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Cognee

Open-source memory for AI agents.

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Jun 8, 2026

An open-source semantic memory layer for AI agents. Cognee ingests documents, relational data, and system context, then runs an Extract-Cognify-Load pipeline that uses an LLM to build a knowledge graph with embeddings and relationships. Agents query it for durable, cross-session context that captures how concepts connect. Self-host the Python SDK for free, or use the managed cloud tiers.

Capabilities 5

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Agent memory (primary capability)
  • Knowledge graph (secondary capability)
  • RAG pipeline (secondary capability)
  • Embeddings (secondary capability)
  • Vector search (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Self-hostable Python SDK
  • Recall follows concept relationships
  • Bring your own LLM/embedding provider
  • Newer, smaller ecosystem
  • Cognify pipeline adds LLM cost
  • Self-host setup overhead

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