Brains

io.github.spacecowboyian/brains · v1.101.0

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

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Terminal

claude mcp add brains -e WIKI_DIR=<WIKI_DIR> -e STORAGE_BACKEND=<STORAGE_BACKEND> -e GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID> -e GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET> -e GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN> -e DRIVE_FOLDER_ID=<DRIVE_FOLDER_ID> -e SUPABASE_URL=<SUPABASE_URL> -e SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=<SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WIKI_DIR": "<WIKI_DIR>",
        "STORAGE_BACKEND": "<STORAGE_BACKEND>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "DRIVE_FOLDER_ID": "<DRIVE_FOLDER_ID>",
        "SUPABASE_URL": "<SUPABASE_URL>",
        "SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY": "<SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brains": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WIKI_DIR": "<WIKI_DIR>",
        "STORAGE_BACKEND": "<STORAGE_BACKEND>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "DRIVE_FOLDER_ID": "<DRIVE_FOLDER_ID>",
        "SUPABASE_URL": "<SUPABASE_URL>",
        "SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY": "<SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "brains": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WIKI_DIR": "<WIKI_DIR>",
        "STORAGE_BACKEND": "<STORAGE_BACKEND>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID>",
        "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET": "<GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>",
        "DRIVE_FOLDER_ID": "<DRIVE_FOLDER_ID>",
        "SUPABASE_URL": "<SUPABASE_URL>",
        "SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY": "<SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`WIKI_DIR` Optional	Path to local wiki directory (used when STORAGE_BACKEND=local or omitted)
`STORAGE_BACKEND` Optional	Storage backend: 'local' (default), 'supabase', or 'drive'
`GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID` Optional	Google OAuth client ID (required for Google Drive backend)
`GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET` Optional, secret	Google OAuth client secret (required for Google Drive backend)
`GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Google OAuth refresh token (required for Google Drive backend)
`DRIVE_FOLDER_ID` Optional	Google Drive folder ID for wiki storage
`SUPABASE_URL` Optional	Supabase project URL (required for Supabase backend)
`SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY` Optional, secret	Supabase service role key (required for Supabase backend)

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	20 Oct 2026
Last updated	20 Oct 2026
Registry name	`io.github.spacecowboyian/brains`

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