Re: Welcome

Hi Guha,

thanks for the invitation to this NLWeb initiative and hello to everyone in the group.
I left some comments in the [specification shared document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ex_Txq4Y_tTqgUTBr7xE470Hzh0wG1cfyvhiLDv0sPs/edit) (v0.5.3) but I think it would be interesting to share a more general thought here.

I like the idea of NLWeb and the simplicity around the concepts of "/ask" and "/who".
After reading the specification, it seems to me that we’re extending the protocol beyond the “simple website” scenario. In other words, the protocol could potentially be used to interact with any system via natural language, not just web applications. For example, a fridge could expose an /ask API to check whether it contains milk. Am I overthinking or is that actually the direction we’re heading?

Thanks.

Regards,
Enrico Zimuel
https://www.zimuel.it

martedì 4 novembre 2025 3:11 PM, R.V.Guha <rvguha@gmail.com> ha scritto:

> Welcome everyone to the NLWeb Community group.
>
> [Here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TZBWr8sNviEjNxXeUwQfgtFkeQUfx1jirN5WIe4lT9I/edit?tab=t.0) is the current (very preliminary) version of the spec, updated for output_response structure corresponding to chatgpt apps. Would love to get a discussion thread started around that.
>
> Please share the details of the community group widely. It is open to everyone.
>
> thanks,
>
> guha