Canonical schema for trust-scored, fragment-level data used in AI retrievability, glossary alignment, and machine memory publishing.
Metadata
- rfc_id: RFC-001
- title: WebMEM Data Definition Specification
- status: Draft
- version: 0.1
- authors:
- David W. Bynon (@TrustPublishing)
- WebMEM Working Group
- date_created: 2025-07-15
- license: CC BY-SA 4.0
- domain_scope: General (Vertical-Agnostic)
- protocol_layer: WebMEM Core
Purpose
Defines a universal schema for data definitions used in structured, AI-visible content under the WebMEM Protocol. It establishes a machine-verifiable trust model for derived values, glossary-aligned terms, and fragment-scoped publishing.
Core Object: DataDefinition
data_id: in_specialist
defined_term: Specialist Visit
glossary_id: term-in_specialist
value_type: string
unit: usd
required: true
derived: true
derived_from: pbp_b7_health_prof
derived_translation: >
Copay field joined with referral flag to form a readable value
python_translation_method: >
lambda row: f"${row['copay']}" + (", referral required" if row['referral_required'] else "")
source_fields:
copay: 45
referral_required: true
trust_level: high
confidence: 0.98
provenance:
dataset_id: CMS_PBP_2025
published: 2025-07-01
retrieved: 2025-07-06
license: Public Domain
dataset_home: https://cms.gov/pbp
fragment_scope: plan
notes: This field is rendered in the Cost Summary section.
Field Descriptions
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| data_id | Canonical machine token |
| defined_term | Glossary-aligned human-readable term |
| glossary_id | Global or local term reference |
| <str |