ORGF is an open, versioned format for portable hierarchical models.
A model is stored as readable YAML rather than as a static diagram. ORGF is designed for organisational structures, work-breakdown structures, taxonomies, catalogues, registries, and other hierarchical models.
The canonical reference for this release is:
Official versioned releases are published at:
A model declares its target format in the top-level orgformat field. The optional
embedded reference section is useful when a model must remain self-contained for manual
or AI-assisted work. When present, it must be a complete, unmodified canonical copy of
the reference published for the declared version.
specification/— canonical format reference.examples/— minimal ORGF 1.0.0 examples, with and without an embedded reference.demo-packs/— public DemoPacks in RU, EN, and zh-Hans where available.validator/— reference Node.js validator for ORGF 1.0.0.integrations/— public import, export, and bidirectional integration projects.
Open examples/minimal-self-contained.orgf in a YAML editor, an ORGF-compatible tool,
or an AI workflow. It contains the model and the canonical ORGF 1.0.0 reference together.
To validate a file locally:
cd validator
npm ci
npm run validate -- ../examples/minimal-self-contained.orgfThe validator reports structural errors and non-fatal remarks. It does not normalise or modify source files.
- The ORGF reference, reference validator, and materials not otherwise marked are released under the MIT License.
- DemoPack model content in
demo-packs/is dedicated under CC0 1.0 Universal. - The ORGFORMAT and ORGF names, logos, visual identity, and Studio interface are not granted by those licences. See Brand use.
This repository contains the public ORGF format contour only. It does not contain ORGFORMAT Studio, website source code, proprietary product materials, or private project data.