Fallback slash commands
Fallback slash commands
Section titled “Fallback slash commands”When the MCP connection to eden-memory is not working, eden-memory setup claude installs a set of slash commands in ~/.claude/commands/. These commands call the eden-memory CLI directly and bypass the MCP layer.
Installation
Section titled “Installation”The setup helper installs the fallback commands automatically:
cd ~/project-aeden-memory setup claudeRestart Claude Code after running the helper so the commands appear.
Available commands
Section titled “Available commands”| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/eden-remember <content> |
Store a memory. |
/eden-recall <query> |
Run a semantic recall. |
/eden-search <keywords> |
Run a keyword search. |
/eden-forget <id> |
Soft-delete a memory by ID. |
/eden-vacuum |
Run a SQLite WAL checkpoint. |
/eden-health |
Return a health, sync, and telemetry snapshot. |
Usage examples
Section titled “Usage examples”Remember a fact
Section titled “Remember a fact”/eden-remember User prefers Python examples and short sentences.Recall facts
Section titled “Recall facts”/eden-recall Python style preferencesSearch by keyword
Section titled “Search by keyword”/eden-search PythonCheck health
Section titled “Check health”/eden-healthScope and identity
Section titled “Scope and identity”Fallback commands use the default database path and the scopes configured in the MCP server environment. If you need different scopes, use the MCP tools or call the eden-memory CLI directly.
When MCP is working
Section titled “When MCP is working”Prefer the MCP tools (eden_remember, eden_recall, eden_search, etc.) when they are available. The slash commands are a fallback for troubleshooting or when the MCP server is temporarily unreachable.
Knowledge packets
Section titled “Knowledge packets”Knowledge packets are available through the CLI (eden-memory packet) and the eden_packet MCP tool. There is no fallback slash command for packets; use the CLI or MCP when you want to build or export a workspace snapshot.