MCP Server Policy

COGNEE MCP POLICY

Enforce policies on every tool call to the Cognee MCP Server. 7 tools listed, categorised, and ready for rules.

topoteretes/cognee 3 read 4 write 7 tools total
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GET STARTED

Download this policy scaffold and add your rules. Intercept enforces them on every tool call before it reaches Cognee.

terminal

# Download policy scaffold

curl -o cognee.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/policylayer/intercept/main/policies/cognee.yaml

# Run with Intercept

intercept --policy cognee.yaml -- npx -y @topoteretes/cognee

Server documentation: https://cognee.ai

READ TOOLS

3

WRITE TOOLS

1

DESTRUCTIVE TOOLS

2

EXECUTE TOOLS

1

POLICY YAML

This scaffold lists every tool with empty rules. Add conditions — rate limits, argument validation, deny rules — then deploy with Intercept.

cognee.yaml 
version: "1"
description: "Policy for topoteretes/cognee"
default: "allow"
tools:
    search:
        rules: []
    list_data:
        rules: []
    cognify_status:
        rules: []
    save_interaction:
        rules: []
    cognify:
        rules: []
    delete:
        rules: []
    prune:
        rules: []

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What tools does the Cognee MCP server expose?

The Cognee MCP Server exposes 7 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Execute, Destructive. Each tool can be individually controlled with Intercept policies.

How do I enforce policies on Cognee?

Download the policy scaffold, add rules (rate limits, argument validation, deny rules), then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Cognee MCP server. Every tool call is evaluated against your YAML policy before execution.

Is the Cognee policy free to use?

Yes. All Intercept policies are open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. Download, modify, and deploy without restrictions.

ENFORCE POLICIES ON COGNEE

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

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