Who placed the item. Drives the ownership chrome (chips / violet vs slate-amber).
Stroke color. The user palette NEVER includes violet — violet ink is the agent's.
Stable item id (e.g. sticky-3) — referenced by connectors, deltas and agent tools.
Render order (higher renders on top). Assigned by the engine.
A freehand ink stroke (polyline in board coordinates, smoothed at render time).