Personalbrain MCP
FastMCP server for TheBrain API — AI access to a personal knowledge graph, Tollbooth-monetized
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URL: https://personal-brain.fastmcp.app/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://personal-brain.fastmcp.app/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"personalbrain-mcp": {
"url": "https://personal-brain.fastmcp.app/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http personalbrain-mcp https://personal-brain.fastmcp.app/mcp{
"servers": {
"personalbrain-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://personal-brain.fastmcp.app/mcp"
}
}
}84 tools, verified live
brain_check_balanceread-onlyCheck a patron's credit balance at this operator. This is the patron's spending balance â credits purchased via Lightning for tool calls at this operator. For the operator's own balance at the Authority (needed to certify patron purchases), use authority_check_balance instead. Free â no credits required. Proof of npub ownership is required to prevent anyone-with-the-registry from enumerating
brain_purchase_creditsBuy credits via Bitcoin Lightning. Creates a Lightning invoice. Pay it with any Lightning wallet, then call check_payment to confirm. Proof of npub ownership is required so credits land in the correct ledger. Free â no credits required to call.
brain_check_paymentCheck the payment status of a Lightning invoice. Call after paying the invoice from purchase_credits. Free â no credits required. Proof of npub ownership is required to prevent credit-grant front-running by an observer of the invoice ID.
brain_restore_creditsCredit a patron's ledger from a BTCPay-settled invoice. **RESTRICTED to the operator** â the operator owns the books and is the only party who can issue a manual credit grant. Patrons who believe they paid but never got credits must escalate to the operator's support, who then invokes this tool on their behalf. Use cases: cold-start vault races during check_payment, ncred delivery hiccups, pat
brain_account_statementread-onlyGenerate a patron's account statement at this operator. Returns the patron's purchase history, active credit tranches, per-tool usage breakdown, and recent daily usage logs. This is the patron's spending account â not the operator's Authority tax balance. Free â no credits consumed. Proof of npub ownership is required to prevent statement-scraping of arbitrary patrons.
brain_account_statement_infographicread-onlyGenerate a visual SVG infographic of your account statement. Returns the same data as account_statement, rendered as a dark-themed SVG graphic with balance hero, metrics cards, health gauge, tranche table, and tool usage breakdown. Costs 1 api_sat per call. Proof is verified by ``debit_or_deny`` before any cost is incurred.
brain_report_issueFile a field report about this service as a GitHub issue on the operator's repo. Found a tool's metadata or response wrong or confusing? Report it where the tool lives. The **author of record is your npub** â no npub / no proof, no issue â and it is stamped into the issue so the report is attributed to you, not the operator. Costs a small fee (a free write to an issue tracker would be abused)
brain_service_statusread-onlyCheck the health and configuration of this service. Free.
brain_request_echoread-onlyEcho what the client sent with this request. Free. Reports the URL path and query, the headers, the cookies and the MCP request ``_meta``. Values are SHA-256 fingerprints, so nothing a client sends is repeated back; equal fingerprints mean equal values. Call it from two conversations and compare: a value that stays the same within one and changes between them identifies the conversation.
brain_get_operator_onboarding_statusread-onlyReport this operator's configuration readiness. Shows which operator settings are configured, which are missing, and how to deliver each missing value. For patron-level credential status, use get_patron_onboarding_status instead. Free.
brain_get_patron_onboarding_statusread-onlyReport a patron's credential readiness for this operator. For set-once services (eXcalibur, TheBrain), shows which patron secrets are configured and which are missing. For dynamic/OAuth2 services (Schwab), reports that no patron credentials are needed. Free. Proof of npub ownership is required because credential presence is sensitive information about the patron's setup.
