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Open Knowledge

Open Knowledge is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from inkeep/open-knowledge. Authoritative agent-runtime contract for working inside an OpenKnowledge project — a markdown-CRDT knowledge base exposed over MCP. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode and has 4,406 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/packages/server/assets/skills/project (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git
cp -r open-knowledge/packages/server/assets/skills/project ~/.claude/skills/open-knowledge   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the open-knowledge folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git
cp -r open-knowledge/packages/server/assets/skills/project .agents/skills/open-knowledge   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge.git
cp -r open-knowledge/packages/server/assets/skills/project .cursor/skills/open-knowledge   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Authoritative agent-runtime contract for working inside an OpenKnowledge project — a markdown-CRDT knowledge base exposed over MCP. Use whenever reading, listing, searching, editing, or linting any .md or .mdx file in the project, and before any mcpopen-knowledge tool call (exec, search, write, edit, lint, and the rest). Installed by ok init, so its presence means this is an OpenKnowledge project and it governs every markdown file here.

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What is the Open Knowledge skill?

Open Knowledge is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from inkeep/open-knowledge. Authoritative agent-runtime contract for working inside an OpenKnowledge project — a markdown-CRDT knowledge base exposed over MCP. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode and has 4,406 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/packages/server/assets/skills/project.

How do I install the Open Knowledge skill?

Copy the open-knowledge folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Open Knowledge skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the GPL-3.0 license.

Is Open Knowledge maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is v0.83.0. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.