Open Knowledge CLI
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Open Knowledge CLI, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Open Knowledge CLI's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open Knowledge CLI | Free | Open source · Git-native · Markdown and YAML knowledge bases |
The facts
Each one read from Open Knowledge CLI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent harnesses
- Agent workflows and jobs support Codex, Claude Code, and OpenCode.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site says the product is ready for Codex, Claude, Cursor, or any local agent.checked 5 Oct 2026
- MCP
- The MCP server is read-only and lets clients list and read files, search, run explicit semantic queries, and validate a bundle.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- CLI telemetry is enabled by default, and users can disable it with the --no-telemetry option.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- The CLI can publish configured viewer or MCP outputs from checked knowledge.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Publishing audience
- bothchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Open Knowledge creates, validates, searches, and shares Markdown knowledge bases for people and AI agents.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Search
- Search runs locally and deterministically without calling an LLM or embedding service.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The installer verifies release archive SHA-256 checksums and supports verification of GitHub or Sigstore attestations.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The CLI can create or adopt a managed knowledge base from repository Markdown.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Source format
- Knowledge is stored in plain Markdown and YAML and follows a Git workflow.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Telemetry detail
- The product telemetry page says collected CLI telemetry is bounded and covers installation, activation, useful command activity, daily activity, and sanitized errors.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Use case
- The maker describes Open Knowledge as tooling to create and operate focused knowledge bases that remain useful to people and agents.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Viewer
- The CLI starts a local web viewer for browsing a knowledge base.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Installation platforms
- The shell installer supports macOS and Linux on amd64 and arm64; npm supports release platforms, including Windows assets when available.checked 5 Oct 2026
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