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CogZ

OCI · GHCR.IO/BALAIANU/COGZ

Local-first engineering cognition for AI coding agents — persistent memory over your codebase.

+3 this week 45 Trust /100

Last scanned (22 hours ago)

Scores higher than 64% of OCI servers

Category Memory and Knowledge

Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security0
  • No malware scan is available for this kind of package: the supply-chain vendors we use do not cover it. This is a permanent gap in our coverage, not a finding about the package.Unverified
  • Known CVEs could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM or dependency manifest, so there is no dependency list to read.Unverified
  • Install-script risk not yet assessed.Unverified
  • Dependency health could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM or dependency manifest, so there is no dependency list to read.Unverified
Provenance & Transparency35
Schema Quality & AI Usability63
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2394 tokens (~159/item across 15 items; 15 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management70
  • Stability observed for 21 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage90
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 70% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 15 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 16 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 3 Nov 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 31 Oct 26 +1
    • Package version: 0.6.6 → 0.6.8 functional
  • 29 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 27 Oct 26 +1
    • Package version: 0.6.5 → 0.6.6 functional
  • 26 Oct 26 0
    • Package version: 0.6.3 → 0.6.5 functional
    • Package version: 0.6.3 → 0.6.4 functional
  • 25 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 24 Oct 26 0
    • Package version: 0.5.8 → 0.6.3 functional
  • 23 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 4 Nov 2026 · Analysed oci/ghcr.io/balaianu/cogz@0.6.8

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem oci
Reason No attestation published

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

MCP tools · 15 exposed · ~2,241 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
capture_event ~172

Capture a lifecycle event — called by hook scripts, not intended for direct use. session_start/prompt_submit return context packs; file_save reindexes and may return rules governing the edited file; session_end runs consolidation.

NameTypeReqDescription
event_typestringyesEvent type: session_start, prompt_submit, pre_tool_use, post_tool_use, file_save, session_end.
file_pathstring|null–Saved file path, relative to repo root (for file_save).
promptstring|null–Prompt text (for prompt_submit).
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.
tool_namestring|null–Tool name (for pre_tool_use, post_tool_use).
tool_resultstring|null–Tool result summary (for post_tool_use).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

consolidate ~78

Run deferred consolidation — promote supported observations to rules, merge confirmed duplicates. Housekeeping, not a write path; dedup and contradiction checks already run on every insert.

NameTypeReqDescription
dry_runboolean–If true, report what would be consolidated without making changes.
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_entity ~390

Create a knowledge-layer entity. `entity_type` picks the lifecycle, not the topic — ask what the entry IS: 'observation' = something that happened (bug found, surprising behavior, decision noticed) — raw, append-only, unvalidated; consolidation promotes the good ones to rules. 'rule' = a verified directive agents must always follow (conventions, constraints) — pushed into every context pack; change via supersede, not edits. 'knowledge' = a curated reference doc (architecture, gotchas, design decisions) — the only editable type (update_knowledge). Requires: content always; title+category for knowledge.

NameTypeReqDescription
categorystring|null–Category — required for `knowledge` (e.g. architecture, decisions, gotchas). Ignored otherwise.
confidencenumber|null–`rule` only: confidence 0..1.
contentstringyesEntity body. Required for all types.
entity_typestringyesWhich lifecycle class to create: `observation` (raw finding, append-only, unvalidated), `rule` (verified directive, always delivered in packs, supersede to change), or `knowledge` (curated reference…
referencesarray|null–UUIDs of entities this entry references (code or knowledge).
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.
sourcestring|null–`observation` only: who or what produced it. Default: "agent".
supporting_idsarray|null–`observation` only: UUIDs of observations this one supports — creates `supports` edges for promotion consolidation.
tagsarray|null–`knowledge` only.
titlestring|null–Title. Required for `knowledge`; auto-generated for observation/rule when omitted.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

find_orphans ~101

Find code entities with no incoming calls/imports/extends edges — dead-code candidates. Use during cleanup audits. Entry points like main() surface by design; test code is excluded.

NameTypeReqDescription
entity_typestring|null–Code entity type to check: function, class, file, or module. Default: functions and classes.
limitinteger|null––
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_callers ~101

Find entities that call this function — answers 'who calls X?' with resolved call edges, not text matches. Use instead of grepping for the name when you need real callers (not comments, strings, or same-named functions).

NameTypeReqDescription
entity_idstringyesEntity ID whose callers to find (function, method).
limitinteger|null––
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_context ~162

Assemble a context pack — a scoped, ranked bundle of orientation, rules, relevant code, and knowledge for a task query. Use at the start of substantial work on a topic instead of reading files broadly — narrower than a session-start pack, broader than a single search.

NameTypeReqDescription
include_staleboolean|null––
max_tokensinteger|null––
modestring|null––
querystring|null––
recordboolean|null–Record this call as a delivery in usage telemetry. Defaults to true — pass false to inspect a pack without bumping access counts, opening a delivery, or closing pending usage as misses.
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_impact ~118

Transitive dependents of an entity — what breaks or needs updating when it changes (incoming calls/imports/extends up to max_depth hops), plus knowledge that references it. Use before renaming, deleting, or changing a signature.

