Minimal Example

This is a minimal valid Agentic Automation Canvas example demonstrating the absolute minimum required fields.

Overview

The minimal example shows:

• Basic project definition with required fields
• Minimal canvas structure
• Core metadata elements

Structure

{
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "versionDate": "2025-01-30",
  "project": {
    "title": "Example Agentic Automation Project",
    "description": "A minimal example project",
    "projectStage": "Planning",
    "startDate": "2025-01-01"
  }
}

Key Features

• Minimal Canvas: Contains only the required canvas fields
• Basic Project: Single project with title, description, project stage, and start date
• Validates Successfully: Passes schema validation

Use Cases

• Getting started with AAC
• Understanding the basic structure
• Testing validation tools
• Creating your own canvas from scratch

Download

• minimal-example.json - RO-Crate JSON-LD (what you get from "Download RO-Crate")
• minimal-canvas.json - Canvas JSON for validation and programmatic use

See Examples overview for details on the two formats.

Validation

This example is validated in CI. See the validator documentation for local validation instructions.

Next Steps

After understanding the minimal example:

1. Review the complete example to see all available fields
2. Read the schema reference for detailed field documentation
3. Try creating your own canvas using the web application