Overview
cognee-integrations is an open-source backend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by topoteretes. Its author describes it as: “Use when the user wants to connect cognee to external services — switching LLM or embedding providers (OpenAI, Azure, Gemini, Anthropic, Ollama, OpenRouter), changing databases (Postgres, PGVector, Neo4j, Neptune, Tur…”. 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-integrations`.
What cognee-integrations does
All integration config is environment variables (`.env`). The authoritative, always-current list with commented examples is `.env.template` at the repo root — check it before inventing variable names. Install the matching extra before switching a backend (e.g. `pip install cognee[postgres]`).
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for cognee-integrations is organised into these sections:
- LLM providers
- Databases
- Storage, cache, and the rest
- MCP server (IDE integration)
- After changing providers mid-project
Installation
Add cognee-integrations to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cognee-integrationsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
cognee-integrations is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in topoteretes/cognee, an established project with 30,102 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
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Frequently asked questions
- What does cognee-integrations do?
- Use when the user wants to connect cognee to external services — switching LLM or embedding providers (OpenAI, Azure, Gemini, Anthropic, Ollama, OpenRouter), changing databases (Postgres, PGVector, Neo4j, Neptune, Turso), S3 storage, or the MCP server for IDE integration.
- How do I install cognee-integrations?
- Run git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cognee-integrations in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee before installing.
- Is cognee-integrations free to use?
- Yes. cognee-integrations 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-integrations come from?
- cognee-integrations ships inside topoteretes/cognee, a repository that contains 11 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,102 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
