The Beginning
Journey starts with fascination of the .iff format on Commodore Amiga
About .faf
The Foundational AI-context Format
Definition
.fafFOUNDATIONAL AI-CONTEXT FORMAT
Universal, shareable AI-Context for any AI, human or team, regardless of size, location, languages, stack, setup or documentation.
Current Version
MCP Server
v3.3.2
PR #2759 MERGED
CLI
v3.1.6
20k+ Downloads
bun-sticky
NEW
Bun + Zig
Origin Story
1994
2000-2020s
Format Evolution
20+ years developing complex formats for color simulation, carpet industry
2024
AI Realization.. no format..🧐
Recognized the need for standardized AI context file format
2025
Devised the .faf
Considerations: size, language, universality, human-readable, shareable, security. Released .faf as the definitive, Foundational AI-context Format
Current Format Capabilities 🤯
(things evolved..)
🏛️ Core Pillars
- Speed: <50ms processing guaranteed
- Security: Bank-grade reliability
- Size: Optimized for minimal footprint
- Universality: Works with any AI, any platform
- Human-readable: YAML-based, clear structure
- Shareable: Version control friendly
⚡ Advanced Features
- Self-healing: Automatic error correction
- Eternal-sync: Context persistence across sessions
- Context-Mirroring™: Perfect state preservation
- Disaster recovery: Built-in redundancy
- AI-native: Optimized for LLM parsing
- Self-documenting: Contains own metadata
🔧 Technical Specs
- Format: YAML with custom extensions
- Compression: Text-based, highly compressible
- Version control: Git-friendly, diffable
- Cross-platform: OS agnostic
- Extensible: Plugin architecture ready
- Standards-based: Built on established formats
Core Principles
Context-first methodology
Trust Over Hope
Bank-grade reliability. Zero errors.
Performance Based
Every operation under 50ms, guaranteed
Self-Healing
Automatic error correction and recovery, score will improve itself
Eternal Sync
Context-Mirroring with persistence across all sessions
Trusted AI
Unique AI|HUMAN
Balance
Security Focused
FAST, SAFE, SECURE, RECOVERABLE
Industry Recognition
Created By
Wolfejam
Format Architect & AI Pioneer
30+ years of file format fascination starting with the Commodore Amiga's .iff through 2/2.5D and into complex 3D industrial simulation formats. Creator of the FAF specification and the driving force behind making AI context management as reliable as image formats, albeit using YAML and 🍜noodles as the inventor calls it.
"AI context needed a file format, it got one— .faf"