What is knowledge-repo?

Knowledge Repo is a platform that Airbnb built so that data scientists and analysts can share their work with the rest of their organization. The problem it addresses is that data work often lives in personal notebooks or gets buried in emails and internal wikis, making it hard for colleagues to find, read, or build on what others have already figured out. The core idea is that data workers write their analyses in formats they already use, such as Jupyter notebooks or R Markdown files, and then submit those documents to a shared repository where others can browse, search, and comment on them. The platform treats these documents as posts in a knowledge base rather than raw files in a folder. Content can be submitted in two ways. One option connects to a GitHub repository and automatically picks up new or updated posts written in markdown. The other option is a built-in web editor where you can compose a post, upload a notebook file, or link to a Google Doc. Once published, posts can be updated, deleted, or commented on. The system is designed around reproducibility, meaning that analyses should include enough context for someone else to understand and re-run them. The project was open-sourced so that other organizations with similar knowledge-sharing problems could use or adapt it. Installation is done through pip and detailed setup instructions are available on the project's documentation site. A hosted live version is also available for teams who do not want to run their own instance.