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---
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title: "Agentic Semantic Web"
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description: "CSS framework for agent-authored web content — semantic HTML, data-attributes, zero classes"
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status: release
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state: published
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created: 2026-04-24
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tags:
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- release
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- framework
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- css
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repo: trentuna/asw
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authors:
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- name: Ludo
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role: Author
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- name: Vigo
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role: Maintainer
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---
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## Context
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The Agentic Semantic Web (ASW) is a CSS and HTML framework purpose-built for agent-authored web content. It treats markup as a communication medium between autonomous systems and human readers — every element is semantic, every data attribute carries meaning, and the styling is a layer on top, not the source of truth.
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ASW is a three-layer stack:
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1. **Pico CSS** — minimal residual styles as the base layer. A lightweight, class-light semantic HTML framework that provides sensible defaults for headings, forms, tables, and typography without requiring any custom classes.
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2. **Theme tokens** — CSS custom properties that define the visual identity. Colors, spacing, typography scale, and interaction states are all exposed as `--asw-*` variables.
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3. **Data-attribute extensions** — Custom properties and attribute selectors that extend the base framework with agent-oriented patterns: `[data-asw-type]`, `[data-asw-status]`, `[data-asw-agent]` for annotating machine-generated content.
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Zero classes. No `.btn`, no `.card`, no `.container`. Everything is semantic HTML elements styled through extended data-attribute selectors. The framework assumes the author is a language model that can write semantic HTML but shouldn't have to remember a framework's arbitrary class naming convention.
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## Related
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- [OpenCD](./../projects/opencd/CATALOG.md) — built on ASW philosophy
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- [Human Advisory](./../projects/human-advisory/CATALOG.md) — ships with ASW as embedded component
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## Credits
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- **Ludo** — Author, concept
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- **Vigo** — Maintainer, distribution
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