KLYPIX Project Brain MCP Server

Shared project memory for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP coding tools. One brain.klypix file, committed with your code, carries the project's decisions, corrections and open questions across sessions and between tools. Corrections supersede stale decisions; sessions declare the files they expect to touch and get warned about same-machine overlap. Versioned in Git. Served over MCP by a process on your…

People who work with ai memory, canvas and knowledge management and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 8 · #27 OF 304 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install KLYPIX Project Brain

Claude Code

claude mcp add dahshanlabs-klypix-mcp -- npx -y klypix-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dahshanlabs-klypix-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "klypix-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package klypix-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.dahshanlabs is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What KLYPIX Project Brain can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.86.0 · 2026-09-16

1.86.0 - the hook lane becomes measurable, and its two bars are chosen from data · The retrieval every Claude Code session receives on every prompt - the per-prompt hook lane - had never been measured. This release…

v1.85.0 · 2026-09-16

Release-cut reconcile · Declaring a release lease now also asks whether anything still open was already shipped by the commits in the ref, and says so once. brain_reconcile gains a read-only release mode plus confirm…

v1.84.0 · 2026-09-05

klypix-mcp 1.84.0 - shared brain reliability · Fresh-session context follows confirmed corrections and flags standing rules that may have a later repair, while keeping their history inspectable. · Source references and…

04 · Who maintains KLYPIX Project Brain

KLYPIX Project Brain is maintained by dahshanlabs. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

category
memory - ranked #27 of 304 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry
io.github.dahshanlabs/klypix-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-26 · 6 versions)
packages
npm:klypix-mcp

06 · KLYPIX Project Brain FAQ

What is KLYPIX Project Brain?

Shared project memory for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP coding tools. One brain.klypix file, committed with your code, carries the project's decisions, corrections and open questions across sessions and between tools. Corrections supersede stale decisions; sessions declare the files they expect to touch and get warned about same-machine overlap. Versioned in Git. Served over MCP by a process on your…

Is KLYPIX Project Brain still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install KLYPIX Project Brain?

Run `npx -y klypix-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does KLYPIX Project Brain run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to KLYPIX Project Brain

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