brain_session_statusread-onlyCheck operator readiness. Returns the operator lifecycle state and clear guidance on what to do next. Free. Lifecycle states: - ready: Vault AND pricing model verified on this call. Proceed with tool calls â this is the answer the moment the vault is up. - warming_up: Persistence could not be reached on this call (a transient failure, seen, not assumed). Retry; the next call completes the
brain_request_credential_channelOpen a Secure Courier channel for credential delivery. This is the CREDENTIAL-DELIVERY flow â use it to hand over a service secret (API keys, tokens). To merely prove you control an npub (the usual answer to a ``proof_required`` error), use ``request_npub_proof`` instead. Note: dynamic/OAuth2 services (e.g. Schwab) need NO couriered secret â check ``service_status`` first. Sends a welcome DM
brain_receive_credentialscan modifyPick up credentials from the Secure Courier. Completes the CREDENTIAL-DELIVERY flow (the ownership-proof counterpart is ``receive_npub_proof``). **Call this only after the user confirms they have replied.** Deterministic, one-shot retrieval: name the response you want with ``(sender_npub, service, dpop_token)`` and the tool drains ONLY the rendezvous relay that channel was pinned to. Every poppe
brain_forget_credentialscan modifyDelete vaulted credentials for a specific service and npub. For operator credentials, pass the operator's own npub. For patron credentials, pass the patron's npub. Always requires proof of npub ownership â a deletion is as destructive as a write.
brain_request_patron_credentialsOpen a Secure Courier channel for patron credential delivery. Sends a welcome DM with a credential template to the patron. Free.
brain_receive_patron_credentialscan modifyPick up patron credentials from the Secure Courier. Deterministic, one-shot retrieval: name the response with ``(sender_npub, dpop_token)`` and the tool drains ONLY the pinned rendezvous relay for that channel, stopping at the matching DM. Provide an ncred1... credential_card to redeem directly instead (dpop_token not required for that path). Do NOT poll or retry. Free.
brain_update_patron_credentialAdd or update a single patron credential field. Merges into existing stored credentials without affecting other fields. Useful for setting an account identifier after OAuth, changing a default brain, etc. Free. Proof of npub ownership is required â this is a write to the patron's sensitive credential vault.
brain_update_operator_credentialAdd or update a single operator secret field. Merges into the operator's stored credentials without touching the others â the field-level counterpart to re-delivering the whole bundle over Secure Courier. Use it to rotate one secret (a reissued ``btcpay_api_key``, say) without restating the six you did not change, where any field omitted from a courier reply is destroyed. The value is never ec
brain_delete_patron_credentialcan modifyRemove a single patron credential field. Deletes one field from stored credentials without affecting other fields. Free. Proof of npub ownership is required â this is a write to the patron's sensitive credential vault.
brain_delete_operator_credentialcan modifyRemove a single operator secret field. Deletes one key from the operator's encrypted credential blob without touching the others â the field-level counterpart to ``forget_credentials``, which wipes the whole row. Use it to retire a leftover after an SDK cutover (a Prefect key after Modal, or a stored but untemplated orphan like ``anthropic_api_key``) without taking the operator down for a full
brain_get_patron_credential_fieldsread-onlyList stored patron credential field names (not values). Returns the names of fields stored for a patron, plus each field's ``delivered_at`` ISO-8601 timestamp when known (null for secrets vaulted before timestamps were recorded). Values are never exposed â use this to verify which fields are configured and how old each one is. Free. Proof of npub ownership is required: the list of configured fi
brain_request_npub_proofRequest npub ownership proof from a patron via Nostr DM. This is the npub-OWNERSHIP-PROOF flow â use it when a call returns ``proof_required``. It proves the caller controls an npub; it does NOT deliver any service secret. To hand an operator its API keys or OAuth secrets, use ``request_credential_channel`` instead. Sends a challenge DM that the patron must sign and reply to using their Nostr
brain_receive_npub_proofcan modifyReceive npub ownership confirmation from a patron. Completes the npub-OWNERSHIP-PROOF flow (the credential-delivery counterpart is ``receive_credentials``). **Call this only after the user confirms they have replied.** Deterministic, one-shot retrieval: name the response with ``(patron_npub, dpop_token)`` â the ``dpop_token`` being the value returned by ``request_npub_proof``. The tool drains
brain_check_proof_statusread-onlyCheck whether a proof grant is still valid. Mirrors ``check_oauth_status`` for the npub-proof flow: a calling agent can ask "will my next paid call accept this dpop_token?" before burning credits on a guaranteed failure. Expiry is read from the grant itself; the only store consulted is the patron's revocation watermark. Free, no side effects â touches no relay.
