Recursive-LD Standard

Open Standard for Cognitive Transparency and Recursive Reasoning
Maintained by the Recursive Architecture Intelligence Institute (RAI)

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Overview

Recursive-LD is a minimal, open, JSON-LD–based schema for representing how intelligent systems reason, reflect, and update internal states. It defines a structured, machine-readable vocabulary for cognitive layers, recursive inference, epistemic lineage, and interpretability metadata.

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Core Documents

• Recursive-LD Specification (v1.0)
• Canonical JSON-LD Context

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Purpose

The purpose of Recursive-LD is to define the missing semantic substrate beneath modern AI systems — enabling transparent reasoning, structured recursion, and graph-compatible cognitive traces.

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Example

A minimal Recursive-LD document:

{
  "@context": "https://recursive-ld.org/context.json",
  "@type": "CognitiveTrace",
  "layerId": "layer-1",
  "intent": "Determine user request",
  "input": "User asked for an overview",
  "output": "Provide explanation",
  "confidence": 0.94
}

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Additional Resources

• Primer: What Is Recursive-LD?
• Examples

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