
Brain Expert
- 29 installs
- 31 repo stars
- Updated August 2, 2026
- desplega-ai/ai-toolbox
Drives the `brain` CLI as a personal knowledge manager: capture timestamped notes, run semantic or full-text search, manage todos, and auto-sync a hierarchical Markdown second brain.
About
brain-expert makes Claude an expert operator of the `brain` CLI, a personal knowledge-management tool that stores hierarchical Markdown notes in SQLite with semantic and full-text search. A solo builder reaches for it to capture timestamped notes, manage todos, and search a growing second brain without leaving the terminal.
- Semantic + full-text (FTS5) search over your notes
- Timestamped capture to daily Markdown files
- SQLite storage with auto-sync cron
- Built-in todo management
Brain Expert by the numbers
- 29 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,871 of 3,282 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 3, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 29 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 31 |
| Last updated | August 2, 2026 |
| Repository | desplega-ai/ai-toolbox ↗ |
What it does
Drives the `brain` CLI as a personal knowledge manager: capture timestamped notes, run semantic or full-text search, manage todos, and auto-sync a hierarchical Markdown second brain.
Who is it for?
Solo builders who want a terminal-native second brain
Skip if: Teams needing a shared cloud wiki
When should I use this skill?
Capturing notes or searching your knowledge base
What you get
A searchable, terminal-native second brain kept in sync automatically.
- captured notes
- searchable knowledge base