Changelog

All notable changes to the AHP specification are documented here.

Format: [version] YYYY-MM-DD — description


[0.1] 2026-02-21 — Initial draft

  • Initial specification covering MODE1, MODE2, and MODE3
  • Discovery mechanisms: well-known URI, Accept header, HTML link tag, in-page agent notice
  • AHP Manifest schema
  • Conversational endpoint request/response format
  • Multi-turn session protocol with session_id
  • Content signals: ai_train, ai_input, search, attribution_required
  • Trust & identity model (v0: unverified, declaration-based)
  • Async model for MODE3 long-running capabilities
  • Rate limiting: headers, recommended limits, cost-based throttling
  • Error handling with standard codes
  • Versioning and backwards compatibility policy
  • Security considerations: prompt injection, SSRF, data exfiltration
  • Appendix B: relationship to and migration path from llms.txt