About

Author

Rob Kline — principal architect of the Intent Stack. Background in business process management, business rule management, taxonomy and ontology development, and AI governance.

Status

The Intent Stack is a working specification (v5.0, March 2026). It is subject to revision as operational evidence accumulates and the scope of deployment expands. The specification emerged from operational practice — patterns discovered through building and governing AI agent systems across months of real-world development.

Engagement

For questions, feedback, or collaboration interest: rob.kline@practicalstrategy.ai

License

The Intent Stack Reference Model Specification is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt this material with appropriate attribution.