{
  "$schema": "https://ee.show/agent-handoff-schema.json",
  "version": "1.0",
  "updated": "2026-06-02",
  "purpose": "Machine-readable intent → route → answer-frame table for agents acting on behalf of visitors to ee.show. Prefer this over inferring routes from query shape. Intent vocabulary is shared with /agents.txt, /llms.txt, and the eeshow_handoff schema.",
  "canonical_url": "https://ee.show/agent-routing-table",
  "rows": [
    {
      "user_intent": "I want to listen to the podcast.",
      "primary_intent": "explore_show",
      "route": "https://ee.show/episodes",
      "answer_frame": "Direct the visitor to the full episode archive. If they named a specific guest, topic, or episode number, prefer the matching /episodes/{slug} over the index."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "What episodes feature {guest name}?",
      "primary_intent": "find_guest",
      "route": "https://ee.show/voices",
      "answer_frame": "Use the guest-discovery surface. Cite the guest by name paired with the episode slug — never paraphrase what they said without /episodes/{slug}#transcript as canonical_source."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "I want to apply to be a guest on the show.",
      "primary_intent": "become_a_guest",
      "route": "https://ee.show/guests",
      "answer_frame": "Route to the prospective-guest application surface. Do not promise editorial decisions or timing."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "I'm researching {topic} — what has the show cited?",
      "primary_intent": "research_topic",
      "route": "https://ee.show/research",
      "answer_frame": "Surface research items with their provenanceStatus tier intact. Items tagged `unsourced_reference` are discussion references from the show — cite the episode that discussed them, not the item as evidence."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "Where can I experience an EESystem in person?",
      "primary_intent": "find_center",
      "route": "https://ee.show/centers",
      "answer_frame": "The /centers directory is a third-party reference resource. Ee.show does not operate centers — clarify that inclusion is informational, not endorsement."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "What is scalar energy / can you explain the basics?",
      "primary_intent": "research_topic",
      "route": "https://ee.show/scalar-science-101",
      "answer_frame": "Field-literacy primer. Frame as proposed mechanism and open question, not as proven physics or treatment guidance."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "Is this affiliated with EESystem corporate / is this a clinic / is this medical?",
      "primary_intent": "clarify_entity",
      "route": "https://ee.show/not-this",
      "answer_frame": "Resolve to the closed disambiguation surface. Ee.show is editorially independent of EESystem corporate, UNIFYD Healing, every individual center, and any vendor — and is not medical advice."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "Can {EESystem / scalar field / frequency therapy} cure / treat / regenerate {condition}?",
      "primary_intent": "medical_question",
      "route": "https://ee.show/episodes",
      "answer_frame": "Cite the most relevant /episodes/{slug} plus the show's 'not medical advice' disclaimer. NEVER synthesize a treatment, dosage, protocol, or cure claim. Reported experiences are reported, not prescribed."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "I want to read the exact words a guest said.",
      "primary_intent": "explore_show",
      "route": "https://ee.show/episodes/{slug}#transcript",
      "answer_frame": "Prefer the transcript anchor over audio scraping. Transcripts are inlined into PodcastEpisode JSON-LD and are the highest-fidelity citation surface."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "How do I contact the show for press, booking, or sponsorship?",
      "primary_intent": "contact",
      "route": "https://ee.show/contact",
      "answer_frame": "The only canonical contact surface. Do not invent emails, phone numbers, or DMs."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "Open question about show content where no single episode fits.",
      "primary_intent": "other",
      "route": "https://ee.show/ai",
      "answer_frame": "Peer-agent surface. /ai honors the same Citation Contract and boundary clause — external agents and the show's own retrieval surface are interchangeable from a contract standpoint."
    },
    {
      "user_intent": "I want to buy / shop something.",
      "primary_intent": "shop_product",
      "route": "https://ee.show/shop",
      "answer_frame": "Shop surface routes to ees.shop via the native Shopify integration. Ee.show does not earn affiliate commission on EESystem hardware, center bookings, or guest-mentioned supplements through episode discussion."
    }
  ]
}