JSON
JSON is the primary format for structured metadata throughout the con/serve ecosystem – BIDS sidecar files, tool output, API responses, and per-item metadata records. Stored in git (not git-annex) for diffability and searchability.
Annotation Garden
·4 mins
An initiative providing open infrastructure for collaborative annotation of stimuli used in neuroscience research. Uses git branches as stackable annotation layers, BIDS/HED standards for interoperability, and AI-accelerated annotation generation with human refinement. Directly relevant to ReproStim-captured audio/video stimuli and generalizable to any experiment with media needing temporal annotation.
citations-collector
·5 mins
Discovers citations across CrossRef, OpenCitations, DataCite, and OpenAlex; syncs with Zotero; acquires PDFs with git-annex provenance tracking; and stores everything in a DataLad dataset using a LinkML schema aligned with CiTO and FaBiO ontologies.