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Cognee vs zvec-grep

Both are Grade A and 2.0 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Cognee leads on transparency and adoption; zvec-grep leads on supply-chain integrity.

A Cognee 85.5

Cognee is the open-source AI memory platform for agents. Give your AI agents persistent long-term memory with small models for free

topoteretes/cognee · #93 overall · #8 Memory & Knowledge · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Cognee if transparency and adoption matter most.

+3.1Adoption: 24.9k weekly downloads against 5k
+1.1Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.6

A zvec-grep 87.5

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zvec-ai/zvec-grep · #71 overall · #4 Memory & Knowledge · coverage B (3/5)

Choose zvec-grep if supply-chain integrity matters most.

+1.1Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 43%

Where they differ

18.4

Safety / Integrityzvec-grep +1.1

19.5

14.4

TransparencyCognee +1.1

13.3

16.7

AdoptionCognee +3.1

13.6

-2.0

Runtime calibrationzvec-grep +5.1

+3.1

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Cognee and zvec-grep, two Memory & Knowledge projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Cogneetopoteretes/cognee	zvec-grepzvec-ai/zvec-grep
HVTrust score	85.5	87.5
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#93	#71
Rank in Memory & Knowledge	#8	#4
GitHub stars	33.1k	4.2k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.0 / 10	5.6 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Downloads	25k/wk	5k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	18.4	19.5
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.4	13.3
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	16.7	13.6
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Declared
External providers	9 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Groq, …	1 — Multi-provider (LiteLLM)
Requires API keys	Yes	No
Plugin surface	extensions	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →