Question 1

What is Kiori Community?

Accepted Answer

Kiori Community is a modern wiki and knowledge platform built as an alternative to Fandom, wiki.gg, and self-hosted MediaWiki. It combines AI-powered search (RAG with source citations), a rich block editor with 25+ block types, visual canvases, cloud integrations, and full theme customization. Communities can create public workspaces where visitors browse pages, explore canvases, and ask AI-powered questions — all without creating an account.

Question 2

What types of communities use Kiori?

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Kiori serves a wide range of communities: game and TTRPG wikis (lore databases, class guides, campaign archives), developer documentation (API references, tutorials, changelogs), fan communities (episode guides, character profiles, theory boards), support and help centers (FAQs, troubleshooting, onboarding), education and research (course wikis, study guides, lecture archives), and internal knowledge bases (onboarding playbooks, process docs, team handbooks).

Question 3

Is Kiori built on MediaWiki?

Accepted Answer

No. Kiori is built from the ground up as a modern knowledge platform. It does not use MediaWiki, wikitext, or any traditional wiki engine. It has its own block editor, AI search layer, canvas system, cloud integration framework, and structured data pipeline.

Question 4

How is Kiori different from Fandom?

Accepted Answer

Kiori offers AI-powered search with source citations, a modern block editor (no wikitext), visual canvases, full theme customization with 80+ CSS tokens, custom domains (Pro tier), and an ad-free experience on paid plans. Unlike Fandom, communities own their content and are not subject to intrusive advertising, data monetization, or platform-controlled AI features. Kiori also offers workspace monetization tools so communities can earn from their knowledge, whereas Fandom keeps all advertising revenue.

Question 5

How is Kiori different from wiki.gg?

Accepted Answer

wiki.gg is a free MediaWiki hosting service focused primarily on gaming wikis. Kiori is a purpose-built platform with AI-powered search, a modern block editor (no wikitext), visual canvases, cloud integrations (Google Drive, OneDrive, Notion sync), document import from 10+ formats, and full theme customization. Kiori serves a broader audience including developer docs, fan communities, education, and support knowledge bases — not just gaming wikis.

Question 6

How is Kiori different from self-hosted MediaWiki?

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Kiori is fully hosted — no server management, security patches, backup scripts, or extension compatibility issues. It includes AI-powered search, a modern block editor, visual canvases, and built-in security (rate limiting, PII detection, encryption) without any configuration. Self-hosted MediaWiki gives you complete control and access to thousands of extensions, but requires ongoing technical maintenance. Kiori is the choice for communities that want modern wiki features without infrastructure overhead.

Question 7

What is AI-powered search on Kiori?

Accepted Answer

Kiori uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to power its search. Instead of keyword matching, visitors type natural-language questions and receive synthesized answers with source citations linking to specific pages in your wiki. The AI has 3-layer memory (thread, user, and workspace context) that improves over time. Anonymous visitors can ask questions without creating an account — up to 5 per day on the free tier, unlimited on paid plans.

Question 8

What are canvases on Kiori?

Accepted Answer

Canvases are visual boards where you organize knowledge with cards, folders, and drag-and-drop. Card types include notes, links, images, videos, YouTube embeds, and AI-generated fact sheets. Canvases are publicly viewable by visitors and are ideal for class comparisons, item databases, quest maps, character relationship maps, world maps, and project roadmaps. No traditional wiki platform (Fandom, wiki.gg, MediaWiki) has an equivalent feature.

Question 9

What editor does Kiori use?

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Kiori uses a modern block editor powered by TipTap with 25+ block types: callouts, toggles, multi-column layouts (2, 3, or 4 columns), infoboxes, embeds, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting and tabbed code groups, Mermaid diagrams, math equations, file trees, API reference blocks, and a table of contents. Everything is accessible via slash commands. On the Pro tier, you can create custom block types with a visual layout editor. No wikitext or markup language is required.

Question 10

Can visitors use Kiori without creating an account?

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Yes. Anonymous visitors can browse all public pages, explore canvases, and ask AI-powered questions without creating an account or signing in. The free tier allows 5 AI queries per day for anonymous visitors; paid plans offer unlimited queries.

