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open-knowledge
Highlights: Full true WYSIWYG so that editing markdown files feels like editing a Google Doc or Notion page. Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and web UI with file navigator, search, tabs, graph wiki link viewer, and more.
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$ npx -y skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --agent claude-code
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Repo: inkeep/open-knowledge
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Skill(18 skills)
/discoveryRead when the user asks what OpenKnowledge is, wants to install it on a repository, wants to open or preview a single markdown file that is not part of an OpenKnowledge project, wants to share an OpenKnowledge project with collaborators, asks whether OpenKnowledge supports a/codebase-wikiHow to work in a Codebase Wiki project (the `codebase-wiki` starter pack): an agent-authored, source-grounded wiki of the surrounding codebase. Read when the project has a `wiki/` knowledge base with `architecture/`, `modules/`, `flows/`, `concepts/`, and `guides/` sections plus/entity-vaultHow to work in a Personal CRM project (the `entity-vault` starter pack, GBrain-compatible): a typed-entity vault of people, companies, meetings, and concepts, each a dossier with a rewritable summary plus an append-only timeline. Read when the project has these folders, OR when
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Features
Highlights:
- Full true WYSIWYG so that editing markdown files feels like editing a Google Doc or Notion page.
- Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and web UI with file navigator, search, tabs, graph wiki link viewer, and more.
- Integrated side-by-side AI-editing with Claude, Codex, OpenCode, Pi and others. Can be used with any harness/agent via MCP/CLI.
- Out-of-the-box MCP, skills, and agentic search for LLM Wikis, second brains, and knowledge graphs.
- No-code Team sharing and Auto-sync powered by git/GitHub under the hood.
- Embeddable HTML and rich components for writing engineering specs and visualized reports.
Install
Desktop app — download it from openknowledge.ai/download (or grab an installer from the latest release):
- macOS (Apple Silicon): open the DMG and drag OpenKnowledge to Applications.
- Windows 10+ (x64 / Arm64): run the Setup installer — per-user, no admin prompt.
- Linux (x64 / arm64): install the deb (Debian/Ubuntu) or rpm (Fedora/RHEL) package.
Web app — on any platform (including Intel Macs and servers), run the same editor as a local web app via the CLI (Node.js 24+ and git required):
npm install -g @inkeep/open-knowledge
cd your-project
ok init # scaffold the project + wire up your AI editors (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw)
ok start --open # serve the web editor and open it in your browser
Usage
Use OpenKnowledge by opening any existing folder on your computer that contains markdown or mdx files. The app can be used with existing codebases, wikis, Obsidian vaults, etc.
Think of it as Notion meets VS Code.
You can use it simply as a rich, WYSIWYG markdown editor to start. For existing files or plain notes/docs.
To get more complex, you can use the starter packs to create LLM Wikis, second brains, or more structured knowledge bases.
Either way, the app will walk you through installing the MCP and skills for agent harnesses detected on your computer. These are designed to help agents with enriched search + authoring of documents.
Git/GitHub based sync and sharing can optionally be enabled.
Docs for general usage: https://openknowledge.ai/docs.
Contributions
Public pull requests or issues are welcome!
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
License
OpenKnowledge is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, an OSI-Approved open source license.
Community & Support
Feel free to file an issue or ask questions on the Discord community. We're always looking for ideas and requests.
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FAQ
open-knowledge is a Claude Code plugin with 18 hand-picked skills for documentation work, indexed on Flowy. Install it with the command on its page. It includes discovery, codebase-wiki, entity-vault. Its skills do not fire on their own yet. Request auto-invocation to have Flowy route them as you prompt. Free and open source.
- What is open-knowledge?
- Highlights: Full true WYSIWYG so that editing markdown files feels like editing a Google Doc or Notion page. Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and web UI with file navigator, search, tabs, graph wiki link viewer, and more.
- How do I install open-knowledge?
- Run these in Claude Code: npx -y skills add inkeep/open-knowledge --agent claude-code. Then prompt normally.
- Does open-knowledge auto-invoke its skills?
- Not yet. It is indexed on Flowy as a plain plugin. Request auto-invocation on its page and Flowy will route its skills for you as you prompt.
- Is open-knowledge free?
- Yes. Flowy is free and open source, with nothing gated. You can read every skill in full before you install.
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