Pull Brainfile inside Claude & Cursor

Brainfile is the memory layer for Claude Code. Now you can connect it as a remote MCP server and pull the free Claude-OS starter files and the weekly freshness feed straight into the tool you already use — no install, no download, no token for the free scope.

Endpoint

https://brainfile.io/mcp

Remote MCP over Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0). No token needed — the free scope is the real on-ramp: the actual starter files and a real freshness feed entry. Ready to go deeper? Start a no-card 30-day trial and pull the full living system.

Tools available

Tool	What it does
list_pack_contents	See everything Brainfile ships — the 10 free pattern files (5 readable over MCP right now, all 10 in the free trial pull), plus the 15 role packs (listed as locked, with the unlock link).
get_starter_file(name?)	The real free on-ramp, full text: `INTERVIEW-ME.md` (first-session interview that personalizes your CLAUDE.md), `START-HERE.md`, `CLAUDE.starter.md`. Omit the name for all three.
get_freshness_sample	The real weekly freshness feed entry — the same improvements we run on our own six live businesses plus what changed in Claude Code, with how to apply each to your `brain/`.

Setup — Claude Desktop / Claude.ai

In Claude.ai: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector — name it Brainfile, URL https://brainfile.io/mcp (no auth header needed). For Claude Desktop, add the remote-server form to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brainfile": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://brainfile.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude, then ask: “List the Brainfile pack contents” or “Get the Brainfile INTERVIEW-ME starter file.”

Setup — Claude Code (CLI)

Add the remote server with one command:

claude mcp add --transport http brainfile https://brainfile.io/mcp

Then in a session: “Use the brainfile MCP to pull the starter files and the latest freshness sample.”

Setup — Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or the project .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brainfile": {
      "url": "https://brainfile.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Open Cursor Settings → MCP and confirm Brainfile shows its three tools.

Try it in 3 steps

Add the endpoint

Point any MCP client at https://brainfile.io/mcp. No token for the free scope.

Pull the on-ramp

Ask for the starter files and the freshness sample. That’s the real free value — keep it.

Go living-system

Start a no-card 30-day trial to pull the full pack + the newest weekly feed into your project.

Turn generic Claude into a project that remembers you

The MCP free scope hands you the exact starter files. The trial pulls the whole living system — and keeps the weekly freshness feed flowing.

Start the free 30-day trial → See pricing

Privacy

The free MCP scope needs no account and no token, so there is nothing to tie a request to you. Usage is counted in aggregate only (which tools are popular), never per-person, and no personal data is stored when you use the server.

Troubleshooting

Connection error? Confirm the URL is exactly https://brainfile.io/mcp and your client is set to the HTTP / remote transport (not stdio).
No tools showing? Restart the client after adding the server; some clients only load MCP config on launch.
Want the full packs? The role packs are delivered via the Brainfile cloud pull on a trial or paid license, not over MCP.

Do I need to pay to use the MCP server?

No. The free scope — the starter files and a real freshness feed entry — needs no token. It’s the honest on-ramp. A trial or paid license unlocks the full living-system pull.

What’s the difference between MCP and the cloud pull?

MCP is the on-demand, in-editor discovery channel — pull the free files and browse the manifest where you already work. The cloud pull writes the full living system (all pack files + weekly brain/freshness/) into your project and keeps it current.

Is the content real or fabricated?

Every byte the server returns is the exact file text Brainfile ships — no marketing filler, no invented capabilities.

Brainfile — the memory layer / operating system for Claude Code.
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