Overview
cognee-permissions is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by topoteretes. Its author describes it as: “Use when working with cognee's permission system — understanding or changing how users, roles, and tenants get access to datasets, how ACL grants work, where permissions are enforced in add/cognify/search/delete, and…”. 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-permissions`.
What cognee-permissions does
`ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL` decides whether any of this runs:
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for cognee-permissions is organised into these sections:
- The master switch
- The core model: principals, permissions, ACL grants
- How grants come into existence
- Where permissions are enforced
- Roles, tenants, and who may manage them
- The grant records in memory provenance (the new grant view)
- HTTP API surface (api/v1/permissions/routers/getpermissionsrouter.py)
- Key files map
Installation
Add cognee-permissions to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cognee-permissionsReview 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-permissions 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-permissions do?
- Use when working with cognee's permission system — understanding or changing how users, roles, and tenants get access to datasets, how ACL grants work, where permissions are enforced in add/cognify/search/delete, and how the grant records surface in the memory-provenance view.
- How do I install cognee-permissions?
- Run git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee ~/.claude/skills/cognee-permissions in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee before installing.
- Is cognee-permissions free to use?
- Yes. cognee-permissions 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-permissions come from?
- cognee-permissions 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.