v2.2.0 x86_64-pc-windows-msvc…

v2.2.0 · 2026-06-29

Vestige v2.2.0 - the complete system · Three coherent value streams ship together: · Retroactive Salience Backfill - "Memory with hindsight" · A faithful port of Cai 2024 (Nature). When a failure is recorded, Vestige…

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 #14 of 259 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-26)
registry: io.github.samvallad33/vestige (active, first published 2026-05-28 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:vestige-mcp-server

06 · Vestige FAQ

What is Vestige?

Is Vestige still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-20 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Vestige?

Run `npx -y vestige-mcp-server`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. 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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