Topoteretes Cognee by topoteretes
Memory control plane for AI Agents in 6 lines of code
About Topoteretes Cognee
From the project's README at github.com/topoteretes/cognee. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 17k | github.com/topoteretes/cognee |
| GitHub forks | 1.8k | github.com/topoteretes/cognee |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 113k | cognee |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 2.7 years | since Aug 2023 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 105 | last: 4 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: I got Claude Code to run in Binary
- Memory for AI agents in 6 lines of code
- Show HN: Cognee – Open-Source AI Memory Layer That Remembers Context
- Just crossed 2k NPM downloads and shipped the biggest Cognetivy upgrade yet
- Ask HN: What are challenges for enterprise level Knowledge Graph adoption in AI
Ready to self-host Topoteretes Cognee?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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