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Zep: Build AI‑Powered Knowledge Graphs for Smarter Apps

Name: Zep: Build AI‑Powered Knowledge Graphs for Smarter Apps
Author: getzep

Zep gives founders a Python framework to add LLM‑driven knowledge graphs, complete with examples and integrations. Ideal for AI‑first products. 5.0k+ GitHub stars

From the repo · “Zep | Examples, Integrations, & More”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free

4,966 stars+6★ this week656 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 7Updated 10/20/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Use Zep: AI Insights to get answers to your business questions using AI.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to optimize their marketing campaigns. They connect their customer database to Zep and ask 'Who are our most engaged customers?' Zep provides a list of top customers, which the founder can then use to create targeted ads and improve their marketing strategy."

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When to use it

•When you need to analyze large datasets to identify trends and patterns
•When you want to automate decision-making processes with AI-driven recommendations
•When you need to integrate AI capabilities into your existing workflow or application

Ready-to-paste prompt

zep analyze --data mydata.csv --target sale_price --features bedroom,bathroom

Heads up: You need to have Python 3.8 or later installed, as Zep is not compatible with earlier versions of Python

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/zep && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/zep/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/zep/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Zep: Build AI‑Powered Knowledge Graphs for Smarter Apps works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Zep: Build AI‑Powered Knowledge Graphs for Smarter Apps is a very large Python project (~71k lines across 457 code files, plus 122 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app — add your API keys. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~71k lines · 457 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app — add your API keys. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Python

Needs API keys (.env)

Python 72%TypeScript 13%Go 13%Makefile 1%Jupyter Notebook 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
3
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide
4
examples/README.md
A worked example — copy this to get going

What's in each folder

integrations/Sub-packages / plugins321 files

examples/Examples you can copy192 files

legacy/Archived / older material104 files

ingestion/Folder97 files

benchmarks/Evaluations & benchmarks89 files

zep-eval-harness/Folder63 files

mcp/Folder41 files

ontology/Folder1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksExamples includedApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/zep && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/zep/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/zep/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

getzep

Language

Python

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