A Beginner's Guide for AI to AI Website Setup
Digital Karma Web — AI-to-AI Federation Playbook
Standardizing the machine-readable internet for brands built on proof, purpose, and interoperability.
What this is: a single, copy-paste system that makes each site AI-readable, interoperable, and self-documenting. It consolidates the latest scaffolding we use on RealSEOLife.com and SpaForBusiness.com to form the Digital Karma Web federation.
What you get: predictable /ai/ endpoints, a local /federation/registry.json, optional heartbeats/webhooks, and JSON-LD that exposes your brand, offers, and relationships.
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1) Goals & Outcomes
- Single-pass setup for AI-readable, interoperable, self-documenting sites.
- Auto-maintained federation graph of neighbors with lastSeen heartbeats.
- Digital KarmaⓀ signal surface baked in: Presence • Authority • Activity • Health (PA•AH).
You’ll end up with: /ai/ endpoints (LLM.json, LLM.txt, glossary, manifest, concierge, status), a local /federation/registry.json, plus optional heartbeats & webhooks.
2) Quick Prereqs
- Deploy access (Joomla 5 or static OK).
- One brand handle per site (e.g.,
RealSEOLife). - Federation ID (use
digital-karma-federation). - Discord webhook URL (optional, recommended).
3) Folder & File Skeleton
/ai/
llm.json
llm.txt
ai-marketing-glossary.json
manifest.json
concierge.json
status.json
(optional) status-check.php
(optional) webhook-dispatch.php
/federation/
registry.json
(optional) refresh.php
/.well-known/
ai.json
Joomla tip: Use a template override or a JCE snippet to inject sitewide JSON-LD in .
4) Sitewide JSON-LD (paste once)
Place in or at top of key articles:
Later, an updater can inject neighbors into #federation.itemListElement.
5) Core AI Endpoints
5.1 /ai/llm.json
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "CreativeWork",
"name": "LLM Concierge",
"version": "v01",
"site": {
"brand": "{BRAND}",
"domain": "{DOMAIN}",
"federationId": "digital-karma-federation",
"role": ["Real SEO™ Node","Glossary Host"],
"topics": ["Digital Karma","AI-to-AI","Schema","SEO"]
},
"endpoints": {
"glossary": "/ai/ai-marketing-glossary.json",
"manifest": "/ai/manifest.json",
"concierge": "/ai/concierge.json",
"status": "/ai/status.json",
"registry": "/federation/registry.json"
},
"neighbors": [],
"lastUpdated": "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ"
}
5.2 /ai/llm.txt
This site exposes AI endpoints under /ai/ . Start with /ai/llm.json.
Federation ID: digital-karma-federation
Contact: /contact
5.3 /ai/ai-marketing-glossary.json
{
"version": "v01",
"title": "AI Marketing Glossary",
"license": "CC-BY-4.0",
"terms": [
{"term":"RAG","short":"Retrieve before generating.","long":"Retrieval-Augmented Generation combines a retriever and a generator so responses include grounded facts.","schema":{"@type":"DefinedTerm","url":"https://{DOMAIN}/glossary/rag"}},
{"term":"LLM.json","short":"Machine guide for this site.","long":"A structured endpoint listing how to understand, navigate, and interoperate with this website programmatically."},
{"term":"Digital Karma","short":"Proof-based brand signals.","long":"Composite of Presence, Authority, Activity, and Health that reflect credibility and momentum."}
]
}
5.4 /ai/manifest.json
{
"name":"{BRAND} AI Manifest",
"version":"v01",
"routes":["/","/ai/llm.json","/ai/ai-marketing-glossary.json","/federation/registry.json"],
"security":{"cors":["*"]},
"sitemaps":["/sitemap.xml"],
"llm":{"preferred":"/ai/llm.json"}
}
5.5 /ai/concierge.json
{
"prompts": {
"about": "Summarize {BRAND} using /ai/llm.json & site schema.",
"services": "List key offers with URLs and schema types.",
"federation": "Describe neighbors from /federation/registry.json."
},
"links": { "pricing": "/pricing", "contact": "/contact", "faq": "/faq" }
}
5.6 /ai/status.json (machine state)
{
"uptime": "ok",
"pages": { "/":200, "/ai/llm.json":200, "/federation/registry.json":200 },
"lastCheck": "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ"
}
6) Federation Graph (Local Registry)
/federation/registry.json
{
"federationId": "digital-karma-federation",
"node": { "domain":"{DOMAIN}", "role":["Real SEO™ Node"], "lastSeen":"YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ" },
"neighbors": [
{"domain":"realseolife.com","role":["Hub"],"llm":"https://www.realseolife.com/ai/llm.json","lastSeen":""},
{"domain":"spaforbusiness.com","role":["Vertical"],"llm":"https://www.spaforbusiness.com/ai/llm.json","lastSeen":""}
],
"updated": "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ"
}
7) Heartbeat & Webhook (Active Maintenance)
Optional for static; recommended if you have PHP/cron.