NameTypeReqDescription
entity_idstringyesEntity ID to analyze.
limitinteger|null––
max_depthinteger|null–Max dependency hops to traverse (default 2, capped at 4).
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_status ~63

CogZ system status — entity counts, DB stats, model availability, staleness. Use to check the index is fresh and retrieval is at full capability before relying on it.

NameTypeReqDescription
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_entities ~85

List IDs and titles for all entities of a type. Use to enumerate a type or resolve an entity_id for get_callers/get_impact — returns no content; for substance use search or query_* tools.

NameTypeReqDescription
entity_typestringyes–
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.
statusstring|null––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

query_entities ~215

Browse knowledge-layer entities of one type — 'observation' (raw findings, recency order), 'rule' (verified directives, confidence order), or 'knowledge' (curated docs). Use to enumerate what exists before writing (avoid duplicates) or to review a type — for ranked retrieval on a question use search; for code entities use list_entities or search.

NameTypeReqDescription
categorystring|null–`knowledge` only.
entity_typestringyes`observation` | `rule` | `knowledge`. For code entities use `list_entities` or `search` instead.
limitinteger|null––
referencesstring|null–`observation`/`rule` only: filter to entities referencing this target UUID.
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.
statusstring|null–Status filter. Default: active only; `all` for every status.
tagsarray|null–`knowledge` only.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

reject_entity ~173

Reject a knowledge-layer entity — writes `status: rejected` (and an optional `rejected_reason`) into its canonical file, then syncs so the status lattice validates the transition. Only `active` entities can be rejected; verify a stale one first if it must be ruled wrong. This is a verdict, not an edit — do not use it for content changes. Rejected entities stay on record: retrieval filters them out, and dedup can warn when a matching claim resurfaces.

NameTypeReqDescription
idstringyesUUID of the entity to reject.
reasonstring|null–Why the entity is rejected — stored as `rejected_reason` in the file's frontmatter so the verdict carries its evidence.
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search ~230

Ranked search across all entities — code (functions, files, classes) plus rules, observations, and knowledge — using hybrid lexical + semantic retrieval with graph expansion. Use when you know the concept but not the exact name, or want related entities surfaced automatically. For exact identifier/text matches, grep is faster and equally precise.

NameTypeReqDescription
beforeinteger|null–Only use git history committed before this unix timestamp for the co-change channel.
code_searchboolean|null–Use the code model (CodeRankEmbed) for query embedding. Applies the CodeRankEmbed query prefix for code-focused search.
entity_typestring|null––
expandboolean|null––
limitinteger|null––
querystringyes–
recordboolean|null–Record this call as a delivery in usage telemetry. Defaults to true — pass false for inspection reads that must not bump access counts, open deliveries, or feed mining signals.
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.
statusstring|null––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

suggest_observations ~115

Mine recent session usage for observation candidates — zero-hit packs followed by edits, hot files, error→fix sequences. Use at natural stopping points to capture what the session learned; confirm salient suggestions via create_entity.

NameTypeReqDescription
daysinteger|null–How far back to mine events and usage, in days (default 7).
limitinteger|null–Max candidates to return (default 10, capped at 50).
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

update_knowledge ~108

Update an existing knowledge entry's content — use to correct or extend documentation when facts change. The only entity type allowing in-place edits; observations and rules are append-only.

NameTypeReqDescription
categorystring|null––
contentstringyes–
idstringyes–
referencesarray|null––
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.
tagsarray|null––
titlestring|null––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

verify_knowledge ~130

Re-verify a knowledge entity against its referenced code — re-stamps verified_against provenance, clears drift annotations, and reactivates the entity if it was stale. Use after reading drift-flagged or stale knowledge and confirming it is still accurate — not for changing content (use update_knowledge instead).

NameTypeReqDescription
allow_dead_refsboolean–Reactivate even when some references are dead — asserts the claim holds despite missing anchors.
idstringyesUUID of the knowledge entity to verify.
repostringyesAbsolute path to the project root containing `.cogz/`.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Install

How do I install the CogZ MCP server?

CogZ runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/balaianu/cogz:0.6.8. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

oci · ghcr.io/balaianu/cogz

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add balaianu-cogz -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/balaianu/cogz:0.6.8
Common questions

What is the CogZ MCP server?

CogZ is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.balaianu/cogz. Local-first engineering cognition for AI coding agents, persistent memory over your codebase. This page covers its container image (ghcr.io/balaianu/cogz).

Is the CogZ MCP server safe to use?

CogZ scores 45 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the CogZ MCP server expose?

CogZ exposes 15 tools: capture_event, consolidate, create_entity, find_orphans, get_callers, and 10 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,241 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the CogZ MCP server still maintained?

CogZ is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.