briefly-mcp-server

MCP server for Briefly Builder and Briefly Review.

It exposes tools for creating structured Briefly project briefs, parsing/exporting Briefly MDX, extracting document structure, and preparing review prompts from rubrics.

Quick Start

Install globally:

npm install -g @z7589xxz758/briefly-mcp-server

Then point your MCP client at the installed server:

briefly-mcp-server

Package page: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@z7589xxz758/briefly-mcp-server

Use With MCP Clients

Global install config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "briefly": {
      "command": "briefly-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Or launch with npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "briefly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@z7589xxz758/briefly-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Local Development

From the Animark repository root:

npm install
npm --silent run briefly:mcp

MCP client config for local development:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "briefly": {
      "command": "npm",
      "args": ["--silent", "run", "briefly:mcp"],
      "cwd": "/absolute/path/to/Animark"
    }
  }
}

Tools

• briefly_list_rubrics
• briefly_get_rubric
• briefly_extract_structure
• briefly_review_asset
• briefly_list_builder_blocks
• briefly_create_brief
• briefly_parse_brief
• briefly_add_section
• briefly_update_section
• briefly_export_brief
• briefly_export_pdf

briefly_export_pdf uses a local Chrome or Chromium executable in headless mode. If Chrome is not in a standard location, set CHROME_PATH or pass chromePath.

Resources

• briefly://rubrics
• briefly://rubrics/course-planning
• briefly://rubrics/brand-guidelines
• briefly://rubrics/document-clarity
• briefly://builder/blocks
• briefly://builder/schema

Review Model

The server does not call OpenAI, Anthropic, or any external LLM API. briefly_review_asset fetches and cleans the asset, loads the selected rubric, and returns a review-ready prompt for the host MCP client to reason over.