Agent News Retrieval Manifest ANRM-1.0-draft

Updated 2026-05-11 · ← agent-news.org

Draft specification. This is ANRM version 1.0.0-draft. Fields and enumeration values are stable but may be extended before final release.

1. Overview

A publisher places a NewsAgentManifest at /.well-known/news-agent.json. AI agents fetch this manifest before retrieving content. The manifest declares five domains: retrieval, rights, provenance, compensation, and discovery.

2. Endpoint

GET /.well-known/news-agent.json
Accept: application/json

Response: Content-Type: application/json with X-Agent-Protocol: FCS-4.0 and X-ANRM-Version: 1.0 headers.

3. Root Object

Field	Type	Required	Description
`@context`	string	Yes	Must be `https://agent-news.org/schema/v1`
`@type`	string	Yes	Must be `NewsAgentManifest`
`version`	string	Yes	Schema version, e.g. `1.0.0`
`protocol`	string	Yes	Must be `ANRM/1.0`
`publisher`	object	Yes	Publisher identity — see §4
`retrieval`	object	Yes	Access rules — see §5
`rights`	object	Yes	Usage rights — see §6
`provenance`	object	No	Content feeds and verification — see §7
`compensation`	object	No	Monetization terms — see §8
`discovery`	object	No	Related discovery surfaces — see §9
`updated`	string	Yes	ISO 8601 date of last update, e.g. `2026-05-11`

4. publisher

Field	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Publication name
`domain`	string	Yes	Canonical domain, e.g. `reuters.com`
`type`	enum	No	`news-publisher` \| `aggregator` \| `wire-service` \| `protocol-specification`
`contact`	email	No	Licensing/partnership contact

5. retrieval

Field	Type	Required	Description
`mode`	enum	Yes	`open` \| `restricted` \| `paid` \| `delayed` \| `hostile`
`allowed_agents`	string[]	No	User-agent patterns permitted. `["*"]` = all.
`rate_limit.requests_per_minute`	integer	No	Per-agent request ceiling per minute
`rate_limit.requests_per_day`	integer	No	Per-agent request ceiling per day
`cache_window_seconds`	integer	No	How long agents may cache content before re-fetching. Default: 3600.
`index_freshness_seconds`	integer	No	Expected update interval for the publisher's index or feed

Retrieval mode definitions:

open — retrievable by all agents without prior agreement
restricted — retrievable only by agents listed in allowed_agents
paid — license agreement required; see compensation.contact
delayed — content available after embargo; period declared in retrieval.embargo_seconds
hostile — agent retrieval not permitted; agents must honor this signal

6. rights

Field	Type	Values
`training`	enum	`permitted` \| `licensed` \| `prohibited`
`summarization`	enum	`permitted` \| `licensed` \| `prohibited`
`quotation`	enum	`permitted` \| `attribution-required` \| `licensed` \| `prohibited`
`redistribution`	enum	`permitted` \| `attribution-required` \| `licensed` \| `prohibited`
`attribution_required`	boolean	—
`attribution_format`	string	e.g. `"Reuters, 2026"`
`license`	string	SPDX identifier or proprietary label
`license_url`	URI	Full license text

7. provenance

Field	Description
`canonical_feed`	URI to machine-readable content feed (JSON or Atom)
`sitemap`	URI to sitemap.xml
`content_hash_header`	Response header name carrying per-article content hash
`byline_required`	Whether agent-rendered output must include original byline
`source_verification`	URI to trust-resolver endpoint for signature verification

8. compensation

Field	Description
`model`	`none` \| `subscription` \| `per-query` \| `revenue-share` \| `negotiated`
`contact`	Email for licensing inquiries
`registry_url`	URI to this publisher's entry in the ANRM registry
`notes`	Free-text terms summary

9. Conformance Levels

Level	Requirement
Level A	Expose `/.well-known/news-agent.json` with valid `publisher`, `retrieval.mode`, and `updated`
Level AA	Level A + complete `rights` object with `training`, `summarization`, `attribution_required`
Level AAA	Level AA + `provenance.canonical_feed`, `compensation.model`, `FCS-4.0` response headers, and `X-ANRM-Version`

10. Publisher Examples

Example A — Open publisher, summarization permitted

{"@context":"https://agent-news.org/schema/v1","@type":"NewsAgentManifest","version":"1.0.0","protocol":"ANRM/1.0","publisher":{"name":"Example Wire Service","domain":"examplewire.com","type":"wire-service","contact":"api@examplewire.com"},"retrieval":{"mode":"open","allowed_agents":["*"],"rate_limit":{"requests_per_minute":60},"cache_window_seconds":1800},"rights":{"training":"prohibited","summarization":"permitted","quotation":"attribution-required","attribution_required":true,"attribution_format":"Example Wire, 2026-05-11"},"compensation":{"model":"none"},"updated":"2026-05-11"}

Example B — Paid publisher, all rights licensed

{"@context":"https://agent-news.org/schema/v1","@type":"NewsAgentManifest","version":"1.0.0","protocol":"ANRM/1.0","publisher":{"name":"Premium News Co","domain":"premiumnews.example","type":"news-publisher","contact":"licensing@premiumnews.example"},"retrieval":{"mode":"paid","allowed_agents":[],"cache_window_seconds":900},"rights":{"training":"licensed","summarization":"licensed","quotation":"licensed","attribution_required":true,"attribution_format":"Premium News Co, 2026-05-11","license":"Proprietary","license_url":"https://premiumnews.example/agent-license"},"compensation":{"model":"negotiated","contact":"licensing@premiumnews.example","notes":"Contact for agent access terms"},"updated":"2026-05-11"}

Example C — Delayed release with embargo

{"@context":"https://agent-news.org/schema/v1","@type":"NewsAgentManifest","version":"1.0.0","protocol":"ANRM/1.0","publisher":{"name":"Delayed Pub","domain":"delayednews.example","type":"news-publisher"},"retrieval":{"mode":"delayed","embargo_seconds":86400,"allowed_agents":["ClaudeBot","GPTBot"],"cache_window_seconds":3600},"rights":{"training":"prohibited","summarization":"permitted","attribution_required":true},"compensation":{"model":"none"},"updated":"2026-05-11"}

Reference Implementations

The following live deployments demonstrate each temporal mode of the ANRM architecture:

Temporal Mode	Endpoint	Status	Description
`continuous_tracker`	agent-markdown.org/hormuz-crisis-tracker-2026-04-30	Live	Hormuz Crisis Tracker — 54+ cycles, 62 days continuous topology coverage. Multi-source synthesis (Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera). Dual-channel: markdown narrative + `?view=agent` raw.
`broadcast`	contextual-ads.ai/.well-known/abf.json	Live	ABF cluster broadcast — cross-tracker fanout with torsion binding, FCS-4.0 provenance, quantum UID per item.
`phase_transitional_archive`	agent-intelligence.org	Live	Intelligence brief archive — thematic archival layer, `archive_mode: true`, FCS-3.0, helix-compressed with torsion, manifold, and tension-detector metadata.
`real_time_stream`	—	Pending	Wire API terminal access required (Reuters/Bloomberg). Architecture defined; deployment pending licensing budget.

Agent News Retrieval Manifest ANRM-1.0-draft

1. Overview

2. Endpoint

3. Root Object

4. publisher

5. retrieval

6. rights

7. provenance

8. compensation

9. Conformance Levels

10. Publisher Examples

Example A — Open publisher, summarization permitted

Example B — Paid publisher, all rights licensed

Example C — Delayed release with embargo

Reference Implementations

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