JidoSealFor docs kept as markdown files
Make your docs easy for AI to navigate.
Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor and local models all work from your markdown. When a file doesn't say what it is, who owns it or whether it's still current, they have to guess. JidoSeal checks every file in a folder against an open standard, shows exactly what's missing, and writes the fixes back.
Free to scan and fix · Runs on your machine — your files never leave it · Graded Bronze, Silver or Gold against a published standard
Works on markdown (.md) files: a docs folder, a wiki kept in Git, an Obsidian vault. It doesn't read Word, PDF or SharePoint pages. No coding needed.
The problem
Your AI tools read your docs. They can't read your mind.
Give a folder to Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or a model on your own GPU, and its first job is working out what's what. Which file is the policy, and which is the draft? Who owns it? Is it current, or last year's? If the file doesn't say, the AI works it out from the text, and it can get it wrong. Most notes don't say. They were written for people, and more and more of them are now written by AI tools.
# Refund policy Support can approve a refund within 30 days of purchase. Anything larger goes to finance.
--- type: policy title: Refund policy description: When support can approve a refund, and who signs off. timestamp: 2026-09-14 owner: dept:support status: stable review_policy: yearly reviewed_at: 2026-09-14 next_review_at: 2027-09-14 --- # Refund policy Support can approve a refund within 30 days of purchase. Anything larger goes to finance.
Nine labelled lines at the top; the text itself is untouched. Now any AI tool, and any new colleague, can tell what the file is, who owns it and when it's next reviewed, from the top of the file.
The standard
There's an open standard for this.
It's called the Open Knowledge Format (OKF), and it's published by Google Cloud; the specification is public on Google Cloud's GitHub (GoogleCloudPlatform/open-knowledge-format). Knowledge stays as plain markdown files, each with a short block of labelled fields at the top, so people and AI agents can see what a file is, where it came from and how it connects without guessing. It's plain text, so it isn't tied to any one AI. Switch models and nothing needs rewriting.
JidoSeal grades a folder against it in three steps. Bronze is OKF itself. Silver and Gold add fields that evidence two ISO standards for documents and knowledge: who owns each file, when it last changed, and when it's next reviewed.
Every file says what kind of document it is: a policy, a how-to, a meeting note. This is the open standard's one required field.
type
Every file also has a title, a one-line description, a date and an owner.
title description timestamp owner
Every file also has a status (current, draft or retired), a review policy, the date it was last reviewed and the date it's next due.
status review_policy reviewed_at next_review_at
Your grade is the highest one that every file in the folder meets, with no partial credit. Your score out of 100 shows how far along the folder is across all three grades. No AI model reads your files, and the same files always get the same grade.
Why these fields: ISO 9001 §7.5.2 asks that documents carry appropriate identification and description, and gives examples such as a title, a date or an author. ISO 30401 asks that knowledge is kept current under defined governance, and sets no review interval. Neither standard prescribes a list of fields; these fields are one reasonable way to evidence those clauses. A JidoSeal grade is evidence you can show; it isn't ISO certification. JidoSeal is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Google or ISO.
How it works
Pick a folder. See where it stands. Fix it. Free.
- Pick a folder. Your docs folder, an Obsidian vault, a repo's
docs/directory. JidoSeal reads the markdown files where they are, on your machine. - See where it stands. You get the folder's grade, plus a list of exactly which files are missing which fields.
- Fix it. JidoSeal suggests what it can work out, such as a title from the file name, a date or a status, and asks you for the rest, such as who owns the files. Scanning only reads your files. Nothing changes until you click Apply, one file at a time or for a whole group at once, and you see every change before it's written. It only touches the block of fields at the top of each file; your writing is never changed.
- Climb to Gold. Re-check as you go. Getting to Gold costs nothing.
Fixes are written into your files in Chrome or Edge. Other browsers scan and show each fix as a preview. Try it on a copy of the folder first if you like. You can undo from the page while it's open; keep the folder in Git or a backup as usual.
Run it where you work
In your browser — no install, no coding. jidoseal.com/app/run. It scans and fixes.
Scan a folder — freeFor developers: in your terminal. pipx install jidoseal, then jidoseal --root ./docs. The same rules, offline: coverage for each grade, plus a gap list for every file.
For developers: inside your AI tool. pip install jidoseal-mcp, then claude mcp add jidoseal -- jidoseal-mcp, or add it to Cursor or any tool that takes MCP plug-ins. Your AI tool gets the grade and the gap list. Source on GitHub.
Watch it in 99 seconds
What the grades mean, and how anyone can check a certificate.
What you end up with
Every file says what it is, who owns it, when it last changed and whether it's still current. That holds whether Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor or a model on your own GPU is reading, and for the next person who joins your team. It's plain markdown, so nothing is locked in: change AI tools next year and your docs come with you.
JidoSeal Certified
Then show customers and auditors where you stand.
Evidence you can attach, without handing over your documents.
Anyone can say their documentation is in order. A JidoSeal certificate shows it, with a date on it. The certificate is optional. Once your folder reaches Bronze, Silver or Gold, you can have that grade certified: a dated certificate, signed off by a person at JidoSeal, with a public page where anyone can check it.
