Cognee AI Agent
by topoteretesCognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory with small models for free
Cognee is an open-source ai agent by topoteretes, written mainly in Python, with 32,973 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 525b1d1. Seen able to run shell commands, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
What Cognee can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Connect to databasesLikely, from its own description
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 525b1d1, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Cognee
AgenticMart scanned Cognee on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to connect to a database.
Before you install
- Give it a read-only database user unless it must write.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by topoteretes on GitHub, 32,973 stars and 3,445 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Cognee is an open-source ai agent by topoteretes, written mainly in Python. Cognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory with small models for free
At a glance
- Stars
- 33k
- Forks
- 3.4k
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Aug 2023
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Cognee
What is Cognee?
Cognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory with small models for free
Who maintains Cognee?
Cognee is maintained by topoteretes on GitHub (topoteretes/cognee). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Cognee safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Cognee on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Cognee use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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