Long-term memory layer for OpenClaw, MoltBook & Claude Code that learns and recalls your project context automatically. $BRAIN CA available on my X @noahevers_
Install • Features • How It Works • OpenClaw • Config • API
⚡ Quick Install
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║ Step 1 /plugin marketplace add nhevers/moltbrain ║
║ Step 2 /plugin install moltbrain ║
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That's it. MoltBrain starts working automatically.
🧠 What It Does
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│ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │
│ │ SESSION #1 │ │ SESSION #47 │ │
│ │─────────────────│ │─────────────────│ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ "Set up auth │ │ "Add password │ │
│ │ with OAuth" │ │ reset flow" │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ └────────┬────────┘ └────────┬────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Claude discovers: │ Claude remembers: │
│ │ • OAuth2 + PKCE flow │ • Your auth setup │
│ │ • JWT with 1hr expiry │ • Token structure │
│ │ • bcrypt cost factor 12 │ • Security choices │
│ │ │ │
│ ▼ ▲ │
│ ┌────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐ │
│ │ CAPTURE │ ──────────────────► │ INJECT │ │
│ │ & LEARN │ MEMORY │ & RECALL │ │
│ └────────────────┘ └────────────────┘ │
│ │
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✨ Features
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| OBSERVATIONS | SMART SEARCH | WEB VIEWER |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
| Auto-captures | Semantic search | Browse history |
| discoveries, | via MCP tools | at localhost |
| decisions & code | finds context | :37777 |
| | | |
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| ANALYTICS | TAGS & FILTERS | FAVORITES |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
| Track tokens, | Organize with | Bookmark your |
| sessions, and | custom tags & | most important |
| concept trends | smart filters | observations |
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| EXPORT | THEMES | SHORTCUTS |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
| JSON, CSV, or | Dark & light | Full keyboard |
| Markdown with | mode with | navigation in |
| custom templates | custom themes | the web viewer |
| | | |
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🔧 How It Works
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║ CLAUDE CODE SESSION ║
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║ SessionStart ║ ║ PostToolUse ║ ║ Stop ║
║────────────────║ ║────────────────║ ║────────────────║
║ Inject context ║ ║ Capture output ║ ║ Generate ║
║ from memory ║ ║ extract facts ║ ║ summary ║
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└────────────────────┼────────────────────┘
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║ WORKER SERVICE ║
║ http://localhost:37777 ║
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┌─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┐
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
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║ SQLite ║ ║ ChromaDB ║ ║ Web Viewer ║
║ Database ║ ║ Vector Search ║ ║ UI ║
║────────────────║ ║────────────────║ ║────────────────║
║ Observations ║ ║ Semantic ║ ║ Timeline ║
║ Summaries ║ ║ similarity ║ ║ Search ║
║ Sessions ║ ║ matching ║ ║ Analytics ║
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⚙️ Configuration
Settings stored in ~/.moltbrain/settings.json:
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│ SETTING │ DEFAULT │ DESCRIPTION │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ MOLTBRAIN_WORKER_PORT │ 37777 │ Worker service port │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ MOLTBRAIN_CONTEXT_OBSERVATIONS │ 50 │ Max observations to inject │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ MOLTBRAIN_PROVIDER │ claude │ AI provider for summaries │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ MOLTBRAIN_PRUNE_DAYS │ 0 │ Auto-prune (0 = disabled) │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ MOLTBRAIN_THEME │ system │ UI theme (dark/light/sys) │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ MOLTBRAIN_LOG_LEVEL │ info │ Logging verbosity level │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴─────────┴────────────────────────────┘
💻 CLI Commands
moltbrain stats # Show memory statistics
moltbrain export # Export to markdown
moltbrain tag <id> <t> # Tag an observation
moltbrain prune # Manual cleanup
moltbrain search <q> # Search observations
📁 Project Structure
moltbrain/
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├── 📊 benchmarks/ Performance tests
├── 🎨 contrib/ Community modes & themes
├── 📚 docs/ Documentation
├── 📖 examples/ Usage examples & guides
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├── 🔌 extension/
│ ├── profiles/ Observation modes
│ ├── runtime/ Worker scripts
│ ├── themes/ UI themes (dark/light)
│ ├── snippets/ Code snippets
│ └── templates/ Summary templates
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├── 🌍 locales/ i18n (en, es, fr)
├── 🗄️ migrations/ Database migrations
├── 📋 schemas/ JSON validation schemas
├── 🛠️ scripts/ Build & utility scripts
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├── 💻 src/
│ ├── analytics/ Token & session tracking
│ ├── cache/ Query & context caching
│ ├── core/ Core engine
│ ├── export/ JSON/CSV/MD exporters
│ ├── favorites/ Bookmark system
│ ├── filters/ Date/type/project filters
│ ├── formatters/ Output formatters
│ ├── mcp/ MCP server for OpenClaw & MoltBook
│ ├── shortcuts/ Keyboard shortcuts
│ ├── themes/ Theme system
│ └── validators/ Input validation
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├── 🦞 integrations/
│ └── clawd/ Clawd extension & skill
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├── 📝 templates/ Export templates
├── 🧪 tests/ Test suites
└── 🔧 tools/ CLI utilities
🔌 API
The worker exposes a REST API at http://localhost:37777:
# Health check
curl http://localhost:37777/health
# Search observations
curl "http://localhost:37777/api/search?q=authentication"
# Get timeline
curl "http://localhost:37777/api/timeline?project=my-app&days=7"
# Export data
curl "http://localhost:37777/api/export?format=json" > backup.json
# Get statistics
curl "http://localhost:37777/api/stats"
🦞 OpenClaw Integration
Works with OpenClaw (116k+ stars) - the popular personal AI assistant!
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| EXTENSION Add to OpenClaw's extensions/ folder |
| ---------- Full lifecycle hooks integration |
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| SKILL Install as an OpenClaw skill |
| ---------- recall_context, search_memories, save_memory tools |
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| MCP SERVER Protocol-based integration |
| ---------- Works with any MCP-compatible client |
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Quick setup:
# As OpenClaw extension
cd ~/.openclaw/extensions
git clone https://github.com/nhevers/moltbrain.git moltbrain
cd moltbrain/integrations/openclaw
npm install && npm run build
# Enable the plugin (required for bundled installations)
pnpm openclaw plugins enable moltbrain
# Or via MCP
npm run mcp:start
Note: If installing as a bundled extension (in OpenClaw's extensions/ directory), you must explicitly enable it: pnpm openclaw plugins enable moltbrain
See integrations/openclaw/README.md for full setup guide.
📚 MoltBook Integration
Works with MoltBook - the social network for AI agents! Share memories, learn from other agents, and build collective knowledge.
Quick setup:
# Install MoltBook MCP integration
npm install --save @moltbrain/moltbook-mcp
# Configure in your MoltBrain settings
{
"MOLTBRAIN_MOLTBOOK_ENABLED": true,
"MOLTBRAIN_MOLTBOOK_API_URL": "https://moltbook.com"
}
See integrations/moltbook/README.md for full setup guide.
💻 Claude Code Integration
Works with Claude Code via the plugin marketplace:
/plugin marketplace add nhevers/moltbrain
/plugin install moltbrain
📋 Requirements
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║ • Node.js 18+ or Bun 1.0+ ║
║ • OpenClaw, MoltBook, or Claude Code ║
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📄 License
AGPL-3.0
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