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RFC-WAI0-001-R1
Category: Proposed Standard
October 2025
ISSN: Pending
Obsoletes: none
Updates: RFC-WAI0-001

Title: Web AI.0 Specification — Revision 1 (Proposed Standard)
Author: Brandon “Dimentox” Travanti Husbands
Organization: Witchborn Systems — Nonprofit AI Authority (EIN 39-4322774)
Address: 18111 Ridge Stream Ln, Cypress TX 77429 USA
Contact: info@witchbornsystems.org | +1 713-575-4432

Abstract
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This revision strengthens RFC-WAI0-001 with detailed mechanisms for scalability,
governance, and explainability, establishing Web AI.0 as a practical, auditable,
and scalable standard.

1. PURPOSE
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Web AI.0 defines the next generation of the Internet’s application layer—
merging traditional web content with explainable, interactive AI and IoT
communication.

2. GOALS
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- Bidirectional interaction and user sovereignty.
- Non-blocking, transparent AI design.
- Incremental adoption over legacy web standards.

3. ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW
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Five-layer stack:
  Transport ? Protocol ? Semantic ? Execution ? Governance
New headers: AI-Intent, x-ai-session

4. FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS
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AIM: multimodal input/output  
CXG: context linking DOM and APIs  
GOV: watchdog advisory feed  
Identity: verified DIDs and OIDC tokens

4.2.1 CXG Performance Considerations
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To ensure scalability, CXG supports caching with TTL and delta
synchronization:
- Header cxg.ttl defines cache lifespan.
- Header cxg.delta enables efficient incremental updates.
- CBOR encoding reduces overhead for graph data.
- IndexedDB used for persistent local caching.

4.1.1 Reason Path Specification (RPS)
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All AI inferences must include a structured reason_path in JSON:

{
  "goal": "user query",
  "steps": ["data retrieval", "filtering", "reasoning"],
  "evidence": ["url", "source_id"],
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "summary": "Plain-language rationale."
}

This schema guarantees human-readable, auditable transparency.

5. COMPLIANCE
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Explainability and auditability enforced by schema validation.  
AI cannot override or block user input.  
Accessibility and secure IoT control required.

5.3 Event Log Compression & Retention
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Each session emits canonical event_log objects:
(event_id, timestamp, actor, reason_path_hash, signature)
- Compression: zstd or Brotli
- Retention: 30–180 days
- Merkle summaries for GOV sharding

6. MIGRATION
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<meta ai-enabled="true"> inclusion activates Web AI.0 compatibility.

7. GOVERNANCE
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Witchborn Systems acts as registrar and certifier for AI0-C1–C3, AI0-G.  
Ethical Compute registry: https://registry.witchbornsystems.org

8. EXAMPLE FLOW
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1. User activates AI overlay.  
2. Issues a voice command such as “Show current advisories.”  
3. System queries /api/bulletins?severity=critical.  
4. GOV feed streams live updates via XMADS Mesh.  
5. Response appears as explainable advisories with linked reason paths.

9. FUTURE WORK
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- Offline reasoning cache for disconnected nodes.  
- Federated moderation via nonprofit consortium.  
- Sensor context adaptation (AI 0.2).

10. CONTACT
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Witchborn Systems, EIN 39-4322774  
info@witchbornsystems.org — +1 713-575-4432

Author’s Signature
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Brandon “Dimentox” Travanti Husbands  
Founder & Flamekeeper, Witchborn Systems — Research & Ethics  
October 2025

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