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pinakes provides a lightweight, directory-based knowledge base optimized for AI agents. One folder becomes a complete KB backed by embeddings and SQLite, enabling fast retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) without servers or external databases. It includes MCP support for seamless integration with local AI tooling and agents.

Open SourceApache-2.0
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Overview

5 features

pinakes sits in PulseGate's Frameworks & SDKs category. It focuses on creating and querying a local, portable knowledge base that AI agents can easily retrieve from without complex infrastructure. pinakes is an open-source project aimed at developers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). The product ships for the command line.

pinakes first shipped in 2026. Among its 5 catalogued features are Portable Knowledge Base, Embedding Storage, and RAG Retrieval. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

  • ✓Portable Knowledge Base
  • ✓Embedding Storage
  • ✓RAG Retrieval
  • ✓SQLite Backend
  • ✓Agent Integration

Tags

agent-knowledge-baselocal-ragdirectory-kbmcp-serverembedding-retrieval

AI capabilities

TextStructuredInference: Local

Built with & integrations

Connectors
MCP
Runs on
CLI

Trust & compliance

LicenseApache-2.0
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Open Source

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 28, 5:25 PM

    pinakes verified by the PulseGate indexer

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Frequently asked questions about pinakes

What is pinakes?
Pinakes focuses on creating and querying a local, portable knowledge base that AI agents can easily retrieve from without complex infrastructure. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
Who should use pinakes?
pinakes is an open-source project built for developers.
Does pinakes have a free plan?
Yes — pinakes is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does pinakes run on?
pinakes runs on the command line.
Is pinakes still active?
PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify pinakes as active.
What tools are similar to pinakes?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include knowledgevault, knowledge-index, and atlas-mind.knowledgevaultknowledge-indexatlas-mind
How long has pinakes been around?
pinakes first shipped in 2026.
Is pinakes open source?
Yes — pinakes is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

At a glance

Platforms
Cli
Languages
English
License
Apache-2.0
First seen
Jul 28, 2026
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
developers
Model
Open source
Solves
Creating and querying a local, portable knowledge base that AI agents can easily retrieve from without complex infrastructure.

Developer

Lucagattoni

Live coverage

Confidence
Low · 64
Indexed
Jul 28, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
Jul 2026
Last seen
today
Identity audit (10)
Entity ID
cms4xgaee0sqzvvt8ck3gre87
Slug
pinakes-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked
Jul 28, 2026
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 28, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026
Canonical URL
https://pypi.org/project/pinakes

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