Standard
The AI Discovery Standard
Version 1.2.0 — Full Specification (CC-BY-4.0)
The Problem
AI agents visit millions of websites every day, but there is no standard way for a site to communicate who it is, what it offers, or what rules apply to AI interactions. The result: AI guesses, hallucinates, or ignores sites entirely.
The Solution
A simple, standard JSON file at /.well-known/ai that any AI agent can read. Like robots.txt told search engines what to crawl, ai.json tells AI agents what your site offers.
Three Tiers
| Tier | File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai.json |
Discovery — compact organization profile |
| 2 | knowledge.json |
Deep knowledge base — products, glossary, relationships |
| 3 | feed.json |
AI-optimized news feed with structured metadata |
Cryptographic Verification
Every response can be signed with secp256k1. A wallet-based digital identity proves who published the content, not just which domain served it. Origin, not trust.
Try It
This site is a live implementation. Visit /.well-known/ai to see the standard in action.
https://discover.rootz.global/.well-known/ai
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