Overview
Semantica is an MIT-licensed open-source context and accountability layer for AI agents. It provides context graphs, decision tracking, full provenance, reasoning engines, temporal intelligence, and an ontology hub. Designed for production AI teams, it closes the accountability gap that prevents enterprise AI deployment in regulated domains (healthcare, finance, legal, government).
Key Features
Context Graphs
- Structured, persistent graph of entities, relationships, and decisions
- Temporal model with
valid_from/valid_untilon nodes and edges - Queryable with SPARQL and full graph algorithms
- Point-in-time snapshots of the full knowledge state
- Distance Intelligence: semantic neighborhoods and N×N distance matrices
Decision Tracking
record_decision()captures full lifecycle and causal chain- Hybrid precedent search over past decisions for consistency
analyze_decision_impact()shows downstream consequences- Causal chain visualization from trigger to outcome
Full Provenance
- W3C PROV-O compliant lineage across all modules
- Full traceability from raw input to final inference
recorded_atstamping with OWL-Time export- Audit-ready for HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, FDA 21 CFR Part 11
Reasoning Engines
- Forward chaining, Rete, deductive, abductive
- SPARQL query-based inference over RDF graphs
- Datalog with recursive Horn clause rules
- Every conclusion backed by a traceable derivation path
Temporal Intelligence
- Allen interval algebra: all 13 temporal relations
- Point-in-time queries over historical graph states
- Temporal provenance stamping on every fact
- OWL-Time export for standards-compliant archiving
Ontology Hub
- Visual editor for schema design and editing
- SHACL Studio for constraint authoring and validation
- Alignment authoring across multiple ontologies
- Health dashboard and version control built in
Compliance & Production Ready
- MIT-licensed: No vendor lock-in, full source auditable
- 1,000+ passing tests with full regression coverage
- PipelineValidator catches configuration errors at startup
- FailureHandler with exponential backoff and dead-letter queues
- Designed for domains where every decision must be explainable and every fact traceable
Domains
- Healthcare & Life Sciences: Clinical decision support, drug interaction graphs, patient safety event tracking, HIPAA-compliant provenance
- Finance & Risk: Fraud detection knowledge graphs, risk assessment trails, SOX/GDPR/MiFID II compliance, model decision lineage
- Legal & Compliance: Evidence-backed research with provenance-linked facts, contract analysis, regulatory change tracking
- Cybersecurity: Threat attribution graphs, incident response timelines, MITRE ATT&CK-aligned knowledge graph
- Government & Defense: Policy decision trails, classified information handling, chain-of-custody scrutiny
- Critical Infrastructure: Power grid state tracking, transportation safety event graphs, emergency response coordination
Integration
- Works alongside any LLM provider and any agent framework
- Drop-in addition to existing stacks without changing architecture
- Imports:
semantica.context,semantica.kg,semantica.reasoning,semantica.ontology, etc. - MCP server: 12 tools for Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline
Relationships
- “implements” knowledge-graph — implements the knowledge graph pattern with temporal and decision-tracking extensions
- “implements” llm-wiki — Pattern C (Graph-Backed) implements the LLM Wiki pattern on top of Semantica’s context graphs
- “references” open-knowledge-format — uses OKF v0.2 provenance signals for source attribution
- “differs-from” cognee — Cognee focuses on backlinks and typed relationships at scale; Semantica adds full decision tracking and temporal intelligence
Implications
Semantica represents the next evolution of the LLM Wiki pattern: from static knowledge compilation to active accountability. While the vault’s wiki compiles sources into a static Markdown knowledge base, Semantica provides a dynamic, queryable knowledge graph with full decision provenance. This enables use cases like regulated AI deployment, audit trails, and causal analysis that are difficult with compile-time wikis alone. For founders and teams building agent-native infrastructure, Semantica provides the accountability layer that makes agent coordination at scale trustworthy.
External Links
- Documentation: https://docs.getsemantica.ai/
- GitHub: https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica
- Quickstart: https://docs.getsemantica.ai/quickstart