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Vestige Sources by conorluddy — Agent Skill

Name: Vestige Sources
Author: conorluddy

Vestige Sources

Use this skill when you need the raw source receipts for a memory or candidate — the typed evidence rows, not the narrative walk. Fire when the user says "what sources back mem_X?", "show me the source receipts", "list the sources for mem_X", or "filter sources by kind agent_session". Use `vestige-why` when you want the full provenance narrative including events; use this skill when you want the tabular source index only.

conorluddy b453fbb 2.5 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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List source receipts

Return the typed source rows attached to a memory or candidate. Every memory captured with --source or promoted from a candidate carries at least one receipt. This skill gives you the raw evidence index — kind, reference, and optional content snippet — without the event narrative.

When to fire

Evidence check. Confirming what files, commits, or sessions back a memory before citing it.
Kind filtering. Narrowing to a specific source type — e.g. only agent_session sources, or only file sources.
Pre-approval audit. Inspecting a candidate's sources before deciding whether to approve or reject.
Bulk source review. A memory has many sources and you want the table, not the prose.

How to invoke

vestige sources <mem_or_cand_id> --json

--kind <kind>: filter to one source kind. Valid kinds: file, commit, url, agent_session, mcp_call, candidate, manual, trace.
Accepts mem_<ULID> or cand_<ULID>.

vestige sources mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                       # all sources, text
vestige sources mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --kind agent_session  # filtered
vestige sources cand_01JVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                      # candidate sources
vestige sources mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --json                # JSON output

After invocation

{
  "owner_id": "mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id":         "src_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "kind":       "candidate",
      "source_ref": "cand_01JVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "content":    null,
      "truncated":  false
    },
    {
      "id":         "src_01JVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "kind":       "agent_session",
      "source_ref": "current",
      "content":    "Use ULID over UUID for all entity IDs — lexicographic sort…",
      "truncated":  false
    }
  ]
}

Source kinds: file · commit · url · agent_session · mcp_call · candidate · manual · trace. Use vestige-why <id> for the full event walk alongside sources.

---name: vestige-sourcesdescription: Use this skill when you need the raw source receipts for a memory or candidate — the typed evidence rows, not the narrative walk. Fire when the user says "what sources back mem_X?", "show me the source receipts", "list the sources for mem_X", or "filter sources by kind agent_session". Use `vestige-why` when you want the full provenance narrative including events; use this skill when you want the tabular source index only.---# List source receiptsReturn the typed source rows attached to a memory or candidate. Every memory captured with `--source` or promoted from a candidate carries at least one receipt. This skill gives you the raw evidence index — kind, reference, and optional content snippet — without the event narrative.## When to fire- **Evidence check.** Confirming what files, commits, or sessions back a memory before citing it.- **Kind filtering.** Narrowing to a specific source type — e.g. only `agent_session` sources, or only `file` sources.- **Pre-approval audit.** Inspecting a candidate's sources before deciding whether to approve or reject.- **Bulk source review.** A memory has many sources and you want the table, not the prose.## How to invoke```bashvestige sources <mem_or_cand_id> --json```- **`--kind <kind>`**: filter to one source kind. Valid kinds: `file`, `commit`, `url`, `agent_session`, `mcp_call`, `candidate`, `manual`, `trace`.- Accepts `mem_<ULID>` or `cand_<ULID>`.```bashvestige sources mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # all sources, textvestige sources mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --kind agent_session # filteredvestige sources cand_01JVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # candidate sourcesvestige sources mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --json # JSON output```## After invocation```json{ "owner_id": "mem_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "sources": [ { "id": "src_01JWXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "kind": "candidate", "source_ref": "cand_01JVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "content": null, "truncated": false }, { "id": "src_01JVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", "kind": "agent_session", "source_ref": "current", "content": "Use ULID over UUID for all entity IDs — lexicographic sort…", "truncated": false } ]}```Source kinds: `file` · `commit` · `url` · `agent_session` · `mcp_call` · `candidate` · `manual` · `trace`. Use `vestige-why <id>` for the full event walk alongside sources.

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