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briefd MCP server

by ismailperim·io.github.ismailperim/briefd·v0.6.1·31 stars
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Git-backed team knowledge compiled into token-budgeted context bundles for coding agents

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briefd tools

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Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-16 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 4 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 73/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How briefd compares

Against every graded Developer tools MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
73/100
higher than 35% of 1,119 Developer tools servers
GitHub stars
31
more than 90% of 856 Developer tools servers

Release history: 5 versions in the registry since 2026-09-20, latest 2026-10-01, typically one every 1 day.

Install briefd in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add briefd -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/ismailperim/briefd:0.6.1
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What the publisher says

From the briefd repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

briefd

Your agents, briefed. Not flooded. A self-hosted context compiler for AI coding teams: git-backed knowledge, served to coding agents as token-budgeted context bundles over MCP.

▶ Watch the 90-second explainer · How it works · Quickstart

Teams that build many projects in one domain keep the same knowledge in their heads and in scattered CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md files: terminology, business rules, architecture decisions, conventions. Loading all of it into every session burns thousands of tokens on every turn, and whatever doesn't fit gets left out.

briefd inverts the model: context on demand, not up front. Your knowledge lives as Markdown in a git repository. briefd indexes it and answers one question from your coding agent — "what do I need to know for this task?" — with a compiled, deduplicated bundle that never exceeds the token budget you set.

Why

On the sample knowledge repo in this repository (44 documents, 47 realistic developer tasks), compilebundle spends 86% fewer tokens per task than pasting everything into CLAUDE.md while still containing the section that answers the task 96% of the time**. The realistic middle ground — a hand-curated CLAUDE.md with just conventions and the glossary — costs 2.8× more than a bundle and has the answer less than half the time.

Reproduce it with make bench; the method is in internal/eval/bench.go.

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

briefd: common questions

Is briefd MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (73/100). Read the briefd safety report
How do I install briefd?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does briefd need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for BRIEFD_API_TOKEN, BRIEFD_GIT_TOKEN.
Is briefd maintained?
The last commit was 24 days ago (2026-10-12). The latest release is v0.6.1.
What can I use instead of briefd?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Folio MCP server, Repowise MCP server and Kindex MCP server. Compare all briefd alternatives.
How does briefd compare with other Developer tools MCP servers?
safety score 73/100 (higher than 35% of 1,119 Developer tools servers); github stars 31 (more than 90% of 856 Developer tools servers). Full comparison.

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