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Cognee MCP

MCP server by Cognee (topoteretes)

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By the Klyvoo teamChecked October 3, 2026Checked on official sources

Cognee MCP at a glance

Cognee MCP is an official MCP server from Cognee (topoteretes). It lets an AI assistant remember data in a knowledge graph and recall it with graph-aware search.

Connects to
Memory and automation
Hosting
Local · Streamable HTTP and stdio
Sign-in
API key
Price
Free
Works with
Claude Code, Cursor, Cline
Best for
Developers building agents with graph-based memory
Checked
October 3, 2026 on official sources

How to install Cognee MCP

Add the command below as a new MCP server in your AI app’s settings or MCP config file. Sign-in: API key.

Install or connect
docker run -e TRANSPORT_MODE=sse --env-file ./.env -p 8000:8000 cognee/cognee-mcp:main

What Cognee MCP can do

It runs Cognee's memory engine as an MCP server that turns text and files into a searchable knowledge graph. Agents can store data, recall it later and forget datasets they no longer need.

Tools it exposes include
rememberrecallforgetcognify_status

Best for: developers building agents with graph-based memory

Pros

  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Supports HTTP, SSE and stdio
  • Can also point at Cognee Cloud

Cons

  • Needs an LLM API key such as OpenAI
  • Setup takes more steps than a single npx command

Cognee MCP FAQ

Is Cognee MCP free?

Yes. The server is open source under Apache-2.0, though you pay your own LLM provider for processing.

How do I connect Cognee MCP?

Run the Docker image or the Python server and point your client at it, for example claude mcp add cognee-sse -t sse http://localhost:8000/sse.

What can Cognee MCP do?

It stores text and files as graph memory, recalls them with search and deletes data by dataset or ID.