CONNECT TO THE BRAIN
Your Claude gets 30 years of innovation teaching intelligence. It knows which framework to use, when, and in what order.
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Three Steps
Sign In
One-click Google sign-in. Your 30-day free trial starts instantly.
Get Your API Key
Unique key provisioned automatically. Copy it from your dashboard.
Connect
One config entry. Brain intelligence activates immediately.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindrian-brain": {
"url": "https://mindrian-brain.onrender.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Without vs With Brain
| Capability | Without | With Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Figure out what to work on next | Larry suggests based on your room | Informed by what worked for 100+ similar ventures |
| Know if your thinking is rigorous | General feedback | Scored and ranked against real student work |
| Find unexpected parallels | You have to think of them | Larry surfaces connections from unrelated fields |
| Chain frameworks in the right order | Larry's best judgment | Informed by which sequences actually produced results |
| Get honest about weak spots | Larry points them out | Shows you exactly where you rank and why |
Brain Pricing
Setup Guide
Got your key? Set up Brain in 60 seconds.
Claude Code (Terminal)
/mos:setup brain # Larry will ask for your API key # Paste it when prompted # Done — Brain is connected
Or manually: add MINDRIAN_BRAIN_KEY=your-key to your project's .env file.
Claude Desktop / Cowork
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindrian-brain": {
"url": "https://mindrian-brain.onrender.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your dashboard. Restart Claude Desktop.
Troubleshooting
Getting 'RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED' or Pinecone quota error?
Run: rm -f .mcp.json — then restart. MindrianOS works fully without Brain. All 46 commands, Data Room, graph, personas — everything.
Getting '401 Invalid API key'?
Check your key is correct. If expired, sign in again to check your trial status.
Brain server slow (30-60s first request)?
Render free tier sleeps after 15 minutes. First request wakes it up. Subsequent requests are fast.
Old config with neo4j-brain / pinecone-brain entries?
Delete .mcp.json and use /mos:setup brain instead. The old direct-database pattern is deprecated.
Get Started
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