backfill
Reach backward from a failure to its root-cause memory
How to use it
backfill is exposed by the Vestige MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the backfill tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Vestige
npm install -g vestige-mcp-server@latestOther tools in Vestige (13)
Index and query codebase-scoped memory
Find and merge duplicate memories
Explore the memory graph and its links
Track goals and open intentions across sessions
Run consolidation and lifecycle maintenance
Read, inspect, promote, or demote individual memories
Report health, counts, and model readiness
Retrieve memories relevant to the current context
Inspect a persisted retrieval receipt or run controlled evidence replay (guide)
Prime the agent with relevant context at session start
Store a fact, with gating for novelty and contradiction
Sync memories from external connected sources
Actively forget a memory (reversible for 24h)