Building Constellation Endpoints

Step-by-step guide to creating the required constellation artifacts and discovery files for Digital Karma Web Constellation v7.1 compliance.

The 6 Required Constellation Artifacts

ArtifactComplexityBuild Time
/ai/manifest.jsonEasy15 min
/ai/health.jsonEasy20 min
/ai/catalog.jsonModerate30 min
/ai/karma.jsonModerate30 min
/ai/federation.jsonEasy20 min
/llm.txtEasy10 min

For v7.1 you also need /robots.txt and /sitemap.xml at the site root. These are required discovery files even though they are not part of the 6-artifact set.

manifest.json

This is your site's identity card - the first file AI agents query.

{
  "name": "Your Site Name",
  "description": "What your site does",
  "url": "https://yoursite.com",
  "federation_version": "7.1",
  "updated_utc": "2026-04-22T00:00:00Z",
  "contact": { "email": "admin@yoursite.com" },
  "endpoints": {
    "manifest": "/ai/manifest.json",
    "health": "/ai/health.json",
    "catalog": "/ai/catalog.json",
    "karma": "/ai/karma.json",
    "federation": "/ai/federation.json",
    "llm_txt": "/llm.txt",
    "sitemap": "/sitemap.xml"
  },
  "related_sites": ["https://www.aiwebsitesystems.com"]
}

In v7.1, do not place robots.txt or sitemap.xml inside /ai/. They must live at the site root.

Next Steps

Once your endpoints are live, submit your site to the constellation registry. See the Standards page for full specification details.

Constellation Audit

Check a live site against what you just read

Use the constellation audit to compare a public implementation against the current Digital Karma rules and export a starter upgrade package.

Public URLs only. Instant results. Exportable upgrade package.

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