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Codebase Brain for Claude Desktop

io.github.nomannazir/codebase-brain-mcp

Cited, searchable memory of a codebase: hybrid search, git history, impact analysis, doc drift.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Codebase Brain in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebase-brain-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "codebase-brain-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "CODEBASE_BRAIN_HOME": "<CODEBASE_BRAIN_HOME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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