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name: "Add graph-backed memory and context retrieval to agent workflows"
slug: "add-graph-backed-memory-and-context-retrieval-to-agent-workflows"
description: "Use Cognee to ingest project knowledge into graph and vector memory so agents can retrieve durable context across sessions and workflows."
github_stars: 17584
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee"
author: "topoteretes"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Templates & Workflows"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "topoteretes/cognee"
github_stars: 17584
---
# Add graph-backed memory and context retrieval to agent workflows
Use Cognee to ingest project knowledge into graph and vector memory so agents can retrieve durable context across sessions and workflows.
## Prerequisites
Python, Cognee, LLM provider credentials, optional graph/vector database backend
## Installation
- Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
+ Prerequisite: Python 3.10 to 3.14.
+
+ Install Cognee with uv or pip:
+
- uv pip install cognee
- pip install cognee
- - git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee-integrations.git
- Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- - Python 3.10 to 3.14
- - You can install Cognee with **pip**, **poetry**, **uv**, or your preferred Python package manager.
- - python
+ For Claude Code persistent memory, upstream documents installing the Cognee integration plugin:
- Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- - ## Basic Usage & Feature Guide
- - Let’s try Cognee in just a few lines of code.
- - ### Step 1: Install Cognee
+ - claude plugin marketplace add topoteretes/cognee-integrations
+ - claude plugin install cognee-memory@cognee
- Source: https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/topoteretes/cognee/HEAD/README.md
## Documentation
- https://docs.cognee.ai
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/add-graph-backed-memory-and-context-retrieval-to-agent-workflows/)