CortexDB · v0.5.1

Run CortexDB locally

One command, no signup. Self-host the same engine that powers CortexDB Cloud — Docker image and stripped binaries, both free for any use.

Docker

Multi-arch image (linux/amd64 · linux/arm64) on Docker Hub.

Run CortexDB

bash

docker run -d \
  --name cortexdb \
  -p 3141:3141 \
  -v cortexdb-data:/data \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \
  cortexdb/cortexdb:latest

Browser UI: localhost:3141 · Health: localhost:3141/v1/admin/health

Binary downloads

Single stripped executable plus bundled assets, README, and docs. No Docker required.

Linux · x86_64

cortexdb-0.5.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Linux · ARM64

cortexdb-0.5.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz

SHA-256 checksums are attached to every GitHub Release. macOS and Windows builds aren't shipped yet — ping us on contact if you need one.

First memory

Store + recall

bash

curl -X POST http://localhost:3141/v1/experience \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "scope": "ws:demo",
    "modality": "observation",
    "content": { "kind": "text", "text": "Priya at Acme signed for 200 seats." },
    "context": { "observed_at": "'\`date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ\`'" },
    "idempotency_key": "'\`uuidgen\`'"
  }'

Once it's running you can:

Open localhost:3141 in a browser for the built-in dashboard.
pip install cortexdbai or npm i cortexdbai for SDK access. Both ship the same CortexDB client.
Read docs/GETTING_STARTED.md (bundled in the tarball + image at /opt/cortexdb/docs/).
Browse the full API at /docs.

What ships in the package

cortexdb — stripped release binary (~80 MB)

assets/ — WordNet synonym map for BM25 expansion

docs/GETTING_STARTED.md — five-minute quickstart

docs/API_DESIGN_V1.md — endpoint design rationale

docs/API_REFERENCE_V1.md — full endpoint reference

docs/CORTEXDB_FOR_THE_ENTERPRISE.md — security, compliance, deployment

docs/cortexdb_customer_deck.html — product overview deck

docs/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md — systemd, reverse proxy, secrets

README.md, LICENSE.txt

Or skip the ops

CortexDB Cloud runs the same engine, managed. Free tier with 10K memories, no card required.

Try CortexDB Cloud