Who's behind JidoSeal. It was developed and built by people with over 75 years between them in Lean Six Sigma and quality assurance, and in ISO audits and certifications at Fortune 500 companies.
Where people use it
- • A supplier or security questionnaire asks how you control your documents, or what your AI tools work from. Paste the verification link into your answer.
- • An auditor asks for evidence of document control. Put the certificate on top of your document register. At Gold it shows, for one date, that every file in the set has an owner, a status and a review date. It doesn't replace the register or the audit.
- • You build or tidy a knowledge base for a client. Hand it over with a certificate showing the grade it reached.
- • Your docs are public. Put the badge on the README or docs site, linked to its verification page.
They can check it themselves.
Send the link to a customer, an auditor, a prospect or your board. The verification page shows your grade, your score, the date and your folder's fingerprint. It's on JidoSeal's site, so they don't have to take your word for it.
Every grade has a published definition.
Gold means nine named fields filled in on every file: the Open Knowledge Format, plus the fields that evidence ISO 9001 §7.5.2 and ISO 30401. The rules are published, so anyone can see exactly what your grade required.
It proves the state on a date.
Audits ask what state things were in, and when. The certificate records your grade on the day it was issued, tied to a fingerprint (a hash) of exactly those files, without revealing any of them. Like an inspection grade, it shows that day. It's listed as valid for a year, and renewing shows you've kept it up.
Nothing is exposed to prove it.
Your files never leave your machine, whether you're scanning or certifying. A person at JidoSeal signs off each certificate after checking the payment and that the grade matches the score. They see those numbers and the fingerprint, never your files, their names or their contents.
Show it where people look.
A badge for your website, README or email signature that links to your verification page. A printable certificate. Approved certificates are listed in the public registry with your company name, grade and date.
How to get it
- Scan your folder and fix it. That part is free.
- When it reaches the grade you want, choose Get certified on your results and pay by card through Stripe.
- A person at JidoSeal approves it. You get an email with your private owner link, where your certificate, badge and verification page all live.
Certificates from $149. See pricing ↓
What a certificate claims, exactly: on the date shown, every markdown file in the certified folder had the fields its grade requires. Nothing more.
Free to scan and fix. Pay only for the certificate.
Self-Check — Free
- • Your folder's grade, Bronze to Gold, with a score out of 100
- • Exactly which files are missing which fields
- • Fixes written into your files, with your OK
- • As many folders as you like, as often as you like
- • In your browser, your terminal or your AI tool
- • Runs on your machine. No account.
JidoSeal Certified — from $149
- • A dated certificate for the grade your folder reached
- • A public verification page anyone can check
- • A badge that links to it, and a listing in the public registry
- • A printable certificate
- • Signed off by a person at JidoSeal, from the grade, score and fingerprint only
- • Valid for one year
| Grade | What every file needs | Certificate |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | type (OKF v0.2) | $149 if the folder met Bronze on its first scan · $199 if JidoSeal's fixes got it there |
| Silver | + title description timestamp owner | $349 |
| Gold | + status review_policy reviewed_at next_review_at | $599 |
One flat price per grade, however many files. You only pay once your folder has reached the grade, so the free scan tells you exactly where you stand first. Scanning and fixing stay free whether or not you buy a certificate. The certificate is the only thing that costs money.
Local by design
Your files stay on your machine.
A knowledge base is often the most sensitive thing a team owns, so JidoSeal is built never to receive it.
Scanning: nothing is sent.
The check runs in your browser tab or your terminal. Once the page has loaded, you can go offline and it still works.
Fixing: nothing is sent.
Changes are written straight into your own files, on your own machine.
Certifying: one small record is sent.
It holds the company name, your name and email, and three facts about the folder: its grade, its score and its fingerprint. It never includes file contents, file names or paths.
Exactly what a certificate request contains
company · your name · your email · grade · score · folder fingerprint (one hash of all the files, called a Merkle root) · a random reference number · whether JidoSeal's fixes were used before Bronze (it sets the Bronze price) · a discount code, if you enter one.
Don't take our word for it. Watch your browser's network panel while you scan, or run the command-line tool with your network off.
Questions people ask
- Isn't this just a linter?
- The check is deliberately simple: is each field there, and is it filled in? That's what makes the grade objective and repeatable. JidoSeal adds the fixing, a grade against a published standard, and a certificate other people can check.
- Does it judge what I wrote?
- No. It grades only the fields at the top of each file, never the writing. No AI model is involved.
- Which files does it check?
- Markdown (
.mdand.markdown). Everything else in the folder is ignored; it doesn't read Word, PDF or SharePoint pages. - Does it work with Obsidian?
- Yes. Obsidian's properties are this same block of fields.
- Is this ISO certification?
- No. That takes an accredited audit of your whole management system. JidoSeal checks document fields that evidence ISO 9001 §7.5.2 and ISO 30401. That's evidence that's cheap to produce and easy to check, not a substitute for the audit.
- Can I see a real certificate?
- Every approved certificate is listed in the public registry, with its verification page.
See where your docs stand.
Pick a folder. It's free, it runs on your machine, and there's no account.
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