OpenViking Memory
OpenViking is a long-term semantic memory store addressed by viking:// URIs.
This client has no lifecycle hooks, so nothing is recalled or captured
automatically — you drive both halves of the loop with the openviking MCP
tools.
Core tools, available on every supported deployment:
- Recall:
find,search,read,list,grep,glob - Persist:
remember,add_resource - Maintain:
forget,health
Some deployments register more than the core set — tree, write, edit,
list_watches, cancel_watch. These are optional: which ones exist depends
on the server version and hosting mode (the managed cloud service trims some
of them). Check the session's registered tool list; if any optional tool is
present, read references/optional-tools.md
before using it. Never call a tool that is not registered, and do not fall
back to raw HTTP. If no OpenViking tools are registered at all, continue
without memory.
Recall: at task start
- Decide whether the request warrants memory. Retrieve for executable or multi-step work, anything touching a system you may have seen before, and recovery from failures. Skip retriev…