brain_oracle_how_to_joinread-onlyGet DPYC onboarding instructions from the Oracle. Free.
brain_oracle_get_tax_rateread-onlyGet the current DPYC certification tax rate. Free.
brain_oracle_lookup_memberread-onlyLook up a DPYC community member by npub. Free.
brain_oracle_aboutread-onlyDescribe the DPYC ecosystem via the Oracle. Free.
brain_oracle_network_advisoryread-onlyGet active network advisories from the Oracle. Free.
brain_check_authority_balanceread-onlyCheck this operator's tax balance at the Authority. Returns the sats available for certifying patron credit purchases. When this balance reaches zero, patron top-ups cannot be certified and the operator must call purchase_credits on the Authority. This is the operator's own funding â not a patron balance. Free.
brain_get_pricing_modelread-onlyGet the active pricing model for this operator. Free. If no model exists, self-initializes a scaffold with all registered tools at 0 sats. No economic data from code.
brain_set_pricing_modelcan modifySet the active pricing model. RESTRICTED to operator. Requires a valid proof (Schnorr-signed kind-27235 event) proving the caller holds the operator's nsec.
brain_reset_pricing_modelcan modifyErase all pricing models and restore a viable default. Deletes every stored model, then self-initializes a fresh one from the tool registry â all tools at 0 sats with proper UUIDs. Returns the new model. RESTRICTED to operator â requires proof (nsec-signed).
brain_request_adoptionAsk a chosen Authority to adopt this operator (deferred courtship). RESTRICTED to the operator â requires proof the caller controls this operator's npub. Resolves the Authority's MCP endpoint from the community registry, mints an inline ownership proof with this operator's nsec, and delivers the request MCP-to-MCP. The Authority records it as pending; its owner approves on their own time. Poll
brain_adoption_statusread-onlyCheck this operator's adoption-request status at a chosen Authority. Free. Polls the Authority MCP-to-MCP for the status of this operator's request (pending / approved / rejected / provisioned).
brain_restore_neon_schemaPrepare this operator's database schema again, ignoring the breadcrumb. Diagnostic / recovery tool for when Neon keeps answering 4xx and the operator suspects a table or grant is missing. Every statement is idempotent, so a clean re-run is harmless; the breadcrumb is rewritten at the end. Returns one step per concern, with Neon's own error text inline for any that failed. RESTRICTED to operator
brain_list_canonical_identitiesread-onlyReturn canonical (tool_id, mcp_name, â¦) for every tool the wheel exposes. The authoritative source for any client (Studio, agents, FE) that needs to know how this MCP identifies its tools. Reconcile uses this output to UUID-join against the stored pricing model â no name-based UUID derivation, no guessing. Includes both ToolIdentity-seeded tools and any UUID recorded by ``@paid_tool`` that i
brain_get_nostr_profileread-onlyRead an npub's public Nostr profile (NIP-01 kind-0 metadata). Free, no proof â the data is already public on relays. Returns the latest metadata fields (name, display_name, about, picture, banner, nip05, website, lud16) or an empty profile if none is published.
brain_publish_nostr_profilecan modifyPublish a CLIENT-SIGNED kind-0 profile to relays for an npub. The wheel never holds a patron nsec. The frontend signs the kind-0 metadata event with the patron's session key or a NIP-07 extension and passes the signed event (JSON) here; the wheel verifies the signature matches the npub, then relays it to public relays. The signature is the authorization â no proof token, no key custody. Free.
brain_check_priceread-onlyPreview the effective cost of a tool call. Shows the base cost and any constraint effects (discounts, free trials, surge pricing). Free â no credits required.
