At a glance
|
|
| Full name |
Research Agent Identifier |
| Abbreviation |
RAI |
| Foundation |
Council for Independent Frontier Research (CIFR) |
| Foundation namespace |
18 |
| First registration agency |
18.cifr — CIFR |
| Resolver |
rai.cifr.org.in |
| Specification |
RAI Specification v0.1 (April 2026) |
| Schema |
RAI Descriptor Schema v0.1 (JSON Schema) |
| Cost |
Free for individual researchers and academic institutions |
Identifier format
rai:18.cifr/2016.chanda.resiliency-pds
| Component |
Description |
rai: |
URI scheme (display/citation form only) |
18 |
Foundation namespace (RAI system) |
.cifr |
Registration agency code |
/ |
Prefix/suffix separator |
2016 |
Publication year |
.chanda |
Lead author surname |
.resiliency-pds |
Topic slug (kebab-case) |
Three representations
| Form |
Value |
Use case |
| Storage |
18.cifr/2016.chanda.resiliency-pds |
Database, API, cifr.yml |
| URI |
rai:18.cifr/2016.chanda.resiliency-pds |
Papers, citations, display |
| URL |
https://rai.cifr.org.in/18.cifr/2016.chanda.resiliency-pds |
Browser, HTTP |
Resolution protocol
| Feature |
Detail |
| Transport |
HTTPS |
| Content negotiation |
Accept: application/json (default) or Accept: text/html |
| Version pinning |
?version=1.0.0 query parameter |
| Metadata endpoint |
/.well-known/rai |
| Legacy support |
RAI-YYYY-author-slug → 302 redirect to v2 |
Descriptor sections
| Section |
Contents |
identity |
Name, version, version history, creation date |
agent |
Description, inputs, outputs, functions, dependencies, benchmarks |
paper |
Title, DOI, year, venue, authors |
trust |
Tier (unverified/bronze/silver/gold/platinum), image digest |
resolution |
Self URL, invoke URL, landing page URL, DOI URL |
status |
Visibility, deprecated flag, successor RAI |
Trust tiers
| Tier |
Meaning |
| Unverified |
Registered but not yet run |
| Bronze |
Canonical run completed successfully |
| Silver |
Output verified against paper benchmarks |
| Gold |
Community-validated by independent researchers |
| Platinum |
Expert-reviewed with formal verification report |
Governance
| Role |
Entity |
| Foundation |
CIFR (501(c)(3) nonprofit) |
| Specification authority |
CIFR Board |
| First RA |
18.cifr — CIFR |
| Prefix allocation |
By application to CIFR |
| Dispute resolution |
Foundation, case-by-case |
Key commitments
- Once minted, an RAI resolves in perpetuity
- Once allocated, a prefix cannot be reassigned
- The resolver software is open source
- The identifier system is free for academics
- The architecture supports federation from day one
Comparison with related systems
| System |
Identifies |
Callable |
Versioned |
Composable |
| DOI |
Documents |
No |
No |
No |
| SWHID |
Source snapshots |
No |
By hash |
No |
| Zenodo DOI |
Software releases |
No |
By release |
No |
| ORCID |
Researchers |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| RAI |
Callable agents |
Yes |
Yes (semver) |
Yes |
Contact