Architecture

Cortex is a Local-First Knowledge Infrastructure designed to preserve technical truth and eliminate technical amnesia.

The Core 5 Primitives

Cortex allows you to compose 5 core primitives to manage AI context:

1. ctx/store

Save memories (facts, decisions, code patterns) into the local SQLite database.

2. ctx/route

Find the most relevant context for a given task or query using hybrid search (FTS5 + Semantic).

3. ctx/get

Retrieve specific items by type or tags for manual context injection.

4. ctx/guard

Sanitize and validate AI outputs to ensure compliance and security.

5. ctx/scan

Analyze project structure to extract deep architectural context automatically.

Relationship with MCP

Cortex implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), acting as a standardized server that exposes these primitives as tools to any compliant AI client.