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brain-mcp

Active·★ 53·MIT·Updated 2026-05-28
★ Trending★ RAG / Knowledge Base★ Memory & Context

Your AI has amnesia. Persistent memory and cognitive context for AI. 25 MCP tools. 12ms recall.

Brain-mcp is a local-first AI memory system that allows users to search, synthesize, and reconstruct their cognitive state from thousands of past AI conversations. It addresses the problem of losing valuable insights and context accumulated across various AI assistants, providing an external 'hard drive' for your thought processes.

#AI Memory#Conversation Search#Cognitive Prosthetic#Local-first#Privacy#Python#Vector Database#Full-text Search#LLM Tools
$ Install
$ pipx install brain-mcp && brain-mcp init && brain-mcp ingest && brain-mcp setup claude && pipx inject brain-mcp sentence-transformers einops && brain-mcp embed
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
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Features

01Reconstruct cognitive state and context from past AI conversations across multiple clients.
02Supports both keyword and semantic search over your entire conversation history.
03100% local operation with no cloud dependency, ensuring privacy and data ownership.
04Offers 25 specialized tools for memory management, synthesis, and cognitive analysis.
05Tracks evolving thinking trajectories and quantifies switching costs between different cognitive domains.
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Compatibility

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Quick start

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$ pipx install brain-mcp
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$ brain-mcp init
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$ brain-mcp ingest
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$ brain-mcp setup claude
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$ pipx inject brain-mcp sentence-transformers einops
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$ brain-mcp embed
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Use cases

↳Researchers needing to recall past insights and context from AI-assisted research discussions.
↳Developers and founders tracking their evolving ideas, business plans, and problem-solving processes.
↳Writers and students synthesizing their thoughts and arguments developed across numerous conversations.
↳Individuals managing ADHD who benefit from an external system to maintain context and unfinished thoughts.
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    Aspen JohnsonMay 19, 2026

    Dropped this into robust pipeline and it just worked. Runs fine on macOS 15.

  • Sage Chen
    Sage ChenMar 14, 2026

    Dropped this into clean pipeline and it just worked — your ai has amnesia. Works reliably in production environments.

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    Lane DavisMar 5, 2026

    Setup was straightforward, reliable config and running in minutes — 25 mcp tools. Runs fine on Node 20.

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