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.faf - The JPEG for AI

Foundational AI-context Format

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

September 24, 2025 - Atlanta, GA
AI needed a format, it just got one - FAF

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 (guided-input)
human_context:
  Project information

The 50/50 Discovery: While projects appear tech-heavy, .faf intelligently balances context to 50% technical (AI-detectable) and 50% human (guided input) - 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:

npm install -g claude-faf-mcp

Available Now - CLI Tool:

npm install -g faf-cli
Try FAF Now

Platform 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."

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