.faf - The JPEG for AI
Universal, shareable AI-Context for any AI, human or team, regardless of size, location, languages, stack, setup or documentation.
The JPEG for AI is YAML & 🍜noodles
After decades of software industry experience, a veteran developer has created .FAF (Foundational AI-context Format), a revolutionary file format that solves the fundamental problem of AI tools not understanding project context.
The Problem → Solution
Before .FAF:
- AI works with 29% understanding
- 20+ minutes explaining context
- Wrong frameworks suggested
- Context lost between sessions
After .FAF:
- 99% context understanding
- <3 seconds to complete context
- Universal format for all AI tools
- Persistent indefinitely
The Format
YAML and 🍜 noodles for AI, markdown/TXT for humans
# Technical Context (AI-detectable)
project:
name: Your Project
stack: [Auto-detected]
# Human Context (Must provide)
human_context:
who: Your team
what: Problem solving
why: Business reasons
where: Market/location
when: Timeline
how: ApproachThe 50/50 Discovery: While projects appear AI-heavy, .faf rebalances context to exactly 50% technical (AI-detectable) and 50% human (must be provided) - the missing equilibrium.
The 99+1 Philosophy: Humans achieve 99% completion, AI grants the final 1% blessing - freeing developers from perfectionism to ship and move forward.
🏆 Verified BIG-3 Platform Responses During Extensive Testing
"Should become the standard"
— Claude Code (9.5/10 Rating)
"Every project should have one"
— OpenAI Codex (9/10 Rating)
"README evolution for AI era"
— Google Gemini (9.5/10 Rating)
Metrics (11,240+ tests run):
- 9.3/10 average rating across all platforms
- 20 minutes → <3 seconds/AI extended to 3 minutes/Human-input
- <50ms processing time
- 254+ downloads in first week (zero marketing)
Get Started
Available Now - MCP for Claude Desktop:
Coming Soon: Full CLI with flow commands (v2.2.0 in final testing)
Try FAF NowPlatform Support
- ☑️ Anthropic MCP - Claude Desktop native integration (MCP Approval Pending - PR #2759)
- ☑️ Chrome Extension - Live in Chrome Web Store
- ☑️ Universal - Works with all AI tools
The Creator
"From .iff to .faf: 30+ years of formats!" A journey from the Commodore Amiga's .iff through industrial simulation formats, culminating in .faf as the much-needed standard for AI context.
"It's so logical if it didn't exist, AI would have built it itself"
— Claude (Anthropic)
".faf really is the JPEG for AI!"
— Claude, September 22, 2025
"package.json wasn't built for this, .faf was"
— .faf Inventor
Open Standard
.FAF is MIT-licensed. Like JPEG or JSON, the format belongs to everyone.
".faf is here. No more faffing about."