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Using OKF with Knowledge Catalog to serve context for agents
Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog is used to store and govern Open Knowledge Format (OKF) bundles. This allows organizations to make AI agent context searchable and secured via IAM.
Why it matters
It enables companies to scale AI agents by centralizing trusted knowledge, ensuring agents only access authorized information without managing multiple Git repositories.
The details
The kcmd CLI tool transforms OKF markdown files into Knowledge Catalog Entries. Scalar fields in the okf AspectType can drive server-side search predicates. Agents use a three-step retrieval flow involving searchEntries, LookupContext, and entries.get. The system supports a multi-team pattern using one EntryGroup per bundle-owning team.
What's next
For production use, organizations can wire CI jobs to kcmd push on every commit to the bundle repository.
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