brain_list_constraint_typesread-onlyList all available constraint types and their parameter schemas. Returns the type, category, description, and parameter specs for every constraint that can be used in a pricing pipeline. Free â no credits required.
brain_mint_couponCreate a new operator-owned discount coupon. The coupon owns its binding: ``tool_ids`` names the tools it discounts, and re-pricing a tool never touches it. A coupon bound to no tool discounts nothing, however many patrons redeem it.
brain_list_couponsread-onlyList every coupon this operator has minted (newest first). Each row carries the current ``times_redeemed`` counter â the Studio renders a progress bar from this against ``total_uses``. RESTRICTED to operator â requires proof.
brain_update_couponPatch a coupon's editable fields. Pass only the fields you want to change. To set a cap to unlimited (NULL in the schema), pass ``clear_uses_per_patron=true`` or ``clear_total_uses=true``. Renaming the code is allowed â existing patron redemption rows survive (they key on coupon id). ``tool_ids`` replaces the coupon's binding â tool ids or MCP tool names, ``["*"]`` for every paid tool, ``[]
brain_delete_couponcan modifyDelete a coupon. Cascades to all patron redemptions. Any chain step referencing the deleted coupon_id becomes a no-op (the constraint returns neutral on unknown ids) â the Studio surfaces orphan references as warnings. RESTRICTED to operator â requires proof.
brain_redeem_couponClaim a coupon by its name (the code the operator shared). Looks up the operator's coupon by ``code``, validates the window and total cap, and records a per-patron redemption row. Subsequent paid tool calls on this MCP auto-apply the discount until ``uses_per_patron`` is exhausted. Free â no credits required. Requires proof of ``npub``. Idempotent: redeeming the same code twice returns the ex
brain_list_my_couponsread-onlyList the coupons this patron has redeemed on this operator. Returns both active and exhausted redemptions with a per-row ``status`` (``active`` / ``window_closed`` / ``patron_limit`` / ``total_limit``). Free â requires proof of ``npub``.
brain_forget_couponcan modifyRemove a coupon from this patron's redemption list. Cosmetic only â the coupon itself still exists at the operator, and the patron can re-redeem the same code later while the window allows. Free â requires proof of ``npub``.
brain_notarize_ledgerBuild a Merkle tree of all patron balances and submit the root to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps. Operator-only background task. Bitcoin confirmation takes 1-6 hours. Free â no credits required.
brain_get_notarization_proofread-onlyGenerate a Merkle inclusion proof that a patron's balance was included in a Bitcoin-notarized snapshot.
brain_list_notarizationsread-onlyList recent Bitcoin notarization records.
brain_list_brainsread-onlyList available brains.
brain_get_brainread-onlyGet details about a specific brain. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_set_active_brainSet the active brain for subsequent operations. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_brain_statsread-onlyGet statistics about a brain. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_create_thoughtCreate a new thought with optional type, color, label, and parent link. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_thoughtread-onlyGet details about a specific thought. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_thought_by_nameread-onlyExact name lookup â returns the first thought matching the name exactly. Requires npub for credit billing. â ï¸ NOT AUTHORITATIVE. Backed by the vendor's name index, which is known to be incomplete on large brains (upstream: TheBrainTech/thebrain-api-quickstart-python#1): a hit is real, but a MISS is NOT proof the thought is absent. Never conclude a thought does not exist from a null result h
brain_update_thoughtcan modifyUpdate a thought's properties and/or its parent in one call. Requires npub for credit billing. Sets any subset of {name, label, colors, kind, ac_type, type, parent} on a single thought. Reparenting via ``new_parent_id`` *replaces* the existing parent link (the old parent child-link is deleted and a new one created); it does not add an additional parent.
