About Knol
Our Mission
Knol is an open-source context engineering platform built to give AI applications persistent memory, understanding, and reasoning. We believe that AI systems should be able to learn, remember, and build knowledge over time — not just process information in isolation. Our mission is to make it simple for developers to integrate intelligent memory systems into their applications with minimal infrastructure overhead and maximum performance.
What is Knol?
Knol is a Rust-native context engineering infrastructure that provides:
- Persistent Memory — Store, search, and retrieve user memories with sub-5ms latency
- Knowledge Graphs — Automatically extract entities and relationships from your data
- Hybrid Search — Vector similarity + semantic search + knowledge graph traversal
- Memory Decay — Implement realistic forgetting with configurable decay curves
- Conflict Detection — Identify and resolve inconsistencies in user memories
- Async Processing — Extract and embed at scale without blocking your application
Deploy Knol as a single binary with one PostgreSQL database, or integrate it into your existing stack. It's designed for developers who want intelligent memory without managing complex infrastructure.
Why Knol?
Open Source
Knol is fully open source. Review the code, contribute, and deploy on your own infrastructure without vendor lock-in or proprietary restrictions.
Production-Ready
Built in Rust for performance and reliability. Deploy in Docker, Kubernetes, or bare metal. One binary, minimal dependencies, maximum efficiency.
Developer First
Simple REST API and SDKs for Python and TypeScript. Integrates seamlessly with LangChain, CrewAI, and other AI frameworks.
Privacy Focused
Your data stays your data. Deploy on your infrastructure, use your LLM provider, no telemetry or analytics tracking.
Our Values
Simplicity
Great infrastructure should be invisible. Deploy and integrate in minutes, not weeks. No complex configuration required.
Performance
Sub-5ms latency on search, async extraction and embedding, optimized Rust implementation. Speed matters for real-time AI applications.
Transparency
Open source code, clear documentation, honest about limitations. You should understand exactly what you're running.
Developer Empowerment
Tools should enable experimentation and creativity. We provide the infrastructure layer so you can focus on building amazing applications.
Technology Stack
Knol is built with cutting-edge technologies designed for scale, reliability, and performance:
- Rust — Memory safety, performance, and low overhead
- PostgreSQL + pgvector — Reliable data storage with native vector support
- NATS JetStream — Scalable async processing and message streaming
- Redis — Fast caching and rate limiting
- Multi-LLM Support — Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, and more
Get Involved
Knol is an open-source project and we welcome contributions, feedback, and ideas from the community.
Resources
Contact
Have questions or want to learn more? We'd love to hear from you.
Email: hello@aiknol.com
GitHub: github.com/aiknol/knol