# Share and verify

> Share a fixed Record of a result by link. Recipients see what was checked and whether it is still current, and can re-verify it independently in a browser or command line.

## Share the result. Make its basis checkable.

Give collaborators a fixed research result with its methods, assumptions and checking instructions. Choose access and disclosure, and keep issued checks separate from the result’s current status.

## The recipient gets more than a number.

| What they need | What the share identifies |
| --- | --- |
| Which result is this? | One fixed Record and its research version. |
| Why is it supported? | The disclosed inputs, assumptions, method, results and covered checks. |
| Can I repeat the checks? | Browser inspection and independent re-verification instructions; full checks require the referenced inputs. |
| Is it still current? | A separate authenticated status check, or an explicit unknown status. |

## Fix the evidence. Control access.

| Decision | Your options |
| --- | --- |
| Recipient | Named authenticated recipients, or a time-limited account-free link you create. |
| Disclosure | Choose how much of the Record the share reveals. |
| Access period | Expiry and revocation control future access without rewriting the Record. |

Records are not placed in a public directory and links are not emailed automatically.

## Choose access. Let the recipient inspect.

1. **Issue — Lock the result.** SciGround issues a Record for a specific research version.
2. **Share — Choose recipients and scope.** Named, authenticated access with expiry—or a time-limited link you choose to create.
3. **Inspect — See what was checked.** Recipients see the claim, evidence, assumptions, and current status.
4. **Verify — Check it independently.** The same outcome in the browser or with the independent command-line tool.

## Sharing and independent checking.

### One link, one fixed result.

Every shared link points to a specific Record: one research version with its inputs, method, checks, and supported claim. What a Record contains is described on the Record page.

### Share with control.

Share with named recipients through an authenticated link, each with their own expiry and revocation. When you choose, create a time-limited link that opens without an account.

### Choose what recipients see.

Decide how much of the Record each share discloses, so unpublished data stay as private as you need.

### Recipients verify it themselves.

Recipients can view the Record in a browser or re-verify it with an independent command-line tool in a clean environment. Both give the same outcome for the recorded scope.

### Past and present, kept apart.

A Record shows whether its checks held when it was issued and, separately, whether it is current, superseded, withdrawn, or cannot be confirmed right now. A modified, incomplete, or unknown-version Record is reported as such.

### From recipient to researcher.

A collaborator who receives a Record can start their own SciGround work from it, under their own access and permissions.

## Evidence that can leave the original chat

- The fixed result and the claim it supports
- Inputs, assumptions, method, and software versions, as far as you disclose them
- Whether the checks held when issued, and whether the Record is current
- Instructions for independent re-verification

## Limits and conditions

A Record proves what SciGround checked, not more. See what recipients can and cannot conclude. [Read the limits](https://www.licklider.ai/sciground/sharing/limits/) ([Markdown](https://www.licklider.ai/sciground/sharing/limits.md)).

## Related

- [Record](https://www.licklider.ai/record/)
- [Write and report](https://www.licklider.ai/sciground/writing/)
- [Data and security](https://www.licklider.ai/sciground/security/)