Use when the user wants to drive cognee from the terminal with cognee-cli — remember/recall/forget/improve memory commands, managing datasets and config, or database migrations.
Cognee
Cognee is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by topoteretes. Its author describes it as: “Cognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory across sessions with a self-hosted knowledge graph engine.”. The project has 30k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cognee`.
Installation
Add Cognee to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cogneeAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
When to use it
Reach for Cognee when you want workflow help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in topoteretes/cognee, an established project with 29,579 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does Cognee do?
- Cognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory across sessions with a self-hosted knowledge graph engine.
- How do I install Cognee?
- Run git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cognee in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee before installing.
- Is Cognee free to use?
- Yes. Cognee is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does Cognee come from?
- Cognee ships inside topoteretes/cognee, a repository that contains 11 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 29,579 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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Use to briefly explain small code diffs.