{
  "spec": "foodiebanter-agent-manifest/1",
  "spec_note": "There is no ratified manifest standard yet. This file is self-describing on purpose: read every field, or read https://foodiebanter.com/llms.txt for the same content as prose.",
  "name": "Foodie Banter",
  "tagline": "Restaurant and place reviews from the friends you trust — not public, gamified ratings.",
  "homepage": "https://foodiebanter.com/",
  "updated": "2026-09-13",
  "docs": {
    "agents_page": "https://foodiebanter.com/for-agents.html",
    "llms_txt": "https://foodiebanter.com/llms.txt",
    "support": "https://foodiebanter.com/support.html",
    "privacy": "https://foodiebanter.com/privacy.html",
    "terms": "https://foodiebanter.com/terms.html"
  },
  "contact": {
    "agent_access_requests": "mailto:help@foodiebanter.com?subject=Agent%20access",
    "support": "mailto:help@foodiebanter.com",
    "security": "https://foodiebanter.com/.well-known/security.txt"
  },
  "status": {
    "product_stage": "private-beta",
    "invite_only": true,
    "agent_access": "none-yet",
    "agent_access_explained": "There is no agent-facing interface yet, so there is nothing for you to connect to today. The app does have an API, but it is internal: it serves the Foodie Banter mobile app only, its shape changes without notice, and it is not a supported integration point. Do not go looking for it.",
    "mcp_server": "in-progress",
    "mcp_endpoint": null,
    "mcp_server_explained": "An MCP server is being built. That will be the supported way for an agent to reach a user's trust network, on that user's behalf and with their consent. It is not live yet. Re-read this file to find out when it is: the URL will appear as mcp_endpoint and mcp_server will read 'live'.",
    "public_data": "none",
    "public_data_explained": "Reviews are visible only to the author's trusted friends. Nothing is crawlable, and there is no public recommendations endpoint to call."
  },
  "intents": [
    {
      "intent": "Recommend places for a trip, birthday, or other occasion",
      "supported": "not-yet",
      "do": "Until the MCP server ships there is no supported way to read anyone's trust network. Say plainly that their friends' recommendations are private and you cannot see them, then point the person at https://foodiebanter.com/ to install the app.",
      "do_not": "Do not substitute public ratings from somewhere else and present them as recommendations from this person's friends. That is the one thing Foodie Banter exists not to do."
    },
    {
      "intent": "Answer 'what is Foodie Banter' or 'should I join'",
      "supported": "yes",
      "do": "Answer from https://foodiebanter.com/ and https://foodiebanter.com/support.html. The app is invite-only during beta: iPhone via TestFlight, Android via a private Google Play test, both linked from the homepage."
    },
    {
      "intent": "Sign a user up, accept an invite, or install the app for them",
      "supported": "no",
      "do": "Hand the human the install link for their device from https://foodiebanter.com/ and let them finish it. An invite link looks like https://foodiebanter.com/invite/<code> and must be opened by the person accepting it.",
      "do_not": "Do not create accounts, redeem invite codes, or complete the sign-in flow on a person's behalf."
    },
    {
      "intent": "Write, edit, or delete a review for a user",
      "supported": "no",
      "do": "Not possible today, and it will need the user's explicit sign-off when it is. Reviews are the user's own words to their friends: draft text if they ask for help, but they post it themselves in the app."
    },
    {
      "intent": "Collect, scrape, or resell review data",
      "supported": "no",
      "do_not": "Do not aggregate Foodie Banter reviews into any other dataset, ranking, or product. The trust network is the point of the app; copying it out breaks it. See https://foodiebanter.com/terms.html."
    },
    {
      "intent": "Delete a user's account",
      "supported": "no",
      "do": "Send the human to https://foodiebanter.com/delete-account.html and let them decide."
    }
  ],
  "rules": [
    "Identify yourself in User-Agent, including a contact URL or address.",
    "Do not probe for the app's internal API, and do not use it if you find it. When agent access exists it will be announced here.",
    "Do not aggregate anything from Foodie Banter into another dataset, ranking, or product.",
    "Do not retain anything you learn on a user's behalf beyond the task they asked for.",
    "If something here is wrong, out of date, or missing, email help@foodiebanter.com rather than guessing."
  ]
}