• Three-panel wiki browser: page tree, content, backlinks & outlinks
• Full-text and semantic search
• Knowledge graph visualization
• Organize by knowledge type (SOP, Product, HR Policy, etc.)
• Version history and rollback for every page
• Draft proposal → editor review → approval workflow

Workspaces

Cross-functional knowledge contexts for projects, clients, or initiatives.

Create a workspace → add members from any department → attach documents. Each workspace has its own scoped wiki, document list, and member roster. Members see their workspace knowledge automatically through Claude.

• Role-based membership: Viewer, Contributor, Editor, Admin
• Scoped wiki and document management
• Contributors propose wiki edits; editors review and approve

AI Skills

Upload custom agent packages and make them available to employees through Claude. Skills are versioned, department-scoped, and distributed via MCP.

MCP Server

Employees connect Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to Arkon using a personal token. Claude gets access to the compiled wiki, raw source documents, and AI skills - all filtered to the employee's permission scope.

→ See MCP & Claude for the full tool reference.

Access Control

Fine-grained RBAC at department level plus workspace membership roles. Admins define roles with granular permissions; employees inherit access based on department or explicit assignment.

→ See Access Control for the full permission model.

Quick Start (Docker)

Prerequisites: Docker, Docker Compose, an AI provider API key (Google, OpenAI, or Anthropic).

git clone https://github.com/nduckmink/arkon.git
cd arkon
cp .env.docker.example .env.docker

Edit .env.docker - set at minimum:

SECRET_KEY=<run: python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe(32))">
DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@yourcompany.com
DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD=your-secure-password

docker compose --env-file .env.docker up -d --build

Open http://localhost:3119 and log in with your admin credentials.

Go to Settings → configure your embedding model, LLM, and (optionally) vision model. Then upload your first document from Knowledge Base.

→ See Setup Guide for the full walkthrough including development mode.

Connecting Claude

Once an employee account is created and an MCP token is generated:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arkon": {
      "url": "https://your-arkon-server/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ark_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop. The employee's compiled knowledge is immediately available.

→ See MCP & Claude for the complete setup and tool reference.

Architecture

Stack: FastAPI · PostgreSQL + pgvector · Redis (arq) · MinIO · Next.js · Tailwind CSS

AI providers (your choice): Google · OpenAI · Anthropic · Ollama · Voyage · Cohere

Outbound network: configured AI provider only. No telemetry, no external calls.

→ See Architecture for the full technical breakdown.

Roadmap

• [x] MRP Pipeline - deterministic MAP→REDUCE→PLAN→REFINE→VERIFY compilation with full document coverage, traceable citations, and human plan review
• [x] Wiki browser - three-panel layout with graph visualization
• [x] MCP Server with scoped knowledge access
• [x] Ingestion pipeline - PDF, DOCX, DOC, URLs, images with vision captions
• [x] Workspaces - scoped wiki, documents, and members
• [x] Wiki draft & revision system - propose, review, approve, rollback
• [x] AI Skills - versioned, department-scoped agent packages
• [x] Full RBAC - department permissions + workspace membership roles
• [x] Audit log
• [ ] Arkon CLI - one-command employee setup
• [ ] Notification system for draft review requests
• [ ] Usage analytics dashboard

License

Arkon is licensed under the PolyForm Internal Use License 1.0.0.

Free to use for your organization's internal business operations. You may not offer Arkon as a service to third parties.

Need a custom integration or enterprise support? We help organizations integrate Claude, custom AI agents, and MCP servers into their existing infrastructure - from connecting to internal databases and legacy systems to building purpose-built agents for specific business processes.

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