From 8cd3aab1ef98047149b753b563579e5934314310 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vasilije <8619304+Vasilije1990@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:58:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify Cognee Open Source and Cloud descriptions

Updated the README to clarify the differences between Cognee Open Source and Cognee Cloud offerings.
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 README.md | 11 +----------
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@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ Use your data to build personalized and dynamic memory for AI Agents. Cognee let
 
 Cognee is an open-source tool and platform that transforms your raw data into persistent and dynamic AI memory for Agents. It combines vector search with graph databases to make your documents both searchable by meaning and connected by relationships. 
 
-You can use Cognee in two ways:
 
-1. [Self-host Cognee Open Source](https://docs.cognee.ai/getting-started/installation), which stores all data locally by default.
-2. [Connect to Cognee Cloud](https://platform.cognee.ai/), and get the same OSS stack on managed infrastructure for easier development and productionization. 
-
-### Cognee Open Source (self-hosted):
+### Cognee Open Source:
 
 - Interconnects any type of data — including past conversations, files, images, and audio transcriptions
 - Replaces traditional RAG systems with a unified memory layer built on graphs and vectors
@@ -80,11 +76,6 @@ You can use Cognee in two ways:
 - Provides Pythonic data pipelines for ingestion from 30+ data sources
 - Offers high customizability through user-defined tasks, modular pipelines, and built-in search endpoints
 
-### Cognee Cloud (managed):
-- Hosted web UI dashboard 
-- Automatic version updates 
-- Resource usage analytics
-- GDPR compliant, enterprise-grade security
 
 ## Basic Usage & Feature Guide