Question 11

Can I sync content from Google Drive or Notion to Kiori?

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Yes. Kiori integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Notion. You can set up scheduled auto-sync (hourly or daily) so your knowledge base stays fresh without manual updates. Kiori also imports from 10+ document formats with automatic OCR: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, Markdown, plain text, and images.

Question 12

Does Kiori support custom domains?

Accepted Answer

Custom domain support is available on the Pro tier (€99/month) and is coming soon. On the free and Plus tiers, your workspace lives at a Kiori subdomain (yourwiki.kiori.co).

Question 13

Is Kiori Community free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Kiori Community has a free tier that includes 1 public workspace, 500 documents, 500 pages, 500 MB storage, 5 contributors, and 10 AI queries per day. The free tier is ad-supported. Paid plans start at €20/month (Plus) for ad-free experience with expanded limits, and €99/month (Pro) for custom domains, monetization tools, advanced analytics, and priority support.

Question 14

How much does Kiori Community cost?

Accepted Answer

Kiori Community offers three plans: Free (€0, ad-supported, 500 documents, 5 contributors, 10 AI queries/day), Plus (€20/month, ad-free, 2,500 documents, unlimited contributors, unlimited AI queries, full theme customization), and Pro (€99/month, 10,000 documents, custom domain, monetization tools, advanced analytics + API, 15 AI editor licenses, priority support).

Question 15

Does Kiori have ads?

Accepted Answer

The free tier is ad-supported with non-intrusive ads. The Plus (€20/month) and Pro (€99/month) plans are completely ad-free and also remove Kiori branding. Unlike Fandom, where ads are heavy and intrusive with no option to remove them, Kiori's paid plans offer a clean, distraction-free reading experience.

Question 16

Who owns the content on Kiori?

Accepted Answer

You own your content. Kiori does not claim ownership of the knowledge communities create on the platform. Content can be exported by contacting support. Kiori does not use community content for advertising targeting or AI model training.

Question 17

How does Kiori handle privacy and security?

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Kiori is hosted in the EU by default with GDPR-first architecture. Security includes built-in protection layers: rate limiting, PII auto-detection (emails, phones, IBANs, credit cards, API keys, JWTs), Cloud KMS workspace-level encryption, and query visibility controls — all configurable per workspace. Kiori does not monetize user data or track visitors for advertising purposes.

Question 18

Does Kiori offer end-to-end encryption?

Accepted Answer

No — and neither do Notion, Confluence, Fandom, or wiki.gg. Full end-to-end encryption and searchable content are fundamentally incompatible: if your content is encrypted at rest in a way that the platform cannot read it, search, AI-powered Q&A, and collaboration features stop working. Every knowledge platform makes this same trade-off. Kiori uses envelope encryption (Cloud KMS) for sensitive workspace data like API tokens and credentials, and protects your content with rate limiting, PII auto-detection, query visibility controls, and EU hosting by default. Kiori uses privacy-focused analytics to improve the product, but does not sell your data or serve behavioral ads. We would rather be honest about a technical limitation than pretend it does not exist.

Question 19

Can I import my wiki from Fandom or MediaWiki to Kiori?

Accepted Answer

A dedicated import tool for Fandom and MediaWiki content is on the roadmap. You can upvote this feature and track its progress at feedback.kiori.co. In the meantime, the Kiori team handles migrations on a case-by-case basis — reach out to discuss your wiki's size and complexity and they will help evaluate feasibility and assist with the transition.

Question 20

What is workspace monetization on Kiori?

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Workspace monetization is an upcoming feature (available on the Pro tier) that lets workspace owners charge for access to their knowledge base using time-based, non-renewing access passes. For example, a research archive could sell 7-day access for €5. Kiori takes 0% of creator revenue — the platform does not take a cut of your knowledge. This feature is coming soon.

Question 21

What is MCP access on Kiori?

Accepted Answer

MCP (Model Context Protocol) access is an upcoming feature that lets you expose your wiki's knowledge to AI agents and search engines. This means AI assistants and tools could query your public workspace's content through a standardized protocol, potentially driving traffic and revenue to knowledge creators. This feature is coming soon.

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