# Inform 7 (ganelson/inform)

- id: src_01M569GBDP8K0C0TYXYZ3JND54
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T18, T01 · tags: level:established, parser-if, natural-language, simulation
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:04.012Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569GBDP8K0C0TYXYZ3JND54

Source: https://github.com/ganelson/inform

```json
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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Natural-language programming language and IDE core for parser interactive fiction; open-sourced in 2022 under Artistic License 2.0 and used in education and as a games-industry prototyping tool.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Graham Nelson and contributors",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-06-24T16:52:59.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README: Inform is a programming language for creating interactive fiction using natural language syntax, widely used for literary writing, prototyping in the games industry and education. · locator: README About · source: https://github.com/ganelson/inform
- [sourced_fact] README: created April 2006, open-sourced April 2022; software available under the Artistic License 2.0 except where otherwise stated. · locator: README About · source: https://github.com/ganelson/inform
- [sourced_fact] Artistic-2.0 license file; version 10.2.0-beta shown; last push 2026-06-24. · locator: LICENSE and README header · source: https://github.com/ganelson/inform/blob/master/LICENSE
- [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:
- code: license=Artistic-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Artistic-2.0 per README and LICENSE; README notes some content is exceptions ('except where otherwise stated'); see notes/copyright.md (not read). · evidence: https://github.com/ganelson/inform/blob/master/LICENSE

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