Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
Ganpan: A Sign for AI Visitors
Ganpan proposes a convention for owners to publish AI-readable signs at their own web addresses.
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◎Niche
◉Human
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- For
- Owners of places, objects, or projects
- Worth noticing
- The draft places a /ganpan sign on the owner's own address and explicitly says it has not been validated in the field.
Field notes
Ganpan defines a /ganpan path as a sign on an owner's existing address, intended to be read through an AI service chosen by the visitor. The homepage links to a specification, an example sign, and two GitHub repositories, and offers Korean text alongside English. Its seven principles emphasize information over steering and make the boundary between the owner's material and the AI's conversation explicit. The project labels itself draft v0.1 and says field validation has not yet occurred.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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