brain_delete_thoughtcan modifyPermanently delete a thought by ID. Cannot be undone. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_search_thoughtsread-onlyFull-text search across thought names and content. Requires npub for credit billing. â ï¸ NOT AUTHORITATIVE. Backed by the vendor's search index, which is incomplete on large brains (upstream: TheBrainTech/thebrain-api-quickstart-python#1) â it returns empty for the majority of thoughts that provably exist. A hit is real; an empty result is NOT proof of absence. Use for discovery of older/est
brain_get_thought_graphread-onlyGet a thought's full connection graph. Requires npub for credit billing. â ï¸ NOT AUTHORITATIVE FOR RECENT CHANGES. Served through the vendor's cached graph layer (Azure App Service response cache), which lags writes by hours-to-days and reflects creates but NOT updates or deletes â it can return renamed/retyped thoughts with their old values and even serve thoughts that were already deleted
brain_get_thought_graph_paginatedread-onlyCursor-based paginated traversal of a thought's connections. Requires npub for credit billing. â ï¸ NOT AUTHORITATIVE FOR RECENT CHANGES. Same cached graph layer as get_thought_graph (upstream: TheBrainTech/thebrain-api-quickstart-python#2) â lags writes by hours-to-days and does not reflect updates or deletes. Use for traversal/ID discovery, never as read-after-write verification; confirm mu
brain_get_typesread-onlyList all thought types defined in the brain. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_tagsread-onlyGet all tags in a brain. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_create_linkCreate a relationship between two thoughts by ID. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_update_linkcan modifyUpdate link properties. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_linkread-onlyGet details about a specific link. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_delete_linkcan modifyPermanently delete a link by ID. Cannot be undone. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_add_file_attachmentAdd a file attachment to a thought. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_add_url_attachmentAdd a URL attachment to a thought. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_attachmentread-onlyGet metadata about an attachment. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_attachment_contentcan modifyGet the binary content of an attachment. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_delete_attachmentcan modifyDelete an attachment. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_list_attachmentsread-onlyList all attachments for a thought. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_get_noteread-onlyGet the note content for a thought. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_create_or_update_notecan modifyCreate or update a note with markdown content. Requires npub for credit billing. Note style. Prefer plain prose. Reserve bold for rare critical flags only â a â ï¸ caution, an unconfirmed-status note â never for ordinary emphasis, labels, or whole clauses. Overusing bold buries the links and makes notes hard to scan; let thought-links and source links carry the visual emphasis. Put web sour
brain_append_to_noteAppend content to an existing note. Requires npub for credit billing. Note style. Prefer plain prose. Reserve bold for rare critical flags only â a â ï¸ caution, an unconfirmed-status note â never for ordinary emphasis, labels, or whole clauses. Overusing bold buries the links and makes notes hard to scan; let thought-links and source links carry the visual emphasis. Put web sources on a qu
brain_get_modificationsread-onlyThe brain's authoritative, uncached change-log. Requires npub for credit billing. Unlike get_thought_graph and search (Azure-cached, stale for recent writes), this feed reflects every operation promptly â CREATED (101), DELETED (102), CHANGED_NAME (103), SET_TYPE (203), MOVED_LINK (402), etc. â with oldânew values and timestamps. Use it for two things: 1. **Confirm a write landed** â aft
brain_brain_querycan modifyPrimary tool for pattern-based operations on TheBrain. Requires npub for credit billing. Accepts BrainQuery (BQL) -- a Cypher subset supporting MATCH, WHERE, CREATE, SET, MERGE, DELETE, and RETURN. â ï¸ Name-based matching (MATCH by name, WHERE CONTAINS/STARTS WITH/=~) resolves through the vendor's search/name index, which is incomplete on large brains (TheBrainTech/thebrain-api-quickstart-pyt
brain_morph_thoughtcan modifyAtomically reparent and/or retype a thought in one operation. Requires npub for credit billing. Reparenting *replaces* the thought's existing parent link (the old parent child-link is deleted and a new one created); it does not add an additional parent. To also set the thought's name or label in the same call, use update_thought (which now accepts new_parent_id).
brain_scan_orphansScan for orphaned thoughts with zero connections and optionally rescue them. Requires npub for credit billing.
brain_event_for_personCreate an Event+Person+Day in one action. Requires npub for credit billing.
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