Schema | TheBrain MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description
`VERBOSE`	No	Set to true to enable verbose logging and debug mode.
`THEBRAIN_API_KEY`	Yes	Your TheBrain API key required for authentication.
`THEBRAIN_DEFAULT_BRAIN_ID`	No	Optional default brain ID to use for operations.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Capability	Details
`tools`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
list_brains	List all available brains for the user
get_brain	Get details about a specific brain
set_active_brain	Set the active brain for subsequent operations
create_thought	Create a new thought with optional visual properties
update_thought	Update a thought including its visual properties
create_link	Create a link between two thoughts with visual properties
update_link	Update link properties including visual formatting
add_file_attachment	Add a file attachment (including images) to a thought
add_url_attachment	Add a URL attachment to a thought
get_attachment_content	Get the binary content of an attachment (e.g., download an image)
get_note	Get the note content for a thought
create_or_update_note	Create or update a note with markdown content
append_to_note	Append content to an existing note
search_thoughts	Search for thoughts in a brain
get_thought	Get details about a specific thought
get_thought_graph	Get a thought with all its connections and attachments
delete_thought	Delete a thought
get_link	Get details about a specific link
delete_link	Delete a link
get_attachment	Get metadata about an attachment
delete_attachment	Delete an attachment
list_attachments	List all attachments for a thought
get_types	Get all thought types in a brain
get_tags	Get all tags in a brain
get_brain_stats	Get statistics about a brain
get_modifications	Get modification history for a brain

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

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Contextual data attached and managed by the client

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TheBrain MCP Server