# claude-cognis

Persistent memory for Claude. It pulls earlier notes into a new session and writes a summary when you stop.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 20
- Author: Lyzr-Cognis
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Lyzr-Cognis/claude-cognis
- Updated: 2026-04-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/claude-cognis

## What it does

The plugin rides on Claude hooks. `SessionStart` loads personal and team memories into context, `UserPromptSubmit` surfaces something relevant while you type, and `Stop` compresses the conversation into a summary and stores it. You never call any of this yourself.

Two skills fire on natural phrases (`cognis-search`, `cognis-save`), and there are 8 MCP tools plus slash commands such as `/claude-cognis:recall` and `/claude-cognis:memory-stats`. Memory splits in two: personal, tied to you and the current project, and team, tied to the repository name and visible to everyone on that repo. Search is semantic and queries both scopes at once.

Get your API key before anything else. Without `LYZR_API_KEY` the hooks exit right away and no request leaves your machine. Set it with `export LYZR_API_KEY` or drop it into `~/.cognis-claude/settings.json`. Session data does go to the Cognis API, which matters on a repository you don't own.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install claude-cognis@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- pick up where the last session ended
- find a decision from last week by asking in plain language
- share architecture notes with everyone on the repo
- index the codebase so Claude knows the project from message one
- check what is already stored in memory

## Example prompts
- What was I working on in the last session?
- Remember this: the project uses `pnpm`, not `npm`
- Find the decision we made about the auth schema

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<h3 align="center">Give Claude Code a memory that never forgets</h3>

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## Features

- **Automatic context** — Relevant memories are loaded at the start of every session, so Claude already knows what you've been working on
- **Mid-session memory** — As you work, relevant memories are surfaced automatically based on what you're asking about
- **Session capture** — When you end a session, your conversation is automatically summarized and stored with tool-aware compression
- **Session recall** — Pick up exactly where you left off with `/claude-cognis:recall`
- **Personal + team memory** — Your memories are private by default; team knowledge is shared across everyone on the same repo
- **Semantic search** — Find past decisions, patterns, and context using natural language queries
- **Codebase indexing** — Analyze and store your project's architecture so Claude understands your codebase from the first message
- **Memory stats** — See what Cognis has stored with `/claude-cognis:memory-stats`
- **Smart context assembly** — Cognis intelligently combines short-term and long-term memory to build the most relevant context

## Quick Start

**1. Get your API key** at [studio.lyzr.ai](https://studio.lyzr.ai)

**2. Install the plugin**

In Claude Code, run:

```
/plugin marketplace add Lyzr-Cognis/claude-cognis
/plugin install claude-cognis
```

**3. Set your API key**

```bash
export LYZR_API_KEY="your-api-key"
```

Or save it permanently in `~/.cognis-claude/settings.json`:

```json
{ "apiKey": "your-api-key" }
```

That's it. Cognis will automatically load memories when you start a session and save them when you stop.

## Architecture

<p align="center">
  <img src="assets/architecture.svg" width="800" alt="Cognis Architecture" />
</p>

## How It Works

### Hooks

Cognis uses Claude Code's hook system to work automatically in the background.

| Hook | Trigger | What it does |
|------|---------|--------------|
| `SessionStart` | Every new session | Loads relevant personal and team memories into context |
| `UserPromptSubmit` | Each user message | Surfaces relevant memories mid-session based on what you're working on |
| `Stop` | Session ends | Summarizes the conversation and saves it to memory with tool-aware compression |

### Skills

Natural language triggers — just talk to Claude and the right skill activates.

| Skill | Trigger phrases | What it does |
|-------|----------------|--------------|
| `cognis-search` | "what did I work on?", "find that decision about..." | Searches your memories using semantic search |
| `cognis-save` | "remember this", "save this as project knowledge" | Saves specific information to persistent memory |

### MCP Tools

For advanced usage, Cognis exposes 8 tools via the Model Context Protocol.

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `add_memory` | Store information in long-term memory |
| `search_memories` | Semantic search across personal and/or team memories |
| `get_memories` | List stored memories without a search query |
| `update_memory` | Update an existing memory's content or metadata |
| `delete_memory` | Delete a specific memory by ID |
| `delete_all_memories` | Clear all memories for a session (requires confirmation) |
| `get_context` | Intelligent context assembly combining short-term and long-term memory |
| `search_summaries` | Search past session summaries and key decisions |

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/claude-cognis:index` | Analyze and index the current codebase |
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