Reference Implementations
Rootz AI Discovery Plugin
Full three-tier implementation for WordPress. Auto-generates ai.json, knowledge, feed, content, and policies from existing site data. Includes plugin wallet for cryptographic signing, AI proxy for content generation, WebMCP tool registration, and analytics dashboard.
rootz.global Static Implementation
Hand-crafted static JSON files served via Express.js. Demonstrates the full specification including all three tiers, cryptographic signing with content hashes, and WebMCP tools. The reference that all other implementations validate against.
Veritize™ Platform
Enterprise managed implementation with AI readiness scanning, certification scoring (13 checks / 120 points), monitoring, and compliance reporting. Deployed for government and regulated industries through existing contracts.
Live Implementations
Sites currently serving /.well-known/ai in production.
Rootz Global
Made in USA Inc.
Rootz Lab Site
Epistery Dev
Getting Started
Option 1: WordPress (2 minutes)
Install the Plugin
Search "Rootz AI Discovery" in the WordPress plugin directory, or download from rootz.global/ai-discovery.
Fill In Your Identity
Go to Settings > AI Discovery. Enter your organization name, mission, and sector. Click "Auto-Populate with AI" to generate descriptions from your existing content.
Verify
Visit yoursite.com/.well-known/ai to see your manifest. Scan your site at rootz.global/ai-discovery to check your score.
Option 2: Static JSON (Any Server)
Create the JSON File
Create ai.json with your organization's identity. A minimum implementation is 10 lines:
{
"$schema": "https://rootz.global/ai/schemas/ai-discovery-v1.json",
"specVersion": "1.2.0",
"standard": "rootz-ai-discovery",
"generated": "2026-02-27T00:00:00Z",
"organization": {
"name": "Your Company",
"domain": "yourcompany.com",
"mission": "What your company does, in one sentence.",
"sector": ["your-industry"]
},
"coreConcepts": [
{
"term": "Your Key Term",
"definition": "What this means in your context."
}
]
}Serve It at the Right Path
Configure your web server to serve ai.json at /.well-known/ai with:
Content-Type: application/jsonAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Nginx:
location = /.well-known/ai {
alias /var/www/yoursite/ai.json;
default_type application/json;
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
}Apache:
RewriteRule ^\.well-known/ai$ /ai.json [L]
<Files "ai.json">
Header set Content-Type "application/json"
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
</Files>Add the HTML Link Tag
Add to every page's <head>:
<link rel="ai-discovery" type="application/json"
href="/.well-known/ai"
title="AI Discovery Standard">Scan and Verify
Visit rootz.global/ai-discovery to scan your site and see your score. Add knowledge, feed, and content endpoints to increase your tier.
Option 3: Enterprise (Managed)
For organizations that want a managed implementation with certification, monitoring, and compliance reporting, Made in USA Inc. offers the Veritize™ platform. They handle the implementation, you get certified.
Tools & Resources
Scanner
Scan any URL to check its AI Discovery implementation. Scores across 8 categories, A-F grade, with specific recommendations.
Scan a site →JSON Schema
Validate your ai.json against the official schema. Catches missing required fields, incorrect types, and structural issues.
Download schema →Specification
The full v1.2 specification in markdown format. CC-BY-4.0 licensed. Use it as your implementation reference.
Read the spec →