> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://help.getzep.com/v2/graphiti/getting-started/welcome/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://help.getzep.com/_mcp/server.

# Welcome to Graphiti!

> Graphiti is Zep's open-source framework for temporal knowledge graphs — Context Graphs — for AI agents, with incremental updates and hybrid retrieval.

> **Tip**
>
> Want to use Graphiti with AI assistants like Claude Desktop or Cursor? Check out the [Graphiti MCP Server](/graphiti/getting-started/mcp-server).

Graphiti is the open-source framework for building temporal knowledge graphs —
Context Graphs — that power Zep. It incrementally updates graphs as new
episodes arrive, so relationships and facts can evolve with the source data.

#### [Overview](/graphiti/getting-started/overview)

Learn about Graphiti's core concepts and how temporal knowledge graphs work.

#### [Quick Start](/graphiti/getting-started/quick-start)

Get up and running with Graphiti in minutes including installation, episodes, search, and basic operations.

#### [Graphiti MCP Server](/graphiti/getting-started/mcp-server)

Use Graphiti with AI assistants like Claude Desktop or Cursor.

#### [Adding Episodes](/graphiti/core-concepts/adding-episodes)

Learn how to add text and JSON episodes to build your knowledge graph.

#### [Searching](/graphiti/working-with-data/searching)

Discover hybrid search capabilities combining semantic, keyword, and graph-based retrieval.

#### [Custom Entities](/graphiti/core-concepts/custom-entity-and-edge-types)

Define domain-specific entity types for more precise knowledge representation.

> Zep unifies business data, documents, and conversations into shared, governed context that agents can retrieve for their tasks.