semantica-agi/semantica
Graph-Native Infrastructure for Context and Accountable AI Systems
Semantica – Graph‑Native Infrastructure for Context‑Aware, Accountable AI
What it is – An open‑source Python library that sits between your large language model (LLM) / agent stack and your enterprise data. It turns raw tables, documents, and streams into a Context Graph (a knowledge graph enriched with ontologies, provenance, and deterministic reasoning). The graph becomes a structured, queryable memory layer that records every AI decision as a first‑class node, enabling audit‑ready traceability, conflict detection, and policy enforcement.
Core capabilities
| Feature | What you get |
|---|---|
| Context Graphs | Entity‑rich graph built from multi‑source ingestion (files, databases, Databricks, Snowflake, SAP OData, Kafka, etc.). Nodes carry source links and timestamps. |
| Decision Intelligence | record_decision() creates a permanent graph node; you can trace causal chains, find precedents, analyse downstream impact, and export audit trails (W3C PROV‑O). |
| Deterministic reasoning | Forward‑chaining, Rete network, Datalog and SPARQL inference with full explainable paths – no LLM needed for reasoning. |
| AI Governance & Ontology | Built‑in SHACL/OWL/SKOS support, conflict detection, rule engine, and visual ontology editor. |
| Polyglot storage | Swappable back‑ends: RDF triple stores (Oxigraph, Blazegraph, Jena, RDF4J) and labeled‑property graphs (Neo4j, FalkorDB, Apache AGE, AWS Neptune) plus vector stores. |
| Analytics & visualization | Centrality, community detection, link prediction, shortest‑path queries, and an interactive browser workbench for exploring graphs, timelines, and ontologies. |
| Integrations | Ready‑made adapters for LangChain, CrewAI, Agno, a REST/MCP server, CLI, and plugins for major editors. |
Who should consider it
- AI/ML platform teams that need a structured, searchable memory layer for agents making consequential decisions.
- Data platform engineers on Databricks, Snowflake, or similar lakehouses who want to turn existing tables into a governed knowledge graph without moving data to a third‑party SaaS.
- Compliance, risk, and audit groups in regulated sectors (finance, healthcare, legal, government, defense) that must answer "why did the AI do that?" with provenance that regulators accept.
- Infrastructure engineers looking for a self‑hosted, vendor‑agnostic KG and reasoning stack.
Quick start (Python)
pip install semantica
from semantica.context import ContextGraph
graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
# Record a decision
decision_id = graph.record_decision(
category="vendor_selection",
scenario="Choose cloud provider for HIPAA workload",
reasoning="AWS offers BAA, mature HIPAA tooling, and existing team expertise",
outcome="selected_aws",
confidence=0.93,
)
# Query the decision
chain = graph.trace_decision_chain(decision_id) # full causal ancestry
similar = graph.find_similar_decisions("cloud vendor", max_results=5)
impact = graph.analyze_decision_impact(decision_id)
Run semantica doctor to verify the installation.
Architecture snapshot
Sources → Ingest → Parse → Normalize → Split → Extract → Conflict Detection → Deduplication
→ Knowledge Graph → [Ontology·Reasoning·Provenance·Decisions] → Enriched KG
→ Polyglot Store (RDF/LPG + Vector) → Export / Visualize / REST / CLI
Each stage is a separate importable module, so you can use only the parts you need.
Where to learn more
- Website & docs: https://getsemantica.ai/ / https://docs.getsemantica.ai/
- Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfnNZg4-dZA
- Community: Discord https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH
- Source: https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica
TL;DR
Semantica gives you a self‑hosted, standards‑compliant knowledge graph that sits on top of your existing LLM/agent stack, turning raw enterprise data into a traceable, queryable, and governable context layer. It provides deterministic reasoning, decision auditability, and polyglot graph storage—making AI systems explainable and compliant for high‑stakes, regulated environments.
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