Meanslanguage
Meanslanguage is a formal language for encoding means-ends reasoning in symbolic form. It represents goals, the means to achieve them, and the agents involved. It is a theoretical concept rather than a widely adopted standard.
The core elements are agents, goals, means (tools and methods), resources, constraints, and actions. It separates
Syntax and semantics are designed to be machine-interpretable. Common constructs include a means predicate linking an
Applications include AI planning, multi-agent coordination, and knowledge representation of tool use. Prototypes use meanslanguage to
History and status: Meanslanguage remains a niche concept with no universal standard or widely deployed tooling.
See also: means-end analysis, planning languages, resource-aware reasoning, knowledge representation.