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thiagofinch/mega-brain — explained in plain English

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73PythonAudience · pm founderComplexity · 3/5Setup · hard

tl;dr

A local-first knowledge system for Claude Code that turns your videos, PDFs, and notes into a searchable AI brain and a multi-agent panel that debates decisions using only your own material.

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Feed your own videos, PDFs, and transcripts into a searchable knowledge base with cited answers.

VIBE 2

Ask a multi-agent panel to debate a strategic decision grounded only in material you provided.

VIBE 3

Build a private, local knowledge base without relying on an external database.

VIBE 4

Extract recurring frameworks and mental models from expert content you have collected.

what's the stack?

PythonNode.jsClaude CodeRAG

how it stacks up fr

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Stars737373
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyhardhardmoderate
Complexity3/54/54/5
Audiencepm founderresearcherresearcher

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · hard time til it works · 1h+

Requires Claude Code, Node.js, Python, and multiple external API keys (Anthropic, OpenAI, and Gemini for video) before it can be used.

The README does not state a license, the project is distributed as a private, invite-only repository.

in plain english

Mega Brain is a knowledge management system that turns raw material you own, such as videos, PDFs, and transcripts, into something an AI can reason with and cite. It runs inside Claude Code, Anthropic's command line coding assistant, using custom commands like ingest, process jarvis, conclave, and jarvis briefing. Everything is local first, meaning your material stays on your own computer's filesystem rather than living in someone else's database. The system works in three layers. First, an ingestion pipeline takes whatever you feed it, transcribes it if needed, breaks it into pieces, and pulls out what the project calls the cognitive DNA: things like the source's philosophies, mental models, heuristics, frameworks, values, and recurring patterns. Second, that extracted knowledge is indexed for hybrid search, meaning you can search by meaning as well as by keyword, and every answer points back to where it came from. Third, and described as the standout feature, is the Conclave: a panel of AI agents, including a methodological critic, a devil's advocate, and a synthesizer, that debate a strategic question you ask using only the knowledge you fed into the system, and nothing else. Setting it up requires Claude Code itself, Node.js 18 or newer, Python 3.10 or newer, and Git, plus API keys from external AI providers. An Anthropic key powers the core reasoning, an OpenAI key handles audio transcription and search embeddings, and a Gemini or Google key is needed if you want to ingest video. Optional keys add voice output, speech to text, and speaker-labeled transcription. The project is distributed as a private, invite only repository, and your API keys are kept in a local file that is never committed to the repository. This tool is built for people who want an AI assistant grounded strictly in material they trust, rather than one that answers from general internet knowledge, useful for founders, consultants, or researchers making decisions based on a specific body of expert content they have collected.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Walk me through setting up Mega Brain inside Claude Code, including the required API keys.
prompt 2
Explain what the /ingest and /process-jarvis commands do and how they work together.
prompt 3
Describe how the Conclave's three agent roles debate a question differently from each other.
prompt 4
Help me plan what source material to ingest first for a founder decision-making knowledge base.
prompt 5
Compare Mega Brain's local-first RAG approach to a cloud-hosted knowledge base tool.

Frequently asked questions

what is mega-brain fr?

A local-first knowledge system for Claude Code that turns your videos, PDFs, and notes into a searchable AI brain and a multi-agent panel that debates decisions using only your own material.

What language is mega-brain written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Node.js, Claude Code.

What license does mega-brain use?

The README does not state a license, the project is distributed as a private, invite-only repository.

How hard is mega-brain to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is mega-brain for?

Mainly pm founder.

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