Connecting BrainTube to Claude Desktop

Make Claude your personal knowledge assistant by connecting BrainTube as an MCP server.

Prerequisites

• A BrainTube account with some saved content
• Claude Desktop installed on your computer
• A Pro subscription (MCP access requires Pro)

Setup Steps

1. Get Your MCP Endpoint

1. Go to Settings → AI Integrations
2. Find the MCP Server section
3. Copy your personal MCP endpoint URL
4. Copy your Access Token (JWT) — this authenticates your requests

2. Configure Claude Desktop

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config
3. Add the BrainTube MCP server to your configuration
4. Replace the token with your actual token
5. Restart Claude Desktop

3. Verify Connection

In Claude, try: "Search my BrainTube knowledge base for [topic]"

If configured correctly, Claude will use the BrainTube tools to search your corpus and return results with citations.

What You Can Do

Once connected, ask Claude to:

• "What do I know about machine learning?"
• "Find my notes on productivity systems"
• "Summarize what I've learned about React this month"
• "What are the key differences between the videos I watched on [topic]?"