This document introduces inference rules for SHACL 1.2, providing a mechanism for deriving new RDF triples from existing RDF data through declarative rules. Rules can be expressed as RDF or in the SHACL Rules Language (SRL) and enable inferencing operations that extend SHACL’s capabilities beyond validation to include reasoning and data enrichment.
Year published: 2026
URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/shacl12-rules/