open-knowledge

Name: open-knowledge Review
Item: open-knowledge
Rating: 2.9
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Documents & Content Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces time spent formatting documentation and searching across knowledge bases by integrating AI-native editing with unified wiki access, lowering onboardi…

OpenKnowledge is a private, local markdown editor and LLM wiki with true WYSIWYG editing, for knowledge bases, specs, and notes. It ships built-in MCP, skills, and agentic search so Claude, Codex, and Cursor can collaboratively read and edit your files, with optional team sharing and sync powered by git/GitHub. Runs as a macOS app or as a local web app via a CLI.

Generate structured documentation that Claude can easily understand and reference
Create collaborative wiki pages with markdown formatting for internal knowledge sharing
Build AI-readable documentation that improves Claude's ability to answer questions

3,381 starsGPL-3.0 (check with legal)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces time spent formatting documentation and searching across knowledge bases by integrating AI-native editing with unified wiki access, lowering onboarding friction and support ticket volume.

Best for

Engineering teams maintaining internal documentation and technical wikis who need faster knowledge capture and retrieval workflows.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge

By inkeep

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Instructions to paste into Claude

# Not a Claude plugin. macOS: download the desktop app DMG from the repo's latest release.
# Linux / Windows / Intel Mac (needs Node.js 24+):
npm install -g @inkeep/open-knowledge
cd your-project && ok init      # wires up Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
ok start --open

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me generate structured documentation that Claude can easily understand and reference

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars3,381Contributors15Last updated2026-08-11LicenseGPL-3.0 (check with legal)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Hacker News

Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion — Hacker News · 289 pts
Web scraping with Python open knowledge — Hacker News · 219 pts
Google proposes Open Knowledge Format based on Markdown — Hacker News · 86 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 745 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license GPL-3.0.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.
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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

2/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.90 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 745 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license GPL-3.0.

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