# ink (inkle's interactive narrative scripting language)

- id: src_01M569GBH740TD69GVDK3QGE58
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
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- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T18, T01 · tags: level:established, branching, scripting, interactive-fiction
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:04.123Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569GBH740TD69GVDK3QGE58

Source: https://github.com/inkle/ink

Unity integration and other ports live in separate repositories (not examined).

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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Mature MIT-licensed markup language and runtime (C#, with JS ports elsewhere) for branching, stateful interactive narrative, used for commercial games; the WritingWithInk guide is the standard tutorial for weaves, knots, diverts and variables.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "inkle",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-05-05T11:24:42.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README: ink is inkle's scripting language for writing interactive narrative for text-centric games and graphical games with highly branching stories; designed to be easy to learn with powerful structuring features. · locator: README intro · source: https://github.com/inkle/ink
- [sourced_fact] MIT license file (copyright 2025 inkle Ltd); last push 2026-05-05. · locator: LICENSE.txt · source: https://github.com/inkle/ink/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
- [upstream_claim] Official site says ink was used to author Heaven's Vault, 80 Days and Sorcery!. · locator: site header · source: https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/
- [sourced_fact] Tutorial document WritingWithInk.md exists in the repository Documentation folder. · locator: file page · source: https://github.com/inkle/ink/blob/master/Documentation/WritingWithInk.md
- [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=MIT hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · MIT for the engine and compiler; games and stories written in ink belong to their authors. No model-training statement. · evidence: https://github.com/inkle/ink/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

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