RedInkAI creates a clear, timestamped record of your writing process — every draft, every prompt, every edit.
So when "Did you really write this?" comes up, you don't explain. You just show.
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See it play out for you
For authors
Novel defense
"How much of this novel did AI write?"
For journalists
Op-ed defense
"Can you confirm this is your voice?"
For students
Flagged paper
"Your paper was flagged for AI use."
For researchers
Manuscript defense
"How did AI shape this submission?"
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We never read your text
Hashes only — your words stay yours.
You own your record
Export every event as PDF or JSON, anytime.
No judgement of content
We document the process. Reviewers decide.
Cryptographic chain
Tampering breaks the chain — and shows it.
What most people miss
Most AI tools write for you. RedInkAI thinks with you — asking the questions that strengthen your draft instead of replacing it. Your voice gets sharper. The receipts prove it was yours all along.
Generative AI
"Write me a paragraph about X."
RedInkAI guidance
"Where is this argument weakest?"
Real prompts your editor will run
"Tighten this paragraph without losing the voice."
"Where is this thesis weakest?"
"What's missing from this argument?"
"Suggest 3 structural revisions for the opening."
Every prompt and your response is logged in your InkTrail — so the same record that proves authorship also shows the thinking behind it.
InkTrail Anywhere
Drag the button below into your bookmark bar. Highlight text on ChatGPT, Google Docs, an article you're researching — anything. Click it. The chunk joins your InkTrail with a hash, the source URL, and a timestamp.
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Auto-recognizes
→ AI output
→ My draft
→ My draft
→ My draft
→ AI output
→ Source material
The label is auto-inferred from the source URL. You can override it before saving — overrides are themselves logged to your trail.
The moment this matters
Suddenly, you're explaining instead of showing. Reaching for screenshots. Searching old chats. Trying to remember exactly when you wrote what.
The reframe
RedInkAI runs quietly while you write. It captures every draft, every prompt, every revision — timestamped, hash-chained, and yours. When the question comes, you don't argue. You hand over a packet that already exists.
Use it when you need it. RedInkAI is not a daily habit — it's the receipt you reach for when someone asks.
Why this exists
Midway through writing a middle-grade adventure novel, the words stopped coming. So I did what any writer in 2026 does: I turned to AI for help. The prose came back polished. Competent. And it sounded nothing like me.
I didn't need a tool that writes. I needed one that thinks with me, and proves the work is still mine.
That's why RedInkAI exists. For every novelist, journalist, op-ed writer, and researcher who wants to use AI without losing their voice, and who wants the receipts to prove it. Authenticity first. Verification second. Both, always.
Built by one person
S.A. Everhart
I read every founder email myself. If something here doesn't fit your situation — or you want to talk to a real person before paying anyone $10 — write to me.
The hardest question we get
Short answer: no. The whole point of RedInkAI is that post-hoc reconstruction is detectable. Here is what makes that true.
Every consultation is logged the moment it happens, with a server-side timestamp the user cannot edit. There is no "save" button on the record. The record IS the session.
Each event is hashed into the previous event. Insert a new event in the middle, and every subsequent hash breaks. The chain detects any tampering, including by us.
Once a session is locked for an attestation, the record is immutable. Subsequent edits create a new session linked to the previous one, preserving the audit trail of revisions.
Anyone, including your editor or integrity officer, can verify any attestation at /verify/{id} without trusting RedInkAI. The math checks out, or the chain breaks visibly.
Open testing
Our adversarial test suite (21 tests covering hash tampering, timestamp spoofing, lock bypass, and cross-user access attempts) runs against every release. Results are public.
See It In Action
A workspace that helps you think, write, and document your process, all at once.
Work the way you already do, with whatever tools you use.
Receive structured AI guidance that strengthens your thinking, not auto-generated content.
Every decision, edit, and interaction is tracked in real time, creating a verifiable record of your work.
Not just what you wrote, but how you got there.
Structure
Editor
Guidance
Your methodology section establishes a clear framework. Consider specifying your sample size and selection criteria to strengthen reproducibility.
InkTrail
Guidance: methodology structure
2:41 PM
Draft saved
2:38 PM
Guidance: literature gap analysis
2:22 PM
Draft saved
2:15 PM
Session started
2:01 PM
InkTrail
A timeline of your thinking, so you can show how your work was created, not just the final result.
Think of it like version history, but for your thinking.
Every step is captured
Edits, decisions, and AI guidance are logged as you work.
Nothing is hidden
Your process stays transparent and reviewable.
Export a professional report
Share your authorship record with clients, institutions, or reviewers.
RedInk Authorship Report
Generated: Mar 17, 2026
Document ID: RIK-2026-0471
Traceability: This document was composed with AI assistance. All content was reviewed, edited, and approved by the attesting author.
