This Working Group, convened by the Research Data Alliance (RDA) in collaboration with Microsoft, will develop an open, technology-agnostic blueprint for an agentic AI tool to support researchers in preparing and sharing data in compliance with FAIR principles. It is derived from a global community consultation conducted in November 2025 (doi: 10.15497/RDA00151), which identified the Data Director as the community priority tool most closely aligned with the RDA’s mission and guiding principles. Over eight weeks, participants from across the global research community will...