Draft status
Show OKF v0.1 clearly so users know the spec can change.
Google Cloud OKF explained
Google Open Knowledge Format
Google Open Knowledge Format refers to the OKF v0.1 draft introduced by Google Cloud for portable knowledge bundles.
This page explains what Google released, what is draft status, and how to create a practical OKF bundle for your site.
What does an OKF concept look like?
--- type: Web Page title: Product Docs description: AI-readable documentation. --- # Summary A concise Markdown concept.
Generate OKF from a website
Paste a sitemap or up to 20 page URLs. The tool creates Markdown concepts, an index, a log, and a validation report.
Validate OKF v0.1 Markdown
Check required frontmatter, the required type field, optional quality signals, and internal links.
Frontmatter preview
type: Web Page title: Example Page description: A page converted into Open Knowledge Format.
What Google Open Knowledge Format changes
Google Cloud framed OKF as a portable way to package knowledge around data, systems, metrics, APIs, and runbooks. Treat it as a draft signal, not a ranking guarantee: the practical job is to make your knowledge corpus easier for agents to inspect and cite.
Knowledge Catalog
Explain the enterprise context without implying Google endorsement.
Action path
Generate a bundle, publish it under /okf/, then re-check the score.
What Google did say
- OKF v0.1 is a draft format for portable knowledge bundles.
- The package is Markdown files with YAML frontmatter.
- The target use case is AI agents reading enterprise knowledge, metrics, APIs, and runbooks.
- Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog can ingest OKF.
What Google did not say
- OKF is not confirmed as a Google Search ranking factor.
- It does not replace sitemap.xml or page-level structured data.
- It does not guarantee AI citation or inclusion.
- It may change because the spec is still draft.