External Brain

Verified Integration

Author: @transforming•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect External Brain to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "external-brain": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-external-brain"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides AI coding tools with a long-term, persistent memory by transforming coding sessions into reusable skills through semantic retrieval and a cited oracle.

Indexed Date

7/21/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for External Brain

External Brain is a self-hostable Model Context Protocol (MCP) server + webapp that provides AI coding tools with long-term, persistent memory by capturing and transforming coding session knowledge into reusable skills.

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