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Data infrastructure
Systems Dec 6, 2025 8 min read

The Portable Knowledge Protocol: Packaging Intelligence for the AI Era

DZ
Dietrich Zeledon
Founder, Co_
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Your intelligence is scattered across dozens of platforms. Here's how to package it into portable, machine-readable assets that you own.

Global data network
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Section 01

The Problem

Your expertise lives in email threads, Slack messages, meeting notes, and documents you forgot existed. Your relationships, methodologies, and hard-won lessons are trapped in silos that don't talk to each other.

And when you try to bring AI into your workflow, it doesn't know any of this. It starts from zero. Every time.

There's a better way. We call it the Portable Knowledge Protocol.

Section 02

The Container

A PKP is a standardized container for domain expertise. It transforms "squishy" human context—relationships, methodologies, operational history—into structured, machine-readable assets.

Think of it like a shipping container for knowledge. Before the standardized shipping container was invented in 1956, loading a cargo ship was chaotic. The shipping container changed everything—goods could move seamlessly across ships, trains, and trucks.

A PKP does the same thing for knowledge. It packages your expertise into a standardized format (usually JSON) that any AI system can understand and use.

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Section 03

The Architecture

PKPs aren't magic. They work because they follow proven engineering patterns—applying the rigor of software development to knowledge management.

Infrastructure as Code
Like IaC
Infrastructure as Code

Context defined in structured files that can be versioned, shared, and deployed.

Structured Data
Like APIs
Structured Data Delivery

Intelligence delivered predictably, every time. AI knows exactly where to find your expertise.

Model Context Protocol
Like MCP
Model Context Protocol

Clean, structured pathway for AI systems to understand your specific worldview.

System Insight_

Stop building castles on other people's land.

Start building portable intelligence assets. Your expertise should be portable, versioned, and owned by you.

// Not rented from platforms that can change the rules tomorrow

Data ownership
Section 04

The Five Layers

A well-structured PKP includes several interlocking components.

01 Identity Layer

Who you are, what you value, how you present yourself

02 Operations Layer

Your workflows, processes, and decision frameworks

03 Network Layer

Relationships, collaborations, and communication patterns

04 Knowledge Layer

Domain expertise, institutional memory, learned lessons

05 Rules Layer

Constraints, preferences, and non-negotiables

Complete Picture

Together, they form how you or your organization thinks and operates

Starting point
Section 05

Getting Started

Building a PKP doesn't require sophisticated tools. Start simple:

  • 01. Audit your knowledge: Where does your expertise currently live?
  • 02. Identify patterns: What do you do repeatedly?
  • 03. Structure incrementally: Start with one component.
  • 04. Test with AI: Does it respond more like you?
  • 05. Iterate: A PKP is a living document.
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