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The record layer for AI-era science.

A record of the people, tools and versions behind your research. Signed by you.

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AI-generated science imagery.
AI in research

AI is starting
to do science.

Recent results where AI took part, as their authors report them.

  1. 3,500candidate systems from 200,000+ enzymes

    Biology

    AI agents found an unknown enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats in viral DNA.

    Function still unknown · lab work done by people

    AnthropicRead the source
  2. 67.2%up from 41.6%

    Mathematics

    A research model raised a Riemann zeta bound from 41.6% to 67.2%.

    Lean proof · reviewed by outside experts

    AnthropicRead the source
  3. 1946the year the conjecture was posed

    Geometry

    A model disproved Erdős’s 1946 unit distance conjecture.

    Human-verified write-up by mathematicians

    OpenAIRead the source
  4. ~50%more antigen presentation in cell tests

    Medicine

    A model proposed a new cancer therapy pathway; cell experiments confirmed it.

    Confirmed in cell experiments

    Google DeepMind & YaleRead the source

  5. This is just
    the beginning.

Summaries of external news, with sources. Not Papex records.

The problem

Questions the record
can’t answer.

  • Which parts did the AI write?
  • Can you show you had it first?
  • Which version did you submit?
  • When did this file really exist?
  • Who gets the credit?

AI speeds up research. The record hasn’t caught up.

Science, on the record. Everywhere.

Introducing Papex

Papex keeps the record.

Hypothesisv2

Could shade help seedlings grow?

A. Author, B. Author · with Claude Sonnet 5 Agent-reported

History18 checkpoints · 12 Mar – 22 Sep
SignedA. Author, B. Author · 3f9a 72c1 … c21e
Dated24 Sep 2026 · public ledger
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  1. Before the paper

    Ideas and findings get their own record.

  2. AI on the record

    Never an author.

  3. Work history

    Checkpoints as you work. Files stay with you.

  4. Signed by you

    The exact version.

  5. Dated independently

    In a public ledger.

  6. Anyone can check

    Signer, version and date. No account needed.

How it works

Your work,
signed and dated.

Prepared with your AI tool, signed by you, dated independently.

  1. 1Prepare
    Your AI tool

    Your AI drafts

    Connect the AI tool you already use. It turns your notes and results into a private Papex draft.

    Add Papex to Claude
  2. 1Prepare
    You

    You check every line

    Keep, change or drop what your AI wrote. The draft stays private while you work.

  3. 1Prepare
    On the record

    AI use stays visible

    The model and tool are kept as the agent reports them, next to your name.

  4. 2Sign and date
    You

    You sign the exact version

    Your signature covers this version, word for word. Any change makes a new version.

  5. 2Sign and date
    Independent timestamp

    Dated independently

    A salted fingerprint of the version is timestamped in a public ledger. Anyone can check the date, even without Papex.

  6. 3Release
    You decide

    Release it when you’re ready

    Keep it private, share it with people you invite, or publish it. The date stays the day you signed.

  7. That’s the whole record.

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The records

From the questionto the paper.

A hypothesis, a discovery and a publication. Each signed, each linked to the rest.

01Before you test it

Put the question on record.

Before you test it: the claim, why it matters, how you will test it and what you expect.

HypothesisPXH-4174QJA5TVHG · v1

Could shade help seedlings grow?

Claim
Partial shade helps seedlings grow taller in their first two weeks.
Significance
Cheap shade could raise early survival in hot greenhouses.
Methodology
Two trays, same soil and water, measured daily for 14 days.
Expected outcomes
Shaded tray at least 10% taller by day 14.
Signed by A. Author, B. Author12 Mar 2026
02When you have a result

Keep the finding in context.

When you have a result: what you found, how, on what evidence and within what limits.

DiscoveryPXD-QA87TQTYA0JF · v1

Shaded seedlings grew taller in week one.

Result summary
Shaded tray 18% taller at day 7; no difference by day 14.
Method or derivation
Daily height of 40 seedlings per tray.
Evidence basis
heights.csv · 212 photos
Limitations
One greenhouse, one species.
Signed by A. Author, B. Author22 Jun 2026
03When you write it up

Show the work behind the paper.

When you write it up: the manuscript, its authors and the research it builds on.

PublicationPXP-2M8XK4RBQW1N · v1

Shade and early seedling growth

Manuscript
PDF · 14 pages
Authors
A. Author, B. Author
Builds on
PXH-4174QJA5TVHG · PXD-QA87TQTYA0JF
References
23 works
Signed by A. Author, B. Author24 Sep 2026
One project.
Three records.

Each stands on its own, is signed version by version, and links to the rest.

Explore records

Illustrative project. Identifiers and dates are examples.

Check it. Cite it.

Take a signed record apart and check each piece. Then cite the exact version.

  1. 1
    The whole recordScroll to take it apart.
  2. 1
    ContentExactly what was signed, version 1.
  3. 2
    FingerprintChange one byte and it no longer matches.
  4. 3
    SignaturesThe people who stand behind this version.
  5. 4
    Timestamp proofCheckable with OpenTimestamps tools.
Cite this versionpapex.org/id/PXH-4174QJA5TVHG/v/1
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The conversation

Ask a question.Add evidence.Raise a challenge.Answer, on the record.

Every question, piece of evidence and challenge stays with the version it is about, next to the author’s answer.

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Research teams. Institutions. You.

Tell us how you work. Let’s find where Papex fits.

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  1. ResearchersLet your work carry its history.Develop ideas privately, sign exact versions and choose when to share them with others.
  2. LabsKeep the research connected.Bring hypotheses, findings and supporting material into a versioned record of the work.
  3. UniversitiesMake the process inspectable.Follow declared AI use, human contributions and signed versions in the records researchers share.
  4. PublishersGo beyond the manuscript.Inspect author declarations, linked research and version history alongside the publication.

Your work. A lasting record.

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