IntentText Guide
What is IntentText, and why should you care?
IntentText is a plain-text document format that uses keywords to give every line a purpose. A .it file is readable by humans, parseable by code, and — when sealed — legally trustworthy.
Who is this for?
- Organizations building document workflows — contracts, policies, reports, invoices
- AI agents that need structured task plans, pipelines, and audit trails
- Writers who want professional output from plain text — themes, PDF export, figures
What you get
- Canonical + extension language model — stable core keywords with alias and extension support
- Alias normalization — write
todo:and the parser resolves it totask: - 8 built-in themes — corporate, minimal, warm, technical, print, legal, editorial, dark
- Full trust system — approve, sign, seal, verify, amend
- Template engine —
{{variables}}, dynamic table rows, data merge - Query engine — find any block across any number of files
- CLI, npm, PyPI, MCP server, VS Code extension, web editor, Hub
Where to start
| You want to... | Start here |
|---|---|
| Get running in 5 minutes | Quick Start |
| Understand the mental model | Core Concepts |
| Build a real document | Your First Document |
| Build a reusable template | Your First Template |
| See what orgs can do | For Organizations |
| Build agent workflows | For Agents |
| Write and publish | For Writers |
| Seal and verify documents | Trust & Signing |