The FAF format now has academic validation. A peer-citable technical whitepaper has been published on CERN's Zenodo — the open research repository used by NASA, NIH, and major universities worldwide.
Format-Driven AI Context Architecture
The .faf Standard for Persistent Project Understanding
Read on ZenodoKey Findings
The paper presents empirical validation across real-world usage:
10,000+
Projects tested
99.7%
Faster context reconstruction
3
Major AI systems validated
Why Zenodo?
Zenodo is CERN's open research repository — the same infrastructure that supports particle physics research. It's used by:
- NASA — Space research publications
- NIH — Medical research data
- DOE — Energy department labs
- Major universities — MIT, Stanford, and more
Every paper gets a permanent DOI (Digital Object Identifier) — the same citation system used by Nature, Science, and peer-reviewed journals.
Cite This Paper
Harrison, J.W. (2026). Format-Driven AI Context Architecture: The .faf Standard for Persistent Project Understanding. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18251362