Open, portable format
OKF is a vendor-neutral standard from Google Cloud — Markdown with YAML frontmatter, readable by people and AI without proprietary lock-in.
Import and Export Your Character's Memory with Google's OKF
Own your data. Your character's memories are yours to keep, back up, edit, and share — using the Open Knowledge Format introduced by Google Cloud.
See it in action
Why you'll love it
Edit in Obsidian
Unzip your export and fix facts, rewrite backstory, or prune outdated notes in Obsidian, VS Code, or any Markdown editor — then import your changes back.
Back up, restore, or clone
Save a complete knowledge snapshot, merge it back into the same character, or seed a brand-new character from an existing bundle.
Private by design
Your export is generated entirely on your device. It is never uploaded unless you explicitly choose to share or store it somewhere.
What is OKF?
OKF stands for Open Knowledge Format — an open, vendor-neutral standard introduced by Google Cloud for representing structured knowledge as portable, human-readable Markdown. It's intentionally simple: Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, readable by both people and AI agents without any proprietary account, SDK, or translation layer. Clanker AI uses OKF to represent your character's facts, tasks, relationships, and timeline of events.
What Can You Export?
When you export a character's memory as OKF, you get a ZIP file containing:
- Facts — everything your character knows
- Tasks — goals and tracked actions
- Episodic Timeline — chronological log of events and interactions
- Connections — explicit links showing how facts and tasks relate
Exports now follow the versioned llm-wiki/1 OKF profile: relationships are part of the format itself, timeline entries carry stable identifiers (repeated restores never duplicate your history), and memory summaries from other OKF tools survive a round-trip through Clanker AI.
Note: Ontology and taxonomy rules are not included in V1. They
will be added in a future update when ontology editing is available.
How to Export
- Open a character's settings.
- Scroll to the memory actions.
- Tap Export Memory as OKF.
- Choose where to save or share the ZIP file.
What to Do With Your Export
Read and Edit in Obsidian
Because OKF is just Markdown, you can open, read, and edit your character's memories in any Markdown editor — then import the bundle back into Clanker AI to apply your changes. Unzip and open the files in:
- Obsidian (free — best for reading, editing, and graph visualization)
- VS Code with markdown preview
- Apple Notes or standard markdown apps
- GitHub/GitLab after uploading the files
Fix a fact, rewrite a backstory detail, or prune outdated notes by hand — you have full control over what your character knows.
Back It Up
Store the ZIP in cloud storage, an external drive, or any backup system as a complete knowledge snapshot for that character.
Use With Other Tools
If you use other OKF-compatible tools, import this ZIP into them. The standard format helps your data move freely.
Restore or Clone
Bring a bundle back into Clanker AI two ways: restore it into the same character (merge new facts in, or replace existing facts/tasks entirely), or clone it into a brand-new character seeded with everything from the bundle. Look for Import OKF Backup in a character's settings, or From Bundle on the characters list.
Questions?
See our FAQ for more details on data export and privacy.
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