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# cognee MCP server
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### Installing Manually
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A MCP server project
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1. Clone the [cognee](https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee) repo
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2. Install dependencies
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```
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pip install uv
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```
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```
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brew install postgresql
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```
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```
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brew install rust
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```
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```jsx
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cd cognee-mcp
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uv sync --dev --all-extras
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```
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3. Activate the venv with
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```jsx
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source .venv/bin/activate
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```
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4. Add the new server to your Claude config:
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The file should be located here: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/
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```
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cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/
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```
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You need to create claude_desktop_config.json in this folder if it doesn't exist
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Make sure to add your paths and LLM API key to the file bellow
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Use your editor of choice, for example Nano:
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```
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nano claude_desktop_config.json
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```
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```
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"cognee": {
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"command": "/Users/{user}/cognee/.venv/bin/uv",
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"args": [
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"--directory",
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"/Users/{user}/cognee/cognee-mcp",
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"run",
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"cognee"
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],
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"env": {
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"ENV": "local",
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"TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM": "false",
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"LLM_API_KEY": "sk-"
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}
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},
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"filesystem": {
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"command": "npx",
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"args": [
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"-y",
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"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
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"/Users/{user}/Desktop",
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"/Users/{user}/Projects"
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]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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Restart your Claude desktop.
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### Installing via Smithery
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To install Cognee for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/cognee):
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```bash
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npx -y @smithery/cli install cognee --client claude
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```
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Define cognify tool in server.py
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Restart your Claude desktop.
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To use debugger, run:
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```bash
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npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /Users/name/folder run cognee
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```
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To apply new changes while development you do:
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1. Poetry lock in cognee folder
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2. uv sync --dev --all-extras --reinstall
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3. npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /Users/vasilije/cognee/cognee-mcp run cognee
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