Status
Verified, interpretation, fictional, mixed, or unreviewed.
Obsidian community plugin · v0.1.1
Keep the story.
Preserve the evidence.
Record what a note is, where it came from, who created it, and what rights or permissions apply—in readable properties that remain inside your vault.
Submitted for Obsidian review
Why it exists
Interpretation should not quietly become evidence.
Narrative Provenance gives writers, researchers, archivists, journalists, and collaborative worldbuilders a consistent way to distinguish verified information from interpretation and fiction—while keeping authorship, copyright, consent, and affiliation separate.
Readable by people and tools
Seven properties. One clearer record.
The guided editor writes ordinary YAML frontmatter, so provenance stays portable even without the plugin.
Authors
The people or organizations responsible for the work.
Created
The date associated with the record or source.
Sources
Links or references that support the record.
Rights
Original, licensed, public domain, permission status, or fair-use claim.
Consent
Tracked separately from ownership and licensing.
Affiliation
Independent, official, or unclear—without implying endorsement.
Privacy first
Your vault stays your vault.
- No telemetry
- No accounts
- No advertising or payments
- No network requests
- No external file access
Important boundary
A record supports review. It does not replace it.
The plugin records a user’s assessment. It does not authenticate sources, secure permission, determine copyright ownership, or provide legal advice. Users remain responsible for review and publication decisions.
Open source · MIT licensed
Help test Narrative Provenance.
Try the current release in a separate test vault, report focused issues, and help make provenance easier to preserve.