sourceactiveStory and writing

olivierkes/manuskript

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Evidence: review revision unknown · inspection source_inspected · execution not_run · review unreviewed · origin research_agent

Source: https://github.com/olivierkes/manuskript

Default branch is develop (GitHub API).

Structured fields

{
  "archived": false,
  "revision": {
    "ref": "0.17.0 (latest release, published 2025-06-30T19:13:12Z)",
    "pinned": true,
    "source_url": "https://github.com/olivierkes/manuskript/releases"
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "Open-source writers' tool with premise growth, characters, plots, outlines and world building, plus export to HTML, ePub, OpenDocument and DocX. A candidate for structured story-development notes; no episodic/series model or consistency checker is described in the README.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [
    "Python3",
    "PyQt5"
  ],
  "source_owner": "Olivier Keshavjee (olivierkes)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "README names PyQt5 and does not mention a Qt6 migration.",
    "Latest tagged release is dated 2025-06-30 although pushes continue to 2026-09 (GitHub API: pushed_at); the API's open_issues_count is 589 (issues plus pull requests).",
    "README does not describe maintenance status or a series/episode structure."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-09-01T23:55:44.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] README lists growing a premise from one sentence to a paragraph to a full summary. · locator: README feature list source
[sourced_fact] README lists import/export to HTML, ePub, OpenDocument, DocX and more. · locator: README feature list source
[sourced_fact] README states Python 3 and PyQt5. · locator: README source
[sourced_fact] GitHub API reports GPL-3.0. · locator: evidence/github/olivierkes--manuskript.json source
[sourced_fact] Repository is not archived (GitHub API). · locator: evidence/github/olivierkes--manuskript.json source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
code	GPL-3.0	permitted	restricted	permitted	unknown	https://api.github.com/repos/olivierkes/manuskript https://raw.githubusercontent.com/olivierkes/manuskript/develop/README.md GPL-3.0 per GitHub API; README says 'version 3 or (at your option) any later version'. Copyleft; no training rights implied.

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