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Explicit Formula — Second Brain

Your own notes, searched and cited by your AI — local-only, allowlist-gated, capped, and logged.

travisbergen2travisbergen2/second-brainUpdated Aug 25, 2026

server.json

{
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "name": "io.github.travisbergen2/second-brain",
  "description": "Your own notes, searched and cited by your AI — local-only, allowlist-gated, capped, and logged.",
  "title": "Explicit Formula — Second Brain",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/travisbergen2/rpcs1-sdk",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://www.explicitformula.com",
  "packages": [
    {
      "registryType": "npm",
      "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
      "identifier": "@travisbergen2/second-brain-mcp",
      "version": "0.1.0",
      "runtimeHint": "npx",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "packageArguments": [
        {
          "description": "Absolute path to the Obsidian vault (or any folder of .md notes).",
          "isRequired": true,
          "format": "filepath",
          "type": "named",
          "name": "--vault",
          "valueHint": "/absolute/path/to/YourVault"
        },
        {
          "description": "Optional override of the folder allowlist (comma-separated, relative to the vault). Normally omitted: the server follows the Explicit Formula Obsidian plugin's 'Folders the loop may read' setting live. Without either, all reads are off.",
          "type": "named",
          "name": "--allow",
          "valueHint": "notes,projects"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/publisher-provided": {
      "docs": "https://github.com/travisbergen2/rpcs1-sdk/tree/main/packages/vault-mcp",
      "privacy": "local-only; folder allowlist off by default; ≤6 snippets/2400 chars per search; per-call disclosure; vault-side access log (mcp-audit.md)",
      "tools": [
        "search_second_brain",
        "read_second_brain_note",
        "list_second_brain",
        "save_to_second_brain"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Permissions

DeclaredDetected
Runs code—node
Installs—npm:@travisbergen2/second-brain-mcp@0.1.0
Runs install scripts—None
NetworkNoneNone
Needs credentialsNoneNone
Outside the workspace—None
Agent tools—None

Checks

Low risk · Nothing worth a warning was found.

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Versions

  1. #10.1.0latestOct 7, 2026