About InKCre

InKCre is an open project for making collected information durable, organized, and reusable. The project and the public development effort share the name InKCre.

Why InKCre exists

Information is distributed across many systems. Collection alone does not preserve its value when the result remains source-specific, difficult to connect, or unavailable to later work.

InKCre exists to help information remain reusable—from collection and organization to later use and creation.

The name

In refers to Information, K to Knowledge, and Cre to Creation. Together, InKCre also evokes ink, create, and increase.

InKCre is also known in Chinese as 第三持存 (tertiary retention).

Values

These values guide the project's direction. They do not imply that every corresponding product or governance mechanism is already complete.

Open source

InKCre is developed in the open and should remain inspectable and contributable.

User control

People should retain meaningful control over their information and product behavior.

Self-hosting

Running InKCre on infrastructure controlled by its users is a core direction.

Community-driven

The project and its ecosystem should be shaped through open participation rather than only by a closed central team.

Current stage

InKCre is under active development. Product behavior, interfaces, and developer contracts may change as implementation and real integrations clarify the durable shape.

This website documents the direction and contracts that are real now. It intentionally avoids a stale roadmap or promises about unfinished capabilities.

Participate

Start with the Developer Guide to understand the system and route a contribution. You can also explore the InKCre organization on GitHub.

Code, documentation, design, and ecosystem work are all useful ways to participate. Specific setup, review, and support expectations remain with the repository that owns the work.