.me URI Scheme (v1) - Eng

A semantic, sovereign, and distributed addressing protocol for personal identity and mesh networks.

Main Scheme

me://[namespace][selector]/[path]

Formal Rules

Part	Format	Required	Example	Description
Scheme	me://	Yes	me://	Identifies this as a .me URI
Namespace	[a-z0-9._-]+	No	jabellae.cleaker.me	Canonical identity (can be omitted = local context)
Selector	[type:value], [] or [current]	No	[surface:iphone], [], [claim:abc123]	Defines how to resolve the expression in the mesh
Path	Any semantic path	No	profile, wallet.balance, chat/general	What resource or action is being accessed

Official Examples of the .me:// Standard

Use Case	Full URI	Meaning
Public Profile	me://jabellae.cleaker.me/profile	Opens the public profile
Broadcast to all surfaces	me://jabellae.cleaker.me[]/chat	Sends a message to the entire mesh
Specific Surface	me://jabellae.cleaker.me[surface:iphone]/runtime.battery	Reads battery level from iPhone
Claim New Surface	me://jabellae.cleaker.me[claim:7f3k9p]/new-surface	Opens screen to add a new device
Secret-protected Access	me://secret:[e-mail]/vault/keys	Opens vault only if the secret is known
Local (legacy)	me://profile.name	Equivalent to current surface
Namespace only	me://jabellae.cleaker.me	Resolves to the root of the namespace

Formal Grammar (ABNF)

me-uri     = "me://" [ namespace ] [ selector ] [ "/" path ]

namespace  = 1*( ALPHA / DIGIT / "." / "_" / "-" )
selector   = "[" ( "current" / "" / "surface:" surface-name / "claim:" token ) "]"
surface-name = 1*( ALPHA / DIGIT / "-" / "_" )
token      = 1*( ALPHA / DIGIT )
path       = *( VCHAR / "/" )

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Purpose of the Standard

The .me:// URI scheme is a semantic addressing system designed for sovereign identities and distributed surface networks (Mesh).

Unlike traditional URLs, a .me URI does not merely point to a static resource. Instead, it describes where and how to resolve information within a distributed personal identity.

It enables:

• Reading and writing across multiple devices
• Secure pairing of new surfaces
• Conditional access using structural secrets
• Contextual resolution (local, broadcast, specific surface)

This standard aims to be open, public domain, and freely usable by anyone or any project that needs a sovereign personal identity layer.

License: This document is released into the public domain (CC0 1.0 Universal).

Anyone may use, implement, modify, and build upon it without restriction.