AIMS specification · v2.0
The spec.
The canonical AIMS specification text. Hosted in the public AIMS repo on GitHub for version control, issues, and contributions. This page provides the front door.
What's in the spec
Sections at a glance.
The spec covers: the conformance principle, the four altitude layers (L-Intent / L-Plan / L-Form / L-Exec), the three functional modes (M-Generative / M-Constraining / M-Integrative), archetype catalog, memory categories (the five Atlas covers), the agent registry data model, shadow governance, conformance attestation, and the Interchange Protocol (AIP).
The spec is authored as a single canonical markdown file plus companion RFCs for evolving capabilities.
Standards-body submissions
Open, by intent.
Candidate bodies under consideration: NIST, IETF, W3C, OASIS, and MCP. Submissions begin after the June 2026 release.