# lithos-mcp

> Shared cognitive substrate for AI agents (local-first, Markdown-native, MCP)

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/lithos-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Dave Snowdon
- version: 0.6.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:lithos-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Lithos

**Shared memory for AI agents.**

A local, privacy-first knowledge base that enables heterogeneous AI agents to share knowledge and coordinate work.

## The Problem

When agents cannot share what they know, every agent starts from zero. Work is duplicated, discoveries are lost, and coordination breaks down. Lithos solves this by providing a **persistent, shared knowledge layer** that compounds in value over time.

## What It Is

Lithos is an MCP server that provides a shared knowledge store for AI agents running on your local infrastructure. Knowledge is stored as human-readable Markdown files (compatible with Obsidian) while providing fast full-text and semantic search for agents.

## Who It's For

Lithos is the **Knowledge Layer** for teams running AI agents in production.

Just as Alation coined the term "Knowledge Layer" for enterprise data governance, Lithos provides the equivalent for AI agent systems: a structured, searchable, shared memory that **compounds in value** the more it is used. Each agent interaction enriches the knowledge base, making every subsequent agent smarter and faster.

- Teams running multiple AI agents (Agent Zero, OpenClaw, Claude Code, custom agents)
- Developers who want agents to share discoveries and avoid duplicate work
- Anyone who needs agent knowledge to be inspectable and version-controlled

## Key Features

- **📁 Markdown-first**: All knowledge stored as Obsidian-compatible `.md` files
- **🔍 Fast search**: Tantivy full-text + ChromaDB semantic search
- **🕸️ Knowledge graph**: NetworkX-powered relationships via `[[wiki-links]]`
- **🤝 Multi-agent coordination**: Task claiming, findings sharing, status tracking
- **🧠 Research cache**: One-call freshness check so agents skip redundant research — returns hit/miss/stale with update guidance
- **🔗 URL deduplication**: Automatic detection and prevention of duplicate notes from the same source URL
- **🧬 Provenance tracking**: Declare which notes a synthesis is derived…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- productivity.notes (1, derived)
- automation.orchestration (0.905, derived)
- knowledge.knowledge-graph (0.836, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/lithos-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T23:25:44.559Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/lithos-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/lithos-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:lithos-mcp