Cognee-MCP
Memory layer for AI apps and Agents. Cognee-MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server maintained by topoteretes. It connects to MCP-compatible clients such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, and other agents that speak the protocol. It exposes 3 tools, including cognee.add, cognee.cognify and cognee.search, that an agent can call directly. It is categorized under AI/Memory, AI/Agents and Tool/KnowledgeGraph.
What is this MCP
Cognee is a modular memory layer for AI applications and agents, designed to build dynamic agent memory using scalable ECL (Extract, Cognify, Load) pipelines. It helps reduce hallucinations, developer effort, and cost while interconnecting past conversations, documents, and other data.
How to use this MCP
Install via pip (pip install cognee), set up your API keys, and use the provided Python API to add data, cognify (generate knowledge graphs), and query the system. Example code snippets are available in the README.
What this MCP can be used for
Cognee can be used to create reliable AI agent responses by building and querying knowledge graphs from various data sources (text, images, audio). It's useful for NLP tasks, information retrieval, and reducing hallucinations in AI outputs.
AIMCP authority
DR and traffic signal for the AIMCP public domain.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Cognee-MCP MCP server?
Cognee-MCP is a Model Context Protocol server from topoteretes. It lets MCP-compatible AI clients call its tools over a standard interface, so agents like Claude, Cursor, and Cline can use it without custom integration.
How do I connect Cognee-MCP to my AI client?
Add Cognee-MCP to your client's MCP configuration using the stdio or SSE connection shown in the usage examples on this page, then restart the client to load the server.
What tools does Cognee-MCP provide?
Cognee-MCP provides 3 tools: cognee.add, cognee.cognify and cognee.search.
Is Cognee-MCP free to use?
Cognee-MCP is listed on AIMCP for free. Any API keys or accounts required by the underlying service are set by its provider.
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