Executable standards
Process requirements and data requirements expressed in a language a computer can read and run — not just a document humans have to interpret.
Executable standards modelling
Standards are
programs, not PDFs.
Primmel turns ISO, BSI, and OIML standards into typed, machine-readablerunnable models. Process flows, data requirements, and evidence — in one plain-text .prl file.
hello-world.prl
root HelloWorld
metadata {
title "Hello World"
namespace "HelloWorld"
}
role Greeter { name "Greeter" }
start_event Start { }
end_event Done { }
process Greet {
name "Greet the world"
actor Greeter
}
canvas Root {
elements {
Start { x 0 y 0 }
Greet { x 0 y 100 }
Done { x 0 y 200 }
}
process_flow {
E1 { from Start to Greet }
E2 { from Greet to Done }
}
}Today
Standards as documents
- PDFs that humans must read and interpret manually
- Compliance checked by hand — slow, error-prone, subjective
- Evidence scattered across systems, hard to trace
- Updates require re-distributing hundreds of pages
With Primmel
Standards as programs
- Typed
.prlmodels a computer can parse and run - Process flows execute — automatic, deterministic, repeatable
- Evidence built in — every requirement carries hooks
- One source file: update once, everyone sees the change
Architecture
Five pillars, one lifecycle.
From the moment a reference model is published to the moment an auditor hands down a verdict — each pillar has a distinct actor and a distinct artifact.
Why Primmel
Built for the work standards actually do.
Single source of truth
One canonical model per standard. Auditors, implementers, and certifiers all read from the same artifact.
Mapping and extension
Map your own processes and controls onto any Primmel-modelled standard. Reuse, extend, and specialise without forking the source.
Process and data primitives
Built-in primitives for classes, processes, gateways, provisions, and measurements.
Evidence built in
Every requirement carries evidential hooks. Auditors locate compliance evidence by following the model.
Open and vendor-neutral
A public language, available for any standards organisation to adopt.
Start modelling your standard in minutes.
Read the introduction, then build your first .prl model.