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brainllm MCP Server

API key required

Self-hosted memory for LLMs in TriliumNext, structured by the server and editable by you.

To add brainllm to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 10 environment variables, listed below.

AIDevTools

Install

npx -y brainllm@13.1.2

Environment variables

TRILIUM_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKENSet in your MCP config
TRILIUM_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_MODESet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_TZSet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_OWNER_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_OAUTH_SECRETSet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_PUBLIC_URLSet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED_HTTPSet in your MCP config
BRAINLLM_TRUST_PROXYSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add brainllm --env TRILIUM_BASE_URL=<YOUR_TRILIUM_BASE_URL> --env TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN=<YOUR_TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN> --env TRILIUM_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TRILIUM_PASSWORD> --env BRAINLLM_MODE=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_MODE> --env BRAINLLM_TZ=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_TZ> --env BRAINLLM_OWNER_PASSWORD=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_OWNER_PASSWORD> --env BRAINLLM_OAUTH_SECRET=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_OAUTH_SECRET> --env BRAINLLM_PUBLIC_URL=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_PUBLIC_URL> --env BRAINLLM_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED_HTTP=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED_HTTP> --env BRAINLLM_TRUST_PROXY=<YOUR_BRAINLLM_TRUST_PROXY> -- npx -y brainllm@13.1.2

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

brainllm exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

TRILIUM_BASE_URL
TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN
TRILIUM_PASSWORD
BRAINLLM_MODE
BRAINLLM_TZ
BRAINLLM_OWNER_PASSWORD
BRAINLLM_OAUTH_SECRET
BRAINLLM_PUBLIC_URL
BRAINLLM_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED_HTTP
BRAINLLM_TRUST_PROXY

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install brainllm?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add brainllm to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with brainllm?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to brainllm as well.

Does brainllm need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: TRILIUM_BASE_URL, TRILIUM_ETAPI_TOKEN, TRILIUM_PASSWORD, BRAINLLM_MODE, BRAINLLM_TZ, BRAINLLM_OWNER_PASSWORD, BRAINLLM_OAUTH_SECRET, BRAINLLM_PUBLIC_URL, BRAINLLM_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED_HTTP, BRAINLLM_TRUST_PROXY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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