From 3426f2345229a290b77823496ceaad7e9bf6581b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hande <159312713+hande-k@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:41:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add none to default as observability

---
 cognee/base_config.py                       |  9 ++++++++-
 cognee/modules/observability/get_observe.py | 14 ++++++++++++++
 cognee/modules/observability/observers.py   |  1 +
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cognee/base_config.py b/cognee/base_config.py
index 940846128..8de42cbad 100644
--- a/cognee/base_config.py
+++ b/cognee/base_config.py
@@ -10,13 +10,20 @@ import pydantic
 class BaseConfig(BaseSettings):
     data_root_directory: str = get_absolute_path(".data_storage")
     system_root_directory: str = get_absolute_path(".cognee_system")
-    monitoring_tool: object = Observer.LANGFUSE
+    monitoring_tool: object = Observer.NONE
 
     @pydantic.model_validator(mode="after")
     def validate_paths(self):
         # Require absolute paths for root directories
         self.data_root_directory = ensure_absolute_path(self.data_root_directory)
         self.system_root_directory = ensure_absolute_path(self.system_root_directory)
+
+        # Set monitoring tool based on available keys
+        if self.langfuse_public_key and self.langfuse_secret_key:
+            self.monitoring_tool = Observer.LANGFUSE
+        else:
+            self.monitoring_tool = Observer.NONE
+
         return self
 
     langfuse_public_key: Optional[str] = os.getenv("LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY")
diff --git a/cognee/modules/observability/get_observe.py b/cognee/modules/observability/get_observe.py
index db3655482..9ee44e46a 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/observability/get_observe.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/observability/get_observe.py
@@ -9,3 +9,17 @@ def get_observe():
         from langfuse.decorators import observe
 
         return observe
+    elif monitoring == Observer.NONE:
+        # Return a no-op decorator that handles keyword arguments
+        def no_op_decorator(*args, **kwargs):
+            if len(args) == 1 and callable(args[0]) and not kwargs:
+                # Direct decoration: @observe
+                return args[0]
+            else:
+                # Parameterized decoration: @observe(as_type="generation")
+                def decorator(func):
+                    return func
+
+                return decorator
+
+        return no_op_decorator
diff --git a/cognee/modules/observability/observers.py b/cognee/modules/observability/observers.py
index 7bd0380ec..9c4aff43b 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/observability/observers.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/observability/observers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 class Observer(str, Enum):
     """Monitoring tools"""
 
+    NONE = "none"
     LANGFUSE = "langfuse"
     LLMLITE = "llmlite"
     LANGSMITH = "langsmith"

From 04ac0d52d287a349f105a35eeb3cd2e1402aadb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hande <159312713+hande-k@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:17:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] remove defaulting none if not langfuse

---
 cognee/base_config.py | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cognee/base_config.py b/cognee/base_config.py
index 8de42cbad..cc2b912cf 100644
--- a/cognee/base_config.py
+++ b/cognee/base_config.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class BaseConfig(BaseSettings):
         # Set monitoring tool based on available keys
         if self.langfuse_public_key and self.langfuse_secret_key:
             self.monitoring_tool = Observer.LANGFUSE
-        else:
-            self.monitoring_tool = Observer.NONE
 
         return self