topoteretes/cognee
An open-source memory platform that builds knowledge graphs plus embeddings from agent data, aiming at reasoning-grade recall rather than similarity search. Agentiquette scores it 74/100 (A-tier), methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07.
Key facts
| Category | Memory system |
|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Maintainer | Topoteretes |
| Compatible agents | generic |
| File patterns | |
| Triggering | manual-reference |
| GitHub metrics | 27,287 stars · 2,538 forks · 625 open issues (fetched 2026-07-07) |
| Last commit | 2026-07-07 |
| Created | 2023-08-16 |
Editorial analysis
The ambitious end of the memory class: where mem0 extracts facts, cognee builds structure, betting that relations between memories matter as much as the memories. When extraction lands, recall is qualitatively better than similarity search; when it misses, errors are structural. High ceiling, real variance.
Risks
Graph construction quality bounds everything downstream; budget time to validate extraction on your own data before trusting recall.
Evidence notes: Maintenance: same-day commits. Leverage: graph recall answers question shapes flat stores cannot. Reliability: extraction variance is the honest weakness; the project acknowledges it.
Install and first run
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Is topoteretes/cognee good?
topoteretes/cognee scores 74/100 (A-tier) on Agentiquette's methodology v1.0, scored 2026-07-07. Strengths and weaknesses are in the editorial analysis; the score is explained dimension by dimension in the scorecard.
What is topoteretes/cognee for?
An open-source memory platform that builds knowledge graphs plus embeddings from agent data, aiming at reasoning-grade recall rather than similarity search.
Is topoteretes/cognee maintained?
Last commit 2026-07-07, 625 open issues at fetch time (2026-07-07). Maintenance is scored at 92 of 100.
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