> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.desci.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish.md).

# Create and Publish

- [Quick Start](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/quick-start.md)
- [Introduction](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/introduction.md): Introduction to Nodes and the Open State Repository
- [Sign Up & Login](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/sign-up-and-login.md): Get set up  •  ORCID  •  E-mail
- [Create a Node](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node.md): Create Node  •  Add Components  •  Add Information
- [Create Node](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/create-node.md): Create Node  •  Add Components  •  Add Information
- [Add Components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components.md): Add component  •  Component Library  •  Workspace
- [Data](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components/data.md): Add component  •  Data  •  Workspace
- [Manuscript](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components/manuscript.md): Add component  •  Manuscript  •  Workspace
- [Code & Executables](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components/code-and-executables.md): Add component  •  Code  •  Workspace
- [External Links](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components/external-links.md): Add component • External Links • Workspace
- [Folder](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components/folder.md): Drag & Drop  •  Create
- [Add Information](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information.md): Metadata  •  License  •  Comments  •  Authors
- [Add License](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-license.md): Licenses  •  Re-Usability
- [Add Metadata](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-metadata.md): Metadata  •  FAIR  •  Licenses
- [Add Contributors](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-contributors.md): Collaborate  •  Acknowledge
- [Add Comments](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-comments.md): Comment  •  Annotate  •  Manuscript  •  Workspace
- [Claim Attestations](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/claim-attestations.md): Quality indicators   •   Validation   •   Community   •   Control
- [Organise, Access & Present](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present.md): Ease of Use  •  Edit  •  Guide
- [Return to most recent Node](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/return-to-most-recent-node.md): Browse  •  Return
- [Component Presentation](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/component-presentation.md)
- [Pinning components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/component-presentation/pinning-components.md)
- [Renaming components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/component-presentation/renaming-components.md): Make changes  •  Edit  •  Components
- [Moving components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/component-presentation/moving-components.md): Structure   •  Re-organise
- [Add Cover Art](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/add-cover-art.md): Identify   •   Create   •   Present
- [Collaborate](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/collaborate.md)
- [Delete Before Publication](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/delete-before-publication.md): Prepublication editing  •  Deleting   •   Node management
- [Delete Unpublished Components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/delete-before-publication/delete-unpublished-components.md): Remove  •  Undo  •  Prepublication editing
- [\[TBD\] Delete Unpublished Nodes](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/delete-before-publication/tbd-delete-unpublished-nodes.md): Remove  •  Undo  •  Prepublication editing
- [Publish](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/publish.md): Publish • Authorship • Commit
- [Update Your Node](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node.md): Make changes • Version Control • Delete
- [Editing a published Node](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/editing-a-published-node.md): Edit • Collection • Version Control
- [Publish a new version of your Research Node](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/publish-a-new-version-of-your-research-node.md): Edit • Publish • Version Control
- [Delete Components After Publication](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/delete-components-after-publication.md): Edit • Workspace • Delete
- [Delete Published Node - Cannot](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/delete-published-node-cannot.md): Edit • Workspace • Delete
- [Submit for Curation](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/submit-for-curation.md)
- [Share](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/share.md): Share  •  Cite  •  Re-Use
- [Cite](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/share/cite.md): Cite • Publish • Re-Usability
- [Share Link](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/share/share-link.md)
- [Persistent Identifier (dPID)](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/share/persistent-identifier-dpid.md)
- [Content Identifier (CID)](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/share/content-identifier-cid.md)
- [Social Media](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/share/social-media.md)
- [Interact & Reuse](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse.md): Explore • Download • Compute • Annotate • Attest
- [Browse](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/browse.md)
- [Download](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/download.md): Reuse  •  Acknowledge
- [Support](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/support.md)
- [\[TBD\] Comment](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/support/tbd-comment.md): Annotation • Manuscript • Workspace
- [\[TBD\] Attest](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/support/tbd-attest.md): Attest  •  Verify  •  Badge
- [Compute](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/compute.md): Compute  •  Read  •  Reproduce
- [\[TBD\] Node IDE](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/compute/tbd-node-ide.md): Learn how to use the Node IDE
- [\[TBD\] Compute to data](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/compute/tbd-compute-to-data.md): Learn how to use edge computing with Nodes
- [\[TBD\] Data to compute](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/compute/tbd-data-to-compute.md): Import code and data locally into your IDE
- [Communities](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/communities.md): Attest  •  Verify  •  Badge
- [\[TBD\] Apply for Comms Curation](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/communities/tbd-apply-for-comms-curation.md)
- [\[TBD\] Apply for Comms Attestations](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/communities/tbd-apply-for-comms-attestations.md)
- [\[TBD\] Become a Comms Member](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/interact-and-reuse/communities/tbd-become-a-comms-member.md)


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