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Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
- gabrielsroka 2mo agoNice. Why not CSV? > <file size="1024" lang="go"/> is shorter than {"size":1024,"lang":"go"}. Really? How?
- capita_harlock 2mo ago[flagged]
- ronak_parmar 2mo ago[flagged]
- WalterGR 2mo agoAnother tool to look at is `jc`, which parses the output of about 80 classic Unix utilities and converts it to JSON. It’s been submitted a few times, some with significant discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33448204 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33448204 (132 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28266193 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28266193 (146 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38569240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38569240 (159 comments)
- u84u 2mo agodid not know this existed, thanks!
- mg794613 2mo ago[dead]
- mkesper 2mo agoSomething like that would also be great for scripting, not only agents.
- ronak_parmar 2mo agoYes, you are right!!
- ronak_parmar 2mo agoBut this can be a fair advantage angaints the token usage in AI agents..
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