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Anchor Templates

Templates give your anchors structured, consistent labels. Pick one when anchoring to record fields like title, version, or department in a single on-chain label.

Academic Paper

Academic

Theses, journal articles, and preprints. Records title, version, and department.

Example label

paper-title:thesis-chapter-3|v:2|dept:biology

Fields

Titlerequired
Version
Department

Use this template

Legal Document

Legal

Contracts, filings, and agreements. Records title, case number, and jurisdiction.

Example label

legal-title:services-agreement|case:2026-cv-1234|juris:ny

Fields

Titlerequired
Case Number
Jurisdiction

Use this template

Code Release

Software

Source releases and build artifacts. Records repository, version, and tag.

Example label

release-repo:thesis-lock|v:1.4.0|tag:stable

Fields

Repositoryrequired
Version
Tag

Use this template

Dataset

Data

Research datasets and data exports. Records name, version, and format.

Example label

data-name:survey-results|v:3|fmt:csv

Fields

Namerequired
Version
Format

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Certificate

Credential

Diplomas, awards, and credentials. Records recipient, issuer, and date.

Example label

cert-to:jane-doe|by:state-university|date:2026-06

Fields

Recipientrequired
Issuer
Date

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Generic

General

A free-form label with no structure. The original anchoring behaviour.

Example label

thesis-chapter-3-draft-v2

Use this template

Custom labels

Not every document fits a template. Choose Generic to anchor with any free-form label up to 64 ASCII characters, exactly as before.