# Sherlock's second brain

> Sherlock's second brain — alshyra-sherlock-second-brain. Use this tool when you need to manage and organize investigation cases, validate knowledge, and perform semantic searches. It solves problems of data overload and disorganization by providing a systematic approach to case management and knowledge validation. The tool accepts JSON inputs for unvalidated cases and markdown files for validated knowledge, outputting organized and searchable data.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alshyra-sherlock-second-brain  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alshyra-sherlock-second-brain

## Description

This MCP server implements a second brain system, managing unvalidated investigation cases as JSON and validated knowledge as markdown files and skills. It provides tools for creating, updating, promoting cases, managing knowledge files, and performing semantic search.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rv0o9zvhz9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alshyra/sherlock-second-brain>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alshyra-sherlock-second-brain"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alshyra-sherlock-second-brain` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alshyra-sherlock-second-brain/pull`

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