Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx agentmods add instructions/synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault/agents-mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vaultWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault/agents-md)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault/agents-md.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.00974 | $0.00974 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00487 | $0.00487 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00195 | $0.00195 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00097 | $0.00097 |
Grade A, and why
pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault AGENTS.md scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Makes network callslowCapability
Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.
| `cortex-api` | REST endpoints, curl, FastAPI routes | How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 92 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
AGENTS.md — PULSE8.ai Cortex
Agent-native knowledge OS on Markdown: typed graph (NetworkX), full-text search (QMD), MarkItDown compiler, MCP + REST. No database — everything is files under the vault directory.
Repository map
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
cortex/ |
Python application (FastAPI, MCP, graph, search, compiler, auth) |
scripts/ |
start.sh, stop.sh, serve.py, bulk_ingest.sh, env_check.sh |
docker/ |
QMD container (docker/qmd/) |
tests/ |
Pytest suite |
example_vault/ |
Sample vault for local dev |
docs/ |
Deployment guides, design specs |
.cursor/skills/ |
Project Cursor skills (load for deep workflows) |
Environment variables
Two naming layers:
| Layer | Example | Used by |
|---|---|---|
.env / Compose |
VAULT_DIR, VAULT_RAW_DIR, VAULT_WIKI_DIR, LLM_API_KEY, AUTH_METHOD |
scripts/start.sh, docker-compose.yml |
Python CORTEX_* |
CORTEX_VAULT_PATH, CORTEX_VAULT_RAW_DIR, CORTEX_VAULT_WIKI_DIR, CORTEX_LLM_API_KEY |
cortex/config.py (CortexSettings) |
scripts/env_check.sh applies defaults, resolves CORTEX_* aliases, and writes .env for Docker.
See .env.example and cortex/config.py for the full list. Never commit .env or secrets.
Essential commands
# Dependencies
uv sync --all-extras
# Start stack (QMD + Cortex)
./scripts/start.sh
./scripts/stop.sh
# Cortex only (external QMD)
./scripts/start.sh --cortex-only
# Dev server without Docker
CORTEX_MCP_TRANSPORT=http CORTEX_VAULT_PATH=./example_vault uv run python scripts/serve.py
# Tests
uv run pytest tests/ -v
# Bulk ingest (no server required)
./scripts/bulk_ingest.sh ./my-papers/
Network endpoints
| Service | URL |
|---|---|
| Cortex REST | http://localhost:8420/api/v1/ |
| Cortex MCP | http://localhost:8420/mcp/ |
| QMD search | http://localhost:3100/ |
| OpenAPI | http://localhost:8420/docs |
Cursor skills
Load the master skill first, then the sub-skill for your task:
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 4d ago First seen · 92 lines · 974 tokens per session scan A 20d80ee5c55d
pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault (14 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 974 tokens to every session, about $0.0049 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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llm-brain CLAUDE.md
Instructions for kimsanguine/llm-brain, covering llm-brain — claude code 운영 지침, 가드레일 (절대 위반 금지), 프라이버시 경계 (agent memory os), 명령어 and ingest.
LLM-Wiki AGENTS.md
Instructions for TrueHOOHA/LLM-Wiki, covering llm wiki schema, mission, okf conformance, non-negotiables and directory layout.
kiwiki AGENTS.md
AGENTS.md instructions for natorus87/kiwiki, covering projekt-anweisungen, projekt-kontext, verbindliche lokalisierungsregel, regeln (automatisch geladen via .codex/rules/) and verfügbare sub-agenten.
OpenKB CLAUDE.md
Claude Code instructions for VectifyAI/OpenKB, a project described as: OpenKB: Open LLM Knowledge Base.
mybrain CLAUDE.md
Claude Code instructions for robertsfeir/mybrain, covering mybrain-mcp, project overview, tech stack, source layout and run commands.
local-rag-core CLAUDE.md
Claude Code instructions for linkwut-create/local-rag-core, covering claude.md — local-rag-core, mcp integration, required pre-modification workflow, architecture boundaries and key commands.