cognee-mcp
local-only server
The server can only run on the client’s local machine because it depends on local resources.
cognee MCP server
Installing Manually
A MCP server project
- Clone the cognee repo
- Install dependencies
- Activate the venv with
- Add the new server to your Claude config:
The file should be located here: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/
You need to create claude_desktop_config.json in this folder if it doesn't exist Make sure to add your paths and LLM API key to the file bellow Use your editor of choice, for example Nano:
Restart your Claude desktop.
Installing via Smithery
To install Cognee for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
Define cognify tool in server.py Restart your Claude desktop.
To use debugger, run:
Open inspector with timeout passed:
To apply new changes while developing cognee you need to do:
poetry lock
in cognee folderuv sync --dev --all-extras --reinstall
mcp dev src/server.py
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