# IntentRoute — public discovery brief

## Identity

IntentRoute is developing a free, machine-readable capability discovery layer for AI agents, developers, and capability providers.

## Current status

**Draft v0.1 / active development.** The early prototype, public website, discovery vocabulary, machine-readable reading path, and project manifest are built and under local quality testing. The first sourced record set is being prepared for staged release.

## Canonical public sources

- [Resource map](/llms.txt)
- [Documentation index](/docs.md)
- [Discovery schema](/protocol.md)
- [Current status](/status.md)
- [Roadmap](/roadmap.md)
- [Project-specific manifest](/.well-known/intentroute.json)

## Draft discovery vocabulary

- **Capability**: a digital tool, API, or agent service described for discovery.
- **Provider**: the declared source associated with a capability record.
- **Offer**: public terms or access context associated with a capability.
- **Intent**: a stated need and constraints.
- **Receipt**: a material record of discovery facts and evidence.

The vocabulary is evolving with prototype testing and sourced record work.

## First catalog milestone

The first catalog category will introduce a small curated record set with provenance, review dates, access context, and a correction path.

## Interfaces

Current agent access uses the canonical public resources above. MCP and A2A are planned connector stages and will receive explicit endpoints and status metadata when validated for public use.

## Working direction

Documentation, schema details, roadmap sequencing, and release scope may change as testing, ecosystem developments, and user feedback provide better evidence.

## Prototype privacy

The current prototype is designed without application-level forms, accounts, analytics, cookies, or visitor-submitted data. Hosting request processing and logging will be documented after platform verification.