mif-schema 0.1.0

JSON Schema validation for the MIF (Modeled Information Format) ecosystem
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{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://mif-spec.dev/schema/citation.schema.json",
  "title": "MIF Citation",
  "description": "JSON Schema for validating MIF citation objects",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["@type", "citationType", "citationRole", "title", "url"],
  "properties": {
    "@type": {
      "const": "Citation",
      "description": "Must be 'Citation'"
    },
    "citationType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source category - either a standard type or custom namespaced type",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "enum": [
            "article",
            "book",
            "paper",
            "website",
            "documentation",
            "repository",
            "video",
            "podcast",
            "specification",
            "dataset",
            "tool",
            "other"
          ],
          "description": "Standard citation types"
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*:[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$",
          "description": "Custom namespaced type (e.g., 'acme:memo')"
        }
      ]
    },
    "citationRole": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Relationship to memory - either a standard role or custom namespaced role",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "enum": [
            "supports",
            "refutes",
            "background",
            "methodology",
            "contradicts",
            "extends",
            "derived",
            "source",
            "example",
            "review"
          ],
          "description": "Standard citation roles"
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*:[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$",
          "description": "Custom namespaced role (e.g., 'legal:precedent')"
        }
      ]
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Citation title (required, non-empty)"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Citation URL (required, valid URI)"
    },
    "author": {
      "description": "Author(s) - can be entity reference object, array of entity references, or plain text string",
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/EntityReference",
          "description": "Single author entity reference"
        },
        {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/EntityReference" },
          "minItems": 1,
          "description": "Multiple author entity references"
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Plain text author name(s)"
        }
      ]
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Publication date in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD)"
    },
    "accessed": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Access date in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD)"
    },
    "relevance": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 1,
      "description": "Relevance score between 0.0 and 1.0"
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "description": "Free-form annotation (recommended under 1000 characters)"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$defs": {
    "EntityReference": {
      "$ref": "./definitions/entity-reference.schema.json"
    }
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "@type": "Citation",
      "citationType": "article",
      "citationRole": "supports",
      "title": "Memory Systems in AI Agents",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2024.12345",
      "author": {
        "@type": "EntityReference",
        "entity": { "@id": "urn:mif:entity:person:jane-smith" },
        "entityType": "Person",
        "name": "Jane Smith"
      },
      "date": "2024-06-15",
      "accessed": "2026-01-20",
      "relevance": 0.95,
      "note": "Foundational paper on semantic memory"
    },
    {
      "@type": "Citation",
      "citationType": "documentation",
      "citationRole": "background",
      "title": "JSON-LD 1.1",
      "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/json-ld11/",
      "accessed": "2026-01-18",
      "relevance": 0.85
    }
  ]
}