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mindbase

local MCP server

mindbase is a local MCP server: LLM-maintained personal wiki: cross-references sources, flags contradictions. Local markdown. Install it from npm as mindbase-mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add mindbase -e MINDBASE_DATA_DIR=... -- npx -y mindbase-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mindbase-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MINDBASE_DATA_DIR": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: MINDBASE_DATA_DIR

Summary

LLM-maintained personal wiki: cross-references sources, flags contradictions. Local markdown.

mindbase vs similar servers

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mindbase122LocalYesnpm
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Questions

It reads one environment variable: MINDBASE_DATA_DIR. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

mindbase is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package mindbase-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add mindbase -e MINDBASE_DATA_DIR=... -- npx -y mindbase-mcp

Run: codex mcp add mindbase --env MINDBASE_DATA_DIR=... -- npx -y mindbase-mcp

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