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 "generated": "2026-11-01",
 "id": "getzep-graphiti--build-a-private-knowledge-graph-with-graphiti-and-ollama",
 "repo": "getzep/graphiti",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/getzep/graphiti",
 "repo_slug": "getzep-graphiti",
 "title": "Build a private knowledge graph with local models",
 "page_title": "How to build a private knowledge graph with local models with Graphiti",
 "summary": "Run extraction and embeddings through Ollama's OpenAI-compatible endpoint so no data leaves your machine.",
 "who": "A privacy-minded developer who cannot send documents to a hosted model.",
 "problem": "The default setup sends everything to OpenAI.",
 "outcome": "Graphiti running against local deepseek-r1:7b and nomic-embed-text models via OpenAIGenericClient.",
 "steps": [
  "Pull the models with `ollama pull deepseek-r1:7b` and `ollama pull nomic-embed-text`",
  "Make sure Ollama is running with `ollama serve`",
  "Configure OpenAIGenericClient with base_url http://localhost:11434/v1 and an OpenAIEmbedder with embedding_dim 768, as in the README",
  "Set structured_output_mode to json_object if your local model does not honor json_schema"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using getzep/graphiti with a local Ollama server, configure OpenAIGenericClient and OpenAIEmbedder as the README shows, ingest <my notes folder>, and report how many entities were extracted and any extraction failures.",
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  "gemini-cli"
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 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "2 hours",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Very small local models often emit JSON that does not match the schema; prefer the most capable model you can run.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.10 or higher; install with `pip install graphiti-core`",
  "A graph database: Neo4j 5.26, FalkorDB 1.1.2, Amazon Neptune, or Kuzu (deprecated)",
  "An OpenAI API key by default, or another provider such as Anthropic, Gemini, Groq or a local Ollama server"
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