AI Context is published and controlled by the organisation itself.

Applications using the AI Context always receive the same official source.

AI Context Specification

This specification is maintained in English to encourage international adoption and interoperability.

A stable, portable format for organisations to publish official information for consumption by Artificial Intelligence systems.

Overview

An AI Context is a published document, typically available at a stable URL, that describes an organisation's public services, procedures, contacts and guidance in a form AI systems can interpret.

It is analogous to how sitemap.xml helps search engines discover web pages. AI Context helps AI systems discover authoritative organisational information.

Purpose

The specification defines how organisations publish an official AI Context without operating a chatbot, without per-conversation costs, and without dependency on a single AI vendor.

  • The organisation owns and controls the content.
  • Citizens use their own AI tools.
  • The context remains portable and versioned.

Principles

  • Official source: The organisation is the authority.
  • Vendor neutral: No single AI platform required.
  • Versioned: Changes are tracked and dated.
  • Documented: Accompanied by human-readable specification.
  • Public by default: Contains only information suitable for public release.
  • Non-replacement: Does not replace websites, registries or administrative acts.

Structure

A conforming AI Context includes, at minimum:

  • Organisation identity and scope
  • Services and procedures
  • Required documents and eligibility
  • Contacts and hours
  • Official links
  • Instructions for AI (behavioural rules)
  • Version and update metadata

See the demo context for a reference layout.

Implementation Status

Component Status
Specification Stable
Reference Implementation Available
Demo Municipality Available
Validator Coming Soon
Generator Coming Soon
SDK Planned

Full roadmap

Discovery

Applications can automatically discover an organisation's official AI Context using a standard location.

Recommended discovery path

/.well-known/ai-context

The discovery document at this path references the organisation's AI Context endpoint, specification version and update metadata. See the reference discovery file on this site.

Architecture

One official source, many AI applications.

Organisation
↓
Official AI Context
↓
AI Discovery
↓
ChatGPT Claude Gemini Copilot Perplexity
↓
Citizen

Versioning

Each publication carries a version identifier and last-updated date. Organisations may maintain a version history for audit and citizen trust.

version: "1.2"
updated: "2026-07-15"
status: "public"
Version History → Release Notes →

Examples

Reference implementation:

Best Practices

  • Start with high-demand services in a pilot scope.
  • Link to existing official pages rather than duplicating legal text.
  • Include explicit instructions for AI to avoid fabrication.
  • Review and approve content before each publication.
  • Display update date prominently.

Future Extensions

The specification is designed to extend to any organisation that publishes official public information, starting with municipalities today and universities, hospitals, utilities and other institutions in future revisions.

Extensions may include machine-readable schemas, discovery mechanisms and federation, without changing the core principle: one official context, many AI systems.