open-brain-server MCP Server

A self-hostable memory server for MCP clients (Claude, ChatGPT, any assistant that speaks MCP). Thoughts flow in from Telegram, pipelines, or direct capture, and land in a Newman-IDF weighted entity…

Remote serverstreamable-http

What is the open-brain-server MCP Server?

open-brain-server is an MCP project maintained in the bobby-cell-commits/open-brain-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A self-hostable memory server for MCP clients (Claude, ChatGPT, any assistant that speaks MCP). Thoughts flow in from Telegram, pipelines, or direct capture, and land…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Hosted connection

The maintainer’s configuration uses https://YOUR_REF.supabase.co/functions/v1/open-brain-mcp/mcp. It declares streamable-http transport. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_thoughtsSemantic search with optional graph expansion (1-hop traversal)
list_thoughtsBrowse thoughts filtered by type, topic, person, theme, quality, time
thought_statsAggregate statistics: counts, type/theme breakdown, top topics/people
capture_thoughtSave a new thought from any AI client (with auto-embedding)
get_connectionsGraph traversal from a thought (typed links: extends, contradicts, etc.)
list_entitiesBrowse extracted entities (people, tools, projects, orgs) by frequency
weekly_reviewAI-generated summary of themes, open loops, and next steps
analyzeGraph analysis: hubs, density, sources, co-occurrence, themes
dedup_reviewDuplicate candidates with similarity zone histogram
refresh_salienceRecompute all salience scores
update_thoughtRewrite content (re-embeds, re-extracts metadata)
delete_thoughtPermanent delete (cascades connections)
serendipity_digestResurface forgotten high-quality thoughts
pipelinePipeline monitoring: health status, run history, merge audit
review_staleReview and act on stale thought candidates
migration_guideInstructions for importing memories from other platforms

How to install the open-brain-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-brain": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://YOUR_REF.supabase.co/functions/v1/open-brain-mcp/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-brain-key": "YOUR_X_BRAIN_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.