Hypothesis - social annotation

[drnw]

I’ve been experimenting with adding Hypothesis (a social web annotation tool) to Observable Framework sites. The idea is to enable collaborative annotation and discussion directly on site pages.

So far, I’ve tried a couple of basic hacks:

1. Modifying the head via observablehq.config.js to inject the Hypothesis embed script.
2. Adding a hypothesis entry in page front matter, to allow enabling/disabling annotation on a per-page basis.

This has given me a workable proof-of-concept. I’m still a way off from submitting a pull request, but I’d be glad to share code snippets or a gist if there’s interest.

I’d love to hear the community’s thoughts:

• Is there interest in making Hypothesis integration a first-class feature (like search or sidebar)?
• Are there better ways to manage per-page toggling or configuration?
• Would others find value in social annotation within Framework sites?