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MP6 V0.1 Public Specification Released: Toward an Open Compatibility Layer for Sensory Data

Ajinomatrix has published the first public MP6 compatibility profile, giving developers, sensory scientists and early adopters a stable reference for MP6-compatible files.


Ajinomatrix has reached a new milestone in the development of MP6 Studio: the first public MP6 V0.1 specification is now available in our GitLab repository.



MP6, short for Multi-Perception 6, is our emerging sensory data framework for representing food, beverage and product experience across six dimensions: sight, smell, taste, touch, sound and intuition / psychosensory response.


Until now, MP6 was demonstrated mainly through live tools:

  • MP6 Converter — convert Excel/CSV sensory data into MP6-compatible files;

  • MP6 Viewer — inspect and visualize MP6 files;

  • MP6 Validator — check whether a file is structurally valid and MP6-compatible;

  • MP6 Timeline Player — play taste, aroma, texture and aftertaste as a dynamic sensory timeline;

  • MP6 Human Report Generator — transform MP6 files into client-ready sensory reports.

The public specification now gives this ecosystem a clearer technical foundation.


What is to be published

The first public release includes:

  • the MP6 V0.1 operational container specification;

  • the self-identifying MP6 file marker: magic: "AJX-MP6";

  • the single-file .mp6 JSON structure;

  • supported file_role, profile_level and usage_grade metadata;

  • the six canonical MP6 dimensions;

  • the distinction between MP6 container format and product profile schema;

  • the emerging MP6 Product Profile Schema V0.1.1 vocabulary;

  • example structures for static sensory files and temporal sensory timelines.


This is not a final standard and not a certification program. It is a public compatibility profile designed to help developers and early adopters understand how MP6 files are structured and how they can be used across MP6 Studio tools.


One extension, multiple roles

A key decision in MP6 V0.1 is that MP6 uses one single .mp6 extension.


Different file types are not represented by separate extensions such as .mp6t, .mp6p or .mp6s. Instead, they are represented internally through metadata:


JSON:


"meta": {

"file_role": "evaluation_dossier",

"profile_level": "minimal",

"usage_grade": "kitchen_lab_grade"

}


This keeps MP6 files portable, readable and compatible across tools.


Why this matters

Sensory data is often trapped in spreadsheets, isolated reports, proprietary templates or unstructured tasting notes. MP6 aims to make this data more portable, visual and reusable.

A sensory panel file should not remain a spreadsheet forever. It should be convertible, viewable, validatable, playable, reportable and eventually comparable across products, cultures, markets and use contexts.


That is the purpose of MP6 Studio.

The public specification is a first step toward making sensory data interoperability real.


What remains proprietary

Ajinomatrix is publishing the public compatibility layer, not the full internal intelligence layer.

Advanced Ajinomatrix logic — including TasteTuner, RecipeAnalyzer, BSPG-related reasoning, proprietary mapping methods, certification mechanisms, market/cultural target profiles and commercial decision-support tools — remains protected.


The public spec exists to encourage compatibility, experimentation and responsible contribution.


Call for contributors

We welcome feedback from:

  • sensory scientists;

  • food technologists;

  • flavourists;

  • data engineers;

  • open-source developers;

  • educators;

  • chefs and artisans;

  • product developers;

  • AI researchers.


Useful contributions include:

  • testing MP6 files against the validator;

  • improving vocabulary clarity;

  • proposing example files;

  • building compatible visualizations;

  • improving documentation;

  • testing MP6 Studio tools with real-world sensory workflows.


MP6 V0.1 is live, public and evolving.

The next step is collaboration.


MP6 Studio: https://www.mp6.app





Timeline Player: https://player.mp6.app


Report Generator: https://report.mp6.app


Initial Success !

After 1,500+ early visitors to the MP6 Timeline Player, I made a short video walkthrough for people discovering the project on mobile.


The full player is best experienced on desktop, but the video explains the concept clearly: taste is not only a score — it can be played as a timeline.


Video:



Live demo:



For sensory scientists, flavourists and food innovation teams: would this help explain panel results or product experience to clients and R&D teams?


 
 
 

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