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Connect ModelBrain to Continue

Continue loads MCP servers from YAML files in a folder inside your workspace, so connecting ModelBrain means adding one small file.

Continue only uses MCP tools in agent mode, so a correct setup can still look broken in chat mode. Check the mode before you check the file.

Where the program lives

This client needs the full path to ModelBrain's mcp_server program. The commands and snippets on this page show the macOS path; on Windows or Linux, put the path for your system in the same place. Write the full path rather than a variable such as %LOCALAPPDATA% or ~, because a client may not expand it.

macOS

/Applications/ModelBrain.app/Contents/MacOS/mcp_server

Windows

C:\Users\you\AppData\Local\Programs\ModelBrain\mcp_server.exe (that is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\ModelBrain\mcp_server.exe, with your own user name). Inside JSON, TOML or a quoted YAML string, double each backslash.

Linux

/home/you/.local/lib/modelbrain/mcp_server, with your own home folder. The install script puts ModelBrain in ~/.local/lib/modelbrain.

Steps

Install ModelBrain if you haven't yet (macOS, Windows or Linux).
Create the folder. At the top level of your workspace, make a folder named .continue/mcpServers.

Add a file called modelbrain.yaml in it. The three lines at the top are required for a standalone file.

name: ModelBrain
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: ModelBrain
    command: /Applications/ModelBrain.app/Contents/MacOS/mcp_server

Switch Continue to agent mode. The mode selector is in the chat box. Chat and edit modes do not use MCP tools.
Check it is connected. Ask Continue to remember something, then recall it in a new chat.

Questions

Why does ModelBrain not show up in chat mode?

Continue's documentation says MCP can only be used in agent mode. Nothing is wrong with the file if the tools are missing in the other modes.

Is this for one project or all of them?

The folder lives in a workspace, so it covers that workspace. Continue also accepts an mcpServers block in its main config file if you want ModelBrain everywhere.

How do I undo it?

Delete modelbrain.yaml. Your memories are not stored in that file.

Has this been tested?

We have tested this configuration against sample files and the ModelBrain setup code, but not yet by hand on a real install of Continue. If ModelBrain does not appear in Continue after you follow these steps, tell us through the Support page and we will fix this guide.

Not installed yet?

Start with the install guide.

Install ModelBrain →

Then

A 10-minute walkthrough: add a folder, ask something that needs two notes, see the citation.

Quickstart →