Frequently Asked Questions

General

What is Gnosis Memory?

Gnosis is a remote cloud MCP (Model Context Protocol) memory server. Gnosis gives AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini persistent memory that carries across conversations, sessions, and even different AI providers. Instead of your AI starting from scratch every time, Gnosis remembers your preferences, project context, and working patterns.

How is Gnosis different from Claude's built-in memory or ChatGPT's memory?

Native AI memory is limited and locked to one provider. Gnosis removes those limits with semantic vector search across your entire history, accessible from any MCP-compatible client. Switch from Claude to ChatGPT? Your memories come with you.

What does "MCP" mean?

Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external tools and data sources. Gnosis uses MCP as the communication layer, which means any AI client that supports MCP can use Gnosis without special integration work.

Does Gnosis work in languages other than English?

Yes — 100+ languages natively. Both the embedding model and the reranker support multilingual content out of the box. You can store memories in any language, search across languages, and mix languages freely.

A memory stored in Japanese can be found with an English query. No configuration or language packs required.

Is Gnosis suitable for business or sensitive data?

Gnosis is currently in Closed Beta without a formal SLA or uptime guarantee. While your data is encrypted at rest with keys Gnosis cannot access, we recommend evaluating whether the current service level meets your requirements.

The post-launch roadmap includes SOC 2 certification, HIPAA compliance, business-tier SLAs, and shared collections for team use. See the Terms of Service for Closed Beta terms and the Security page for architecture details.

Setup

Gnosis is designed to be running in under a minute. No installs, no Docker, no config files — just a URL and a sign-in.

How do I set up Gnosis?

Point your AI client at https://gnosismemory.com, sign in with Google, and you're done. Most clients support auto-discovery — enter the URL and the client handles the rest.

See the platform-specific setup guides for step-by-step instructions covering 14+ supported clients.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Gnosis is a remote cloud service. There's no Docker, no local database, no config files. Just a URL.

What if I lose access to my Google account?

Gnosis authenticates through Google OAuth. If you lose access to your Google account, you cannot access your memories until Google account access is restored. Gnosis cannot bypass Google's authentication. We recommend enabling two-factor authentication on your Google account.

Privacy and Security

Gnosis is built around a principle: your memories belong to you, and the service should not be able to read them. The encryption architecture enforces this structurally, not just by policy.

Can you read my memories?

No — and this is architectural, not a policy promise. Your memories are encrypted at rest with keys derived from your credentials that exist only during active sessions. Gnosis does not have stored access to decrypt your memories.

Your account information (email, name) and usage metadata are accessible to Gnosis for service operation. During Closed Beta, the engineering team retains programmatic access for service operations like database migrations, but this access is never used to read user content and will be removed at general availability.

See the Security page → for the full technical explanation.

What about vector embeddings?

Embeddings are stored unencrypted because similarity search requires mathematical operations on raw vectors. However, embeddings are lossy mathematical projections — useful for matching, but the original text cannot be directly decoded.

Gnosis treats embeddings as sensitive data. Think of an embedding like a fingerprint: useful for matching, but you can't recreate the person from the fingerprint.

What data does Gnosis collect?

Account info from Google (email, name, profile picture), your encrypted memories, vector embeddings, and basic usage data (API call counts, timestamps). See the Privacy Policy for the complete list.

Data and Portability

Your data is yours. Gnosis provides full export capabilities and clear deletion timelines — no lock-in, no dark patterns.

Can I export my data?

Yes. You have the right to export all your memories and account data at any time while the service is operational.

Can I delete my memories?

Yes — individual memories or your entire account. Account data and memories are permanently removed from production systems within 30 days. Deleted data may persist in encrypted backups for up to 90 days until naturally replaced.

Usage logs are retained for up to 90 days per the Privacy Policy, then permanently deleted.

Billing

Will I lose my memories when pricing changes?

No. Your memories are yours regardless of plan changes. If you choose not to continue on a paid plan, you'll still be able to export your data.