AI Provenance Mark
Pronounced "ape 'em" — rhymes with shape pum, phonetically ap-um.
A Creative Commons–style transparency mark for AI-assisted content. A small, recognizable badge paired with a QR code lets anyone instantly understand whether and how AI was used to create something — and makes it easy to share the original context or prompt with others.
Open Standard
Vendor-neutral and freely usable. No proprietary apps, no accounts, no tracking.
Declare AI involvement
From full AI generation to full human authorship — every meaningful level of involvement expressible in a single field.
Share your context
Provenance pages include direct links to open the context in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and others — one click to continue the conversation that created the content.
What's New in 1.1
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Compression | deflate-raw + base64url encoding unlocks up to ~2,600 characters of context. Auto-switches when needed. Native browser APIs — no library required. |
| Show mode | Optional third line in the QR center logo shows an abbreviated human role (e.g. P+R, P+E, H). Makes the level of AI involvement visible at a glance without scanning. |
Human Only (role=all) |
A positive declaration that no AI was involved. Distinguishes intentionally human-made content from unmarked content. Show mode abbreviation: H. |
| Author & Organization | Optional author and org fields identify the individual creator and responsible institution. Supports EU AI Act Article 50 compliance documentation. |
| Language | Optional lang field (BCP 47 tag, e.g. en, zh-Hans) declares the primary language of the content. |
| Previous mark | Optional prev field links to an earlier AIPM record for the same content, enabling lightweight provenance chains across versions. |
| Datetime support | The date field now supports full ISO 8601 datetime with UTC offset (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM±HH:MM), not just date. A "Date only" option is also available. |
| Content URL & Full Context Document | Link directly to the artifact this AIPM mark applies to (src) and to a hosted full context document — prompt, methodology, session log — (doc). |
| Hash fragment URLs | Metadata is encoded in the URL hash fragment — never sent to any server. Better privacy, better caching. All 1.0 QR codes continue to resolve unchanged. |
| "Try it" links | "Try it — continue this context in an AI tool" links open the context (plus any linked URLs) directly in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, or your own custom tools. One-click to pick up the conversation that created the content. |
| Custom AI tools | Add up to 5 of your own preferred AI tools to the "Try it" section. Stored locally — no account required. Supports {q}, {ctx}, {src}, {doc} placeholders. |
| "Update this mark" | One click from any provenance page opens the generator pre-filled with the existing metadata, ready to update the role, date, or other fields. |
URL-only records (qr=0) |
When content is too long for a QR code even with compression, a qr=0 flag is appended as a visible URL param. Automated systems can detect it without decompressing. |
How It Works
AIPM combines three elements: a stable visual mark, a QR code, and a human- and machine-readable provenance record. Together they disclose who or what created a piece of content and what role a human played.
- Create a AIPM URL using the QR generator — fill in the model, your role, and context.
- Download the QR code and embed it in or near your content.
- Anyone scanning the code sees a clear, human-readable disclosure page.
A 1.1 Provenance URL looks like this
All metadata is encoded in the URL hash fragment — nothing is sent to any server.
https://ai-pm.pages.dev/1.1/aipm/#v=1.1&model=Claude+Sonnet+4.6&role=prompted%2Breviewed&date=2026-05-03T14%3A30-04%3A00&ctx=Internal+memo+draft&show=1
View example provenance page →
A 1.1 QR Code looks like this
Generated locally in your browser using the example URL above. The AIPM mark is centered in the QR code.
Scan this code or open the AIPM URL directly →
For digital content — GitHub READMEs, blog posts, web pages — use an AIPM Badge instead:
The badge is a clickable link to the provenance page. Download all badge variants from the Marks & Badges page →