Project Brain
Read-only source search and retrieval across configured GitHub repositories
MCP server · by Gentleelephant
About
Project Brain is an MCP server published by Gentleelephant. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). We first saw it on 2026-10-11 and have recorded no change since. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13.
What it asks for
- Runs on your machine
- Secrets: 1
- Settings: 4
Requires: PB_GITHUB_TOKEN (secret), PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST, PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR
What it declares, asks for and runs, in full
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Works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Copilot CLI
From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.
Connect
Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.
As a local MCP server: Docker image
Built from what Official MCP Registry declares.
claude mcp add --env "PB_GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_PB_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --env "PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST=<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST>" --env "PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR=<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR>" --transport stdio project-brain -- docker run -i --rm -e PB_GITHUB_TOKEN -e PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST -e PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3[mcp_servers.project-brain]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "PB_GITHUB_TOKEN", "-e", "PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST", "-e", "PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR", "ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3"]
[mcp_servers.project-brain.env]
PB_GITHUB_TOKEN = "<YOUR_PB_GITHUB_TOKEN>"
PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST = "<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST>"
PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR = "<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR>"{
"mcpServers": {
"project-brain": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"PB_GITHUB_TOKEN",
"-e",
"PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST",
"-e",
"PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR",
"ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3"
],
"env": {
"PB_GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_PB_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST": "<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST>",
"PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR>"
}
}
}
}docker run -i --rm -e "PB_GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_PB_GITHUB_TOKEN>" -e "PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST=<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_REPO_LIST>" -e "PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR=<YOUR_PROJECT_BRAIN_STATE_DIR>" ghcr.io/gentleelephant/project-brain:v2.0.3Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. We show the names of the settings, never values.
Optional settings it also lists: PB_FETCH_TTL.
Where it is published
| Marketplace | Status | Version | Figures | Verified | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry (Open the registry record) | Listed | 2.0.3 | No figure published | Not marked |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
What changed
Nothing has moved on this plugin since we started watching it.
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