Briefd MCP Server

Your agents, briefed. Not flooded. A self-hosted context compiler for AI coding teams: git-backed knowledge, served to coding agents

People who work with developer tools, knowledge base and rag and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-27 · ★ 31 · #129 OF 221 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

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

01 · Install Briefd

before you install - you'll need

Set BRIEFD_GIT_TOKEN, BRIEFD_SOURCE before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/ismailperim/briefd:0.6.0

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ismailperim-briefd": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/ismailperim/briefd:0.6.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

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Zed · context_servers

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Roo Code · mcpServers

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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 container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

repo age created 2026-09-20 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

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

03 · What Briefd can do

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

Latest releases

v0.6.0 · 2026-09-23

note the English-model coverage figure the video quotes (@ismailperim) · Other · Add briefd demo, an agent install guide, a briefd skill, and memory-tool positioning (@ismailperim) · Clone from Azure DevOps: enable…

v0.5.0 · 2026-09-22

Other · Add briefd mcp: the tools over stdio (@ismailperim) · Detect knowledge that lags the code it governs (ADR-0007) (@ismailperim) · Group gaps by question, cap dashboard lists, refresh the dashboard screenshot…

v0.4.0 · 2026-09-21

1280×640 social preview image and its renderer (@ismailperim) · comparison diagram uses the re-measured bench figures (@ismailperim) · Other · Add knowledge-gap report from a retrieval query log (@ismailperim) · Record…

04 · Who maintains Briefd

briefd is maintained by ismailperim. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ismailperim/briefd
website: https://github.com/ismailperim/briefd
category: documentation - ranked #129 of 221 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-23)
registry: io.github.ismailperim/briefd (active, first published 2026-09-20 · 5 versions)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/ismailperim/briefd:0.6.0

06 · Briefd FAQ

What is Briefd?

Your agents, briefed. Not flooded. A self-hosted context compiler for AI coding teams: git-backed knowledge, served to coding agents

Is Briefd still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-27 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Briefd?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/ismailperim/briefd:0.6.0`. The README documents 2 environment variables (BRIEFD_GIT_TOKEN, BRIEFD_SOURCE) to set first. Set BRIEFD_GIT_TOKEN, BRIEFD_SOURCE before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Briefd

Alternatives to Briefd

Maintained documentation servers if Briefd isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Briefd doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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