Observed arrival · 2026-10-10
human.txt gives people a rules file for the AI web
An open-standard draft with an in-page editor and browser-extension workflow for setting rules about how websites, apps, and AI agents use data and interact.
- For
- People setting data-use and AI-agent preferences
- Worth noticing
- The v0.1 format separates a default layer from commerce and AI-agent rules, with controls for retention, disclosure, escalation, and ask-first actions.
Field notes
The page includes an editable sample and a recipient switcher for “Anyone,” a storefront, or an AI agent; visitors can reset, copy, or download the text. The v0.1 draft uses a default [*] section alongside scoped commerce and ai-agents layers, with fields for retention, AI disclosure, human escalation, and whether an agent may act on a user's behalf. The page says its browser extension stores files locally and mediates requests, but deployment or adoption is not established by this extract.
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