Persistent memory & cognitive profiling for Claude Code — local-first, single-click MCP install.
Getting Started · Configuration · Examples · What's New · Science · Benchmarks · Wiki · Architecture
Companion projects:
cortex-beam-abstain (repo cortex-know-when-to-stop-training-model) — community-trained retrieval abstention model for RAG systems
zetetic-team-subagents — specialist Claude Code agents Cortex orchestrates with
automatised-pipeline — automated 11-stage pipeline (findings → PRs); Cortex ingests its codebase analysis via the optional ingest_codebase / change_impact tools
cortex-viz — read-only visualization MCP (galaxy graph, execution trace, wiki browser) over the same store
Independent project: Cortex is an independent, open-source project. It is not an Anthropic product and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Anthropic.
Claude forgets you every time you close the tab. Every architecture decision you explained. Every debugging session where you traced a bug through four layers of abstraction. Every "remember, we decided to use event sourcing, not CRUD" correction. Gone. Next session, you're a stranger to your own tools.