/ai/status-check.php
= 400) $ok = false;
}
$data = ['uptime' => $ok ? 'ok' : 'degraded', 'pages' => $pages, 'lastCheck' => $now];
file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/status.json', json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT|JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES));
if (!$ok) {
$hook = __DIR__ . '/webhook-dispatch.php';
if (file_exists($hook)) require $hook;
}
echo json_encode($data);
/ai/webhook-dispatch.php (Discord)
"🚨 Federation alert on " . $domain . ": see /ai/status.json"];
$ch = curl_init($webhook);
curl_setopt_array($ch,[CURLOPT_POST=>1,CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER=>['Content-Type: application/json'],CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS=>json_encode($msg),CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER=>true]);
curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch);
Cron (every 15m): */15 * * * * php /home/{USER}/public_html/ai/status-check.php >/dev/null 2>&1
8) Auto-Neighbor Refresh (Hub)
/federation/refresh.php
['timeout'=>6]]);
$json = @file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
if ($json) $n['lastSeen'] = gmdate('c');
}
$registry['updated'] = gmdate('c');
file_put_contents($path, json_encode($registry, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT|JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES));
echo json_encode(['ok'=>true,'updated'=>$registry['updated']]);
Cron (hourly hub): 0 * * * * php /home/{USER}/public_html/federation/refresh.php >/dev/null 2>&1
9) Real SEO™ Entity Hints (JSON-LD)
10) RSForm / Lead Automations (Optional)
On submission, append CSV and ping Discord:
$payload = ['event'=>'rsform_submission','site'=>'{DOMAIN}','time'=>gmdate('c'),'fields'=>$_POST];
file_put_contents(JPATH_SITE.'/ai/applications.csv', join(',', [gmdate('c'), $_POST['Name'], $_POST['Email']])."\n", FILE_APPEND);
// webhook dispatch as above
11) Robots, Headers, CORS, Caching
robots.txt
User-agent: *
Allow: /ai/
Allow: /.well-known/
Sitemap: https://{DOMAIN}/sitemap.xml
Apache headers (CORS)
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET, OPTIONS"
Header set Cache-Control "no-store"
12) Publishing Checklist (Single Sitting)
- Create
/ai/,/federation/,/.well-known/. - Paste endpoint files (edit
{DOMAIN},{BRAND},{HANDLE}). - Add sitewide JSON-LD in
. - Add neighbors in
registry.json(at least RealSEOLife + SpaForBusiness). - (Optional) Enable cron for
status-check.phpand hubrefresh.php. - Verify
/ai/llm.jsonand/ai/status.jsonreturn 200. - Simulate a failure (rename a file) to confirm Discord ping.
13) QA & Self-Tests
curl -I https://{DOMAIN}/ai/llm.json
curl https://{DOMAIN}/ai/status.json | jq
curl https://{DOMAIN}/federation/registry.json | jq
- Rich Results Test / schema.org validator
14) Versioning & Rollback
- Add
"version":"v01"in all JSON files; bump minor (v01.1) on edits. - Keep last 3 versions; symlink
llm.json→ current.
15) Optional: Content Objects (Listings v01)
{
"version":"v01",
"kind":"ItemList",
"items":[
{"name":"Real SEO™ Websites 2025","url":"/best/real-seo","@type":"CollectionPage"}
]
}
16) JCE-Ready Explainer Block (Paste anywhere)
AI-to-AI Federation — What It Does
This site exposes a predictable set of endpoints under /ai/ so large language models and partner nodes can understand our brand, offers, and relationships without guesswork.
- LLM.json — the machine concierge (start here).
- Glossary — shared definitions for consistent language.
- Registry — known neighbors + lastSeen heartbeats.
- Status — uptime snapshot used for alerts.
These work together to maintain a living map of our Digital KarmaⓀ network.
17) Migration Notes (Joomla ↔ Static)
- Pure static is enough: JSON/TXT endpoints make you AI-readable — no PHP/JS required.
- Active maintenance: add PHP + cron (or use a CI workflow to refresh
lastSeen). - Joomla: keep endpoints as static files; only use PHP for status/refresh.
18) Roadmap Hooks (Next Boosts)
- Auto-discover: crawl
/.well-known/ai.jsonto seed registry. - PA•AH feed at
/ai/karma.jsonfor dashboards. - Signed assertions:
proof.jsonwith SHA256 of files. - SSE/Webhooks: real-time federation events.
19) Copy-Paste Variables
{DOMAIN}→ e.g.,www.realseolife.com{BRAND}→ e.g.,Real SEO Life™{HANDLE}→ e.g.,RealSEOLife- Federation ID →
digital-karma-federation
Success Criteria
- All endpoints 200 OK, valid JSON.
- Registry includes ≥2 neighbors with recent lastSeen.
- Alerts fire on simulated failures.
- Search/LLMs can parse JSON-LD &
/ai/files.
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