# mkv - MarKdown Viewer

> mkv is a native macOS reader for the Markdown that coding agents write. Point it at a folder and every Markdown file in it stays current as agents write; the reader's place is kept; changed passages glow; front matter shows as a card of properties. Agents can open a document at a line without taking the person's focus, ask what a document holds, and receive the person's comments on a passage. mkv never edits files. It is sold on the Mac App Store: free to try for 14 days, then one purchase. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It is not related to the Matroska (.mkv) video format. Made by ConkerLab (https://conkerlab.com/).

## Pages

- [Home](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/): what mkv is and what it shows
- [Tour](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/tour): every feature, grouped by the question it answers
- [Try it](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/try): a working model of the app in the browser
- [For agents](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/agents): the `mkv` command, the agent skill, polite opens, `mkv get` and comments
- [Pricing](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/pricing): the trial and the one purchase
- [Support](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/support): contact and answers
- [Privacy](https://conkerlab.com/mkv/privacy): what the app and the site keep

## For an agent working with a person who uses mkv

- Show a finished document with `mkv open --polite PATH:LINE`; it waits for the person behind Go > Next (Cmd-J) and never takes focus.
- Ask instead of rereading: `mkv get PATH outline`, `mkv get PATH links`, `mkv get PATH comments`.
- Answer a comment with `mkv comment ID done --say "what changed"`.
- `mkv --skill` prints the full skill; `mkv --help` lists everything.