{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Cognee builds a self-hosted knowledge graph from ingested data, giving AI agents persistent long-term memory across sessions with vector search, graph reasoning, and ontology grounding.","skillfed_tags":["knowledge-graph","agent-memory","rag"],"use_cases":["Build a persistent knowledge base for a multi-turn chatbot or agent that recalls context across separate conversations.","Ingest company documents (PDFs, emails, wikis) into a unified graph and let agents query domain knowledge with semantic search.","Integrate Cognee memory into Claude Code or other AI coding assistants to preserve coding context and decisions across sessions.","Deploy a self-hosted knowledge graph API for multiple agents or tenants with isolated memory and audit trails.","Prototype agentic workflows that learn from feedback and improve reasoning by connecting new insights to existing knowledge."],"what_it_does":"Cognee is an open-source AI memory platform that ingests data in any format and builds a self-hosted knowledge graph to give AI agents persistent long-term memory across sessions. It combines vector embeddings, graph reasoning, and cognitive-science-grounded ontology generation so documents are searchable by meaning and connected by relationships that evolve over time. The platform exposes four core operations\u2014remember (store in graph), recall (query with auto-routing), forget (delete), and improve (refine)\u2014plus a CLI and Docker deployment option. It integrates with LLM providers via LiteLLM and supports multimodal ingestion, session-scoped memory caching, and cross-agent knowledge sharing.\n\nThe package is designed for building company knowledge bases, enabling agents with domain expertise, and supporting reliable, trustworthy agent deployments with user/tenant isolation and audit trails. It runs locally by default but can be deployed as a containerized API server. The 44 runtime dependencies include FastAPI for the server, LanceDB for vector storage, Pydantic for configuration, and instructor for LLM-guided parsing; the dependency footprint is substantial but reflects a full-stack knowledge infrastructure rather than a lightweight library.","worth_installing":"Yes. Cognee is actively maintained (30023 stars, last commit 2026-08-14), has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and offers a permissive Apache-2.0 license. It solves a real problem\u2014persistent, searchable memory for AI agents\u2014with a mature feature set (graph + vector search, multimodal ingestion, session memory, CLI, Docker support). The 44 dependencies are substantial but justified by the full-stack nature of the platform. Install if you need agent memory infrastructure; skip if you only need lightweight semantic search or simple vector storage."},"id":"cognee","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cognee","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cognee.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/cognee/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-08","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"cognee","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Cognee - is a library for enriching LLM context with a semantic layer for better understanding and reasoning."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":195178,"position":9820,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.4.2"}