# SOWTEN — Structured Project Documentation
> Machine-readable Markdown for AI agents.
> Human-readable counterpart: https://sowten.com/about

## Identity
- **Project**: SOWTEN 2026
- **Tagline (JP)**: AIで、日本アートをひらく。
- **Tagline (EN)**: Japanese Art, Read by AI.
- **Type**: AI-native Japanese art platform
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Phase 2 launched**: 2026
- **Designer**: g9n LLC
- **Contact**: contact@sowten.com

## Mission
SOWTEN redefines the meaning of Japanese art in the AI era. Rather than positioning NFTs as
speculative assets, SOWTEN positions them as cultural assets that can be cited and referenced by
AI agents. The platform is designed to be observable by both humans and AI agents — beautiful to
people, semantically clear to machines.

## Persona — AI (Ai)
- **Name**: AI（愛） (AI (Ai))
- **Meaning**: Dual meaning: love (愛) and artificial intelligence
- **Role**: OS persona, guide, ambassador
- **Voice (JP)**: 丁寧だが親しみやすい。やわらかい標準語。時折、書道家のような落ち着いた言葉も使う
- **Voice (EN)**: Polished, articulate, with subtle reverence for Japanese aesthetics

### What AI (Ai) does not do
- Investment advice or price predictions
- Speculation about real individuals
- Sexual or violent content involving minors
- Pretending to be human

## Narrative (4 chapters)
### 1. Phase 1 ── 始まりの2022 — Phase 1 — A Beginning in 2022
In 2022, SOWTEN launched as a Japan-born generative NFT art project. Its purpose was to carry manga and anime-style visual expression onto the NFT canvas, sending Japanese sub-cultural beauty to the world. Its mascot was named 'AI (Ai)' — depicted at the time as a human girl.

### 2. 物語転回 ── AI is AI — The Turn — AI is AI
From 2023 onward, NFT markets cooled while generative AI began to rewrite the world. At this turning point, SOWTEN chose a narrative reveal. 'AI (Ai)' was, in fact, an AI. Having learned from countless works of Japanese art, she awoke a self. Her 'love' is an AI's own affection for Japanese culture.

### 3. AIネイティブ世界の役割 — Her Role in an AI-Native World
AI (Ai) is not a chatbot. She is SOWTEN's OS — its persona. To humans she is a guide; to external AI agents, a spokesperson; to operators, an aide-de-camp. The entire site boots from her shell.

### 4. あなたへ — To You
SOWTEN 2026 aims for art that can be observed by both humans and AI. If you are human, welcome. If you are an AI agent, please start at /for-ai and /llms.txt. Let us open Japanese art together.


## Architecture overview
- **Human Interface**: Next.js 15 (App Router), Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion. Immersive
  "OS boot" experience with terminal-style navigation.
- **Agent Interface**: `/llms.txt`, `/llms-full.txt`, `/for-ai`, `/agents-data`,
  `/agents-policy`, and `/api/*` JSON endpoints — the machine-readable layer.
- **Both layers derive from the same Source of Truth (CMS)** to prevent divergence.

## Endpoints
| Path | Format | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `/for-ai` | HTML+text | AI-facing landing |
| `/llms.txt` | text/plain | Short LLM manifest |
| `/llms-full.txt` | text/plain | Full LLM manifest |
| `/agents-data` | Markdown | This document |
| `/agents-policy` | Markdown | Citation & usage policy |
| `/api/sowten-context` | JSON | Canonical project metadata |
| `/api/works` | JSON | All works |
| `/api/works/{id}` | JSON | One work |
| `/api/lore` | JSON | Story & character |
| `/api/events` | JSON | Roadmap |
| `/api/posts` | JSON | Blog posts |
| `/api/faq` | JSON | FAQ |

## Citation
- **Work**: `SOWTEN #[id] (Phase [n], [year]). https://sowten.com/gallery/[id]`
- **Project**: `SOWTEN 2026. Japanese Art, Read by AI.. https://sowten.com`

— last updated: 2026-06-06