ugi

A compact, URI-safe self-description code for geeks. Encodes identity, skills, interests, and opinions into a single string suitable for bios, email signatures, and URIs.

design goals

• Single-letter field codes: 24 active, 2 reserved
• Octal (0-7) rating scale
• URI-safe characters only, no percent-encoding needed
• Dual format: URI for machines, block for humans
• Case-insensitive
• Extensible via ~ custom sub-IDs

formats

URI format:

ugi:<version>[/<revision>]@<handle>:<field>,<field>,...

Block format:

------- BEGIN UGI BLOCK -------
v:<version> @<handle> G<geek_types>
<field> <field> ...
-------- END UGI BLOCK --------

examples

ugi:0@jdoe:gcs$/dev,a4,b5/4,c3,hh4f5m4,e4,len7,oxa6we5,ppy6$js6$ts5rs4+6,dvs6,w5,q4,i5,v5/4,rag4,tst5ex7,k5,xxk6,jst5pc6,mrk5in4,s6,y4,f4,z3

ugi:0@neo:gcy$/sec/os,a3,b5/3,c1,hh2,e6,len6zh4,oxd7$fb6,pc6$ba7as5rs5,ded7,w6,q7$,i1,v6/5,rat5,tff7bs6bl6,k7,jro6pc7,mmt6el5,s2,y5,f3,z6

fields

• a: Age
• b: Build
• c: Clothing
• d: Editor / IDE
• e: Education
• f: Food / Cooking
• g: Geek Specialization
• h: Hair
• i: AI Stance
• j: Gaming
• k: Books
• l: Spoken Languages
• m: Music
• o: Operating System
• p: Programming Languages
• q: Security / Hacking
• r: Religion
• s: Sex / Relationships
• t: TV / Film
• v: Politics
• w: Hardware
• x: Comics / Manga
• y: Fitness
• z: Maker / DIY

See the specs page for full field definitions.