Attested by
_____________________
Date
_____________
RedInkAI is grounded in three peer-reviewed papers exploring cognitive intelligence, authorship verification, and AI governance.
Paper 1
Toward a Cognitive Intelligence Framework
Distinguishes cognitive intelligence from generative AI output.
Paper 2
Authorship in the Age of AI Governance
Proposes traceability as the standard for authorship verification.
Paper 3
A System for Verifiable Cognitive Intelligence
Introduces the InkTrail architecture and attestation model.
Your voice is your work. RedInk ensures that no matter what tools you use, the authorship stays unmistakably yours.
Client work demands attribution clarity. Know exactly what you wrote, reviewed, and approved.
Integrity reviews are real. Document your thinking process, not just your output.
Your expertise is your credibility. RedInk keeps the human behind the work visible.
Who it's for
Whether you're writing a novel or a legal brief, RedInkAI gives you a verifiable record of your process. Same editor. Same InkTrail. Different templates and guidance for your discipline.
Novels, short stories, screenplays, poetry, memoirs. Plot development, character arcs, pacing guidance tailored to your genre.
Briefs, memoranda, contracts. Argument structure, evidence citation, and regulatory compliance guidance built in.
Papers, theses, literature reviews. Methodology guidance, citation standards, and discipline-specific frameworks.
Case reports, protocols, review articles. CARE/CONSORT/PRISMA-aware guidance with ethical review support.
Strategy reports, white papers, business analysis. Executive summary coaching, stakeholder framing, and data-driven recommendations.
Policy papers, position documents, regulatory analysis. Evidence-to-recommendation logic and implementation planning.
Frequently Asked Questions
RedInkAI is a record-keeper for the way you write. It works alongside you, helping you think through your draft and quietly logging every step — the questions you asked, the AI suggestions you took or rejected, and the parts you wrote on your own. When someone asks how you made it, you have receipts.
Guidance credits are how the Free plan tracks usage. One credit = one guidance question ("Tighten this paragraph," "Where is this argument weakest?"). You get 25 free — enough to take a full essay or chapter from blank page to a finished, defensible draft. Student, Premium, and Professional plans get unlimited guidance, no cap.
Your InkTrail is the time-stamped record of how a piece of writing came together. Every guidance question, every revision, every AI suggestion you accepted or skipped — all logged in order, linked together with a tamper-proof hash chain. Think of it as version history for your thinking.
An Authorship Packet is the export of your InkTrail — a shareable, signed document you hand to an editor, professor, agent, or reviewer when they ask how the piece was written. It includes a verifiable link, an adoption breakdown (what AI suggested vs. what you actually used), and a clean disclosure summary. Five-minute defense, ready when you need it.
Those tools write for you. RedInkAI thinks with you. We don't generate paragraphs; we ask sharper questions about the paragraph you wrote — and we keep the receipt that proves the words are yours. Use AI in the room. Don't put AI on the page.
Anyone whose name is on the work. Students whose papers get flagged by detection tools that are wrong more than 1-in-10 times. Novelists agents now ask before requesting a full manuscript. Op-ed writers whose editors are starting to ask "is this really your voice?" Researchers facing journal AI-disclosure policies. Lawyers, consultants, policy writers — anyone for whom "I wrote this myself" is part of the deliverable.
TrailMap is the visual version of your InkTrail — a timeline that shows how a piece of writing evolved, with milestones for major edits and structural decisions. Useful for novelists tracking a manuscript across months, and for researchers showing the arc of a paper.
An accountability platform demands accountability from itself. Here's how we earn your trust.
Encrypted & Secure
All data encrypted in transit and at rest. Your writing never trains any AI model.
You Own Everything
Full export anytime. Your InkTrail, your manuscripts, your attestation reports, all yours.
Transparent Attribution
Every AI guidance interaction is logged, timestamped, and visible in your audit trail. Nothing hidden.
Pricing
Every plan includes InkTrail, all templates, and your full authorship record.
Getting Started
Try the editor with 25 guidance credits — enough to take one full essay, paper, or chapter to a finished artifact. All templates included.
Verified Student
Everything in Premium, half price. .edu email required. Defense-ready for flagged papers.
Unlimited Guidance
Unlimited document-specific guidance, all export options, full InkTrail and TrailMap. Annual: $290/yr (save 17%).
Audit-Grade Accountability
Everything in Premium, plus formal attestation reports and discipline-specific guidance. Annual: $1,341/yr (save 25%).
Coming soon
A dedicated authorship and methodology traceability layer built for research workflows. Designed for teams navigating IRB documentation, publication integrity reviews, and institutional compliance requirements.