Claude Desktop Setup

Configure Brain MCP with Claude Desktop.

1. Auto-Configure (Recommended)

The easiest way — run brain-mcp setup claude and it handles everything automatically (config path varies by platform).

Or: Manual Config

Open your Claude Desktop config file (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json) and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-brain": {
      "command": "brain-mcp",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

2. Restart Claude Desktop

Quit and reopen Claude Desktop. The brain-mcp tools will appear in the tool picker (🔧 icon).

3. Start a Conversation

Just mention “use brain” or ask Claude to use the brain tools directly:

“Use brain to find what I was thinking about monotropism last month”