# cognee AI Memory - Cognitive Architecture, Testability, Production-Ready Apps

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Open-source framework for building AI Memory, extending the limits of cognitive architecture, designed for accuracy, transparency, and control.

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[Star us on Github!](https://www.github.com/topoteretes/cognee) Jump into AI memory architecture, inspired by human cognitive processes, using Python. Cognee runs in iterations, from POC towards production-ready code. To read more about the approach and details on cognitive architecture, see the blog post: AI Applications and RAGs - Cognitive Architecture, Testability, Production Ready Apps Try it yourself on Whatsapp with one of our partners by typing `/save {content you want to save}` followed by `/query {knowledge you saved previously}` ## Getting started ### Run with Docker To run cognee you need to have Docker installed on your machine. Run Cognee in a couple of steps: - Run `cp .env.template .env` in your terminal and set all the environment variables - Run `docker compose up` in order to start graph and relational databases - Run `docker compose up cognee` in order start Cognee #### Debugging To run Cognee with debugger attached you need to build the Cognee image with the `DEBUG` flag set to true. - `docker compose build cognee --no-cache --build-arg DEBUG=true` - `docker compose up cognee` ### Run without Docker - Run `PYTHONPATH=. python cognitive_architecture/setup_database.py` to setup database - Run `python -m gunicorn -w 1 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -t 30000 --bind=127.0.0.1:8000 --log-level debug api:app` #### Debugging - Run `python -m debugpy --wait-for-client --listen localhost:5678 -m gunicorn -w 1 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -t 30000 --bind=127.0.0.1:8000 --log-level debug api:app` - Attach debugger ## Demo [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjParvJVgPI "Learn about cognee: 55") ## Architecture ### How Cognee Enhances Your Contextual Memory Our framework for the OpenAI, Graph (Neo4j) and Vector (Weaviate) databases introduces three key enhancements: - Query Classifiers: Navigate information graph using Pydantic OpenAI classifiers. - Document Topology: Structure and store documents in public and private domains. - Personalized Context: Provide a context object to the LLM for a better response.
![Image](assets/architecture.png) ## Current Focus ### Integration with keepi.ai and other apps - Cognee uses the Neo4j graph database to map user data into a graph structure consisting of semantic, episodic, and procedural memory. - Stores data and files through the WhatsApp chatbot keepi.ai - Uses the graph to answer user queries and store new information in the graph.