# Cognee and Its Core Operations

Before we dive in, let's understand the core Cognee operations we'll be working with:
- `cognee.add()` - Ingests raw data (files, text, APIs) into the system
- `cognee.cognify()` - Processes and structures data into a knowledge graph using AI
- `cognee.search()` - Queries the knowledge graph with natural language or Cypher
- `cognee.memify()` - Cognee's "secret sauce" that infers implicit connections and rules from your data
