# okf-knowledge-base

Teaches an agent the rules of Open Knowledge Format v0.2, so it can build and maintain knowledge bundles without guessing at frontmatter or links.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 9300 installs · ★ 13
- Author: Inkeep
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/starter-packs/okf-knowledge-base/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/okf-knowledge-base

## What it does

The skill hands the agent the semantics of Open Knowledge Format v0.2, a portable way to keep knowledge as Markdown files with YAML frontmatter and plain links. A bundle is a directory tree of `.md` files, and each concept's ID is its path minus the extension. Frontmatter must parse and carry a non-empty `type` string. Types form an open vocabulary, so an unknown one has to be accepted rather than rejected.

Much of the text covers authoring. Provenance goes into `sources`, with `generated` and `verified` kept apart and lowercase `human:` or `process:` prefixes where they apply. Every provenance timestamp is ISO 8601 with an explicit UTC offset. Reserved files `index.md` and `log.md` are spelled out, as is the rule that consumers read `.md` and not `.mdx`. A deprecated status or an expired `stale_after` acts as a trust signal, not a validation failure.

The skill assumes an agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. The optional `okf` plugin adds write-time warnings and project audits, and it reads field contracts from `.ok/okf/*.schema.json`. Without that server the agent still gets the written rules; what it loses is the feedback loop. Generated index files belong to the plugin and get overwritten, so editing them by hand does nothing.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge-skills --skill okf-knowledge-base -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/okf-knowledge-base/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge-skills --skill okf-knowledge-base -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge-skills --skill okf-knowledge-base -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install inkeep/open-knowledge-skills okf-knowledge-base
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge-skills --skill okf-knowledge-base -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge-skills --path skills/starter-packs/okf-knowledge-base/okf-knowledge-base
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inkeep/open-knowledge-skills --skill okf-knowledge-base -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/starter-packs/okf-knowledge-base/okf-knowledge-base/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build an OKF bundle an agent can navigate
- record source provenance and verification on a concept
- work through warnings from the `okf` plugin
- keep `index.md` and `log.md` consistent
- migrate older concepts to v0.2 fields

## Example prompts
- Turn these notes into an OKF bundle with one file per concept
- Check the frontmatter in `docs/api.md` — is `type` present and valid?
- Add a dated `log.md` entry for the change you just made

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: okf-knowledge-base
description: "Open Knowledge Format (OKF) v0.2 guidance. Use when creating, reading, reviewing, or maintaining an OKF bundle; responding to OpenKnowledge `okf` plugin warnings; or choosing types, provenance, links, indexes, or logs."
compatibility: "Any agent host with the OpenKnowledge MCP server configured. The optional `okf` plugin provides continuous conformance feedback."
# This skill may live inside an OKF bundle, so it carries the required type.
type: Document
metadata:
  plugin: "okf"
  author: "Inkeep"
  repository: "https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge-skills"
---
# Open Knowledge Format (OKF)

[OKF v0.2](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/open-knowledge-format/blob/main/SPEC.md) is a portable format for agent-readable knowledge: Markdown files, YAML frontmatter, and standard links. The `/open-knowledge` skill governs tool use; this skill covers OKF semantics.

## Core rules

- A bundle is a directory tree of `.md` files. Each non-reserved file is one concept; its path without `.md` is its ID.
- Every concept needs parseable frontmatter with a non-empty string `type`. No other field is always required.
- Types are an open vocabulary. Consumers must accept unfamiliar types and metadata.
- Use standard Markdown links for portable relationships. Broken links and a missing index are allowed.
- `index.md` and `log.md` are reserved at every level. Use lowercase filenames.
- An `index.md` normally has no frontmatter; only the root index may declare `okf_version: "0.2"`.
- A `log.md` is newest-first; entry headings begin with an ISO date — `## YYYY-MM-DD: Summary` (the summary after the date is optional; a bare `## YYYY-MM-DD` is equally conformant).
- OKF consumers read `.md`, not `.mdx`.

## Authoring judgment

- Make each concept the smallest useful link or citation target. Choose a stable, descriptive type; `Document` is only a generic fallback.
- Do not invent facts, relationships, resources, sources, verification, or history. Missing knowledge is better than false structure.
- Use `title`, `description`, `resource`, and `tags` only when they add real information.
- Record provenance in `sources`. Join claim-level citations with matching `sources[].id` and Markdown footnotes.
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