Google's Open Knowledge Format is just Markdown in folders (and that's the point)

Short summary

Google released the Open Knowledge Format (OKF), a spec for storing team knowledge as linked Markdown files in folders—simple, vendor-neutral, and agent-readable. The author explains why this matters: portable knowledge beats vendor lock-in. By choosing plain files over databases, OKF lets knowledge live in Git and integrate with AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT.

• •OKF is a simple spec: Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, nested in folders with links
• •Knowledge becomes portable—lives in Git, syncs with agents via MCP, escapes vendor lock-in
• •Tools can both produce and consume OKF, making the format a true interchange standard

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