prior_attempts

MCP tool from Selvedge by masondelan

Prior change attempts on an entity + inferred outcome (tried → reverted → re-opened) — call it before editing. Optional fuzzy query adds semantically similar records (needs the semantic extra; falls back to substring)

How to use it

Project documentation lists prior_attempts for the Selvedge MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Selvedge

$claude mcp add selvedge -- selvedge-server

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Other tools in Selvedge (7)

blame

Most recent change + context for an exact entity, plus the derived decision status (active / reverted / reopened)

changeset

All events grouped under a named feature/task slug

diff

History for an entity or entity prefix, each row annotated with supersededby

history

Filtered history across all entities

log_change

Record a change event with entity, diff, and reasoning. renamefrom + changetype="rename" records the dual-event rename pattern; changetype="supersede" re-opens a reverted decision (append-only); optional constraint / stalewhen keep the decision's principle and its invalidation condition queryable

Full-text search across all events

stale_decisions

Decisions due for a revisit: past their revisitafter and still in active use (flag="revisitdue"), or whose stalewhen condition matched a later change (flag="reviewsuggested")