Deploying cognee MCP Server

The cognee MCP (Model Control Plane) server is a standalone component that can be deployed locally or in your infrastructure.

Manual Installation Steps

Step 1: Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/topoteretes/cognee.git
Step 2: Install Dependencies
First install uv package manager:
brew install uv

Then install project dependencies:

cd cognee-mcp
uv sync --dev --all-extras --reinstall
Step 3: Activate Virtual Environment
source .venv/bin/activate

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