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Project Brain

Project Brain

Local
github.com/GentleelephantSearch
Repository

About Project Brain

Read-only source search and retrieval across configured GitHub repositories

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gentleelephant-project-brain": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST",
        "-e",
        "PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR",
        "-e",
        "PB_GITHUB_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "PB_FETCH_TTL",
        "ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST": "<PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST>",
        "PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR": "<PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR>",
        "PB_GITHUB_TOKEN": "<PB_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "PB_FETCH_TTL": "<PB_FETCH_TTL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Run commanddocker run -i --rm -e PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST -e PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR -e PB_GITHUB_TOKEN -e PB_FETCH_TTL ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3
Environment variables to set
PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LISTComma-separated owner/repo slugs or a path to a file with one slug per line
PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIRWritable directory for repository caches, indexes, and locks
PB_GITHUB_TOKENSecretOptional GitHub token for private repositories
PB_FETCH_TTLMinimum interval between on-demand repository refreshes

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
ocighcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

The maintainer has not added details yet. Check the README in the repository.

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