The recorder for your AI conversations — local-first MCP memory that keeps byte-exact copies of your Claude Code, Codex and Pi sessions (Claude Code deletes its own after 30 days) and answers with a citation or abstains. DuckDB.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add brain-the-recorder -- uvx brain-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.brain-the-recorder]
command = "uvx"
args = ["brain-mcp"]
# codex mcp add brain-the-recorder -- uvx brain-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brain-the-recorder": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"brain-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"brain-the-recorder": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"brain-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brain-the-recorder": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"brain-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brain-the-recorder": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"brain-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brain-the-recorder": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"brain-mcp"
]
}
}
}