Brains MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Brains in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add brains -- npx -y brains-mcp

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "brains-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Personal wiki and memory for AI assistants: store, search, and recall structured notes.

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add brains -- npx -y brains-mcp

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