Environment Variables
Environment variable reference for the-brain
| Variable | Purpose | Default |
|---|---|---|
THE_BRAIN_HOME | Override config/data directory | ~/.the-brain |
THE_BRAIN_CONFIG | Override config file path | ~/.the-brain/config.json |
THE_BRAIN_REMOTE_URL | Remote server URL (agent mode) | — |
THE_BRAIN_AUTH_TOKEN | Auth token for remote server | — |
THE_BRAIN_LOG_LEVEL | Log level | info |
NO_MLX | Disable MLX sidecar | unset |
THE_BRAIN_MLX_MODEL | Override MLX base model path | mlx-community/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct-4bit |
THE_BRAIN_MLX_DEPS | Extra uv dependencies (semicolon-separated) | — |
LIBSQL_URL | LibSQL/Turso URL | — |
LIBSQL_AUTH_TOKEN | LibSQL/Turso auth token | — |