What is cognirepo?
cognirepo is a MCP server by ashlesh-t that persistent memory and codebase context for coding agents: FAISS vector store, AST symbol index, knowledge graph, episodic journal and cross-agent handoff. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 15 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | ashlesh-t |
| Repository | ashlesh-t/cognirepo |
| Popularity | 15 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,476 of 4,418 MCP servers; #163 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is cognirepo safe to install?
cognirepo scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install cognirepo?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/ashlesh-t/cognirepo
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add cognirepo -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http cognirepo <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cognirepo for you:
Add the "cognirepo" MCP server from https://github.com/ashlesh-t/cognirepo to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.