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brain-mcp MCP Server

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brain-mcp runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 631 installs a week from npm. Last commit 8 Oct 2026.

Your Obsidian vault as private, searchable memory for Claude, Cursor, Hermes and any MCP client

Installs per day peak 539 · avg 17
a month agotoday
631
Installs / week
npm · debawho-brain-mcp
1
Stars
7 open issues
8 Oct 2026
Last commit
3 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 2 d ago · rules ccca72095570

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call brain_remember.fact → src/tools.ts:342
    fs.writeFileSync(abs, content, "utf8");
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command src/smart-search.ts:46
  if (cli) return spawnSync(process.execPath, [cli, ...args], { stdio: "inherit" });

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add brain-mcp -- npx -y debawho-brain-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brain-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "debawho-brain-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.brain-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "debawho-brain-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brain-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "debawho-brain-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brain-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "debawho-brain-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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brain-mcp — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for brain-mcp?
brain-mcp runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package debawho-brain-mcp was installed 631 times last week.
How do I connect brain-mcp?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls debawho-brain-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use brain-mcp?
The npm package debawho-brain-mcp was installed 631 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is brain-mcp open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 7 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.