-OpenKnowledge is a beautiful, local-first WYSIWYG markdown editor with integrations for Claude, Codex, and other harnesses. For personal notes, knowledge bases, specs, and LLM wikis.
+
+OpenKnowledge is a beautiful WYSIWYG markdown editing app with integrations for Claude, Codex, and other harnesses. For notes, knowledge bases, specs, and LLM wikis. Private, local, and free.
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# Features
-Key highlights:
+Highlights:
- Full true **WYSIWYG** so that editing markdown files feels like editing a Google Doc or Notion page.
- Collaborative **AI-editing** with **Claude, Codex, and Cursor desktop apps**. Can be used with any harness/agent via MCP/CLI, like OpenCode.
- Out-of-the-box **MCP**, **skills**, and **agentic search** for LLM Wikis, agent second brains, and knowledge graphs.
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- **Embeddable HTML** and rich components for writing engineering specs and visualized reports.
- A **built-in TUI** in the Desktop app and a Web UI for users who prefer terminals.
-Docs for general usage: .
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## Install
**macOS:** download the desktop app — open the DMG, drag **OpenKnowledge** to **Applications**, and launch it. [Latest release](https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/releases/latest).
@@ -44,9 +53,21 @@ ok init # scaffold the project + wire up Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex
ok start --open # serve the web editor and open it in your browser
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+## Usage
+
+Use OpenKnowledge by opening any existing folder on your computer that contains markdown or mdx files. Can be used with existing codebases, wikis, Obsidian vaults, etc.
+
+Think of it as Notion meets VSCode.
+
+You can also start from scratch with one of the starter packs, which include e.g. a quickstart for an LLM Wiki.
+
+The app will automatically initialize your project with MCP and skill configs for agent harnesses detected on your computer. Git sync and sharing can optionally be enabled.
+
+Docs for general usage: .
+
## Contributions
-Public pull requests are welcome. When a public PR opens here, automation mirrors it into the internal monorepo for review and merge.
+Public pull requests or issues are welcome!
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
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OpenKnowledge is licensed under the [GNU General Public License v3.0 or later](./LICENSE) (`GPL-3.0-or-later`).
+## Support
+
+Feel free to file an issue or ask questions on the Discord community.
+
⭐️ If you'd like to support this project, consider starring the repo ⭐️