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Attribution requirements

Cogram is licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0. The full license text is in LICENSE. The required attribution notice is in NOTICE.

This file explains the attribution rules in plain language. If you fork cogram, embed it, repackage it, or build a product on top of it, here is what you must do:

What you must keep

  1. Preserve the NOTICE file unchanged. Apache 2.0 §4(d) requires this. Don't delete it, don't strip the lines about cogram or graphiti.

  2. Credit cogram in your README. Include this line (or equivalent) in any user-facing README, docs site, or product page:

    Built on Cogram by Siva Rama Krishna.

  3. Credit graphiti. If your README mentions cogram, include in your NOTICE (or equivalent attribution surface) the line:

    Cogram is a fork of Graphiti by Zep AI Research, Inc.

  4. Keep the LICENSE file. Apache 2.0 §4(a). Standard.

What you can do

  • Fork freely. Apache 2.0 lets you fork, modify, and redistribute.
  • Use commercially. No fee, no permission needed.
  • Embed in proprietary products. As long as you keep NOTICE + LICENSE + the README credit, you can sell, host, ship.
  • Modify anything. No copyleft. Your modifications can stay private.

What you can't do

  • Strip attribution. Removing NOTICE or the README credit is a license violation (Apache §4(d) for NOTICE; the README credit is an explicit additional condition this project requires).

  • Claim cogram is your original work. Apache 2.0 §4(b) requires preserving copyright notices.

  • Use the names "Cogram" or "Graphiti" to endorse your derivative work without permission. Apache 2.0 §6 (no trademark license).

Why we ask for the README credit

Apache 2.0 alone only requires the NOTICE file — which most users never read. The README credit is the extra hook this project needs because:

  • It's how new contributors find the project.
  • It's how the broader category ("intent-aware AI memory") becomes legible.
  • It's the lightest possible reciprocity for getting a working memory layer for free.

If you genuinely cannot include the README credit (e.g. closed appliance with no docs surface), reach out at the GitHub repo — we'll figure out something reasonable.

Summary

You get all of cogram's code under one of the most permissive open-source licenses on Earth. In exchange you keep two text files unchanged and add one line to your README. Don't overthink it.