CBOR codec (RFC 8949, RFC 8742) with CBOR tags, Go struct tag options (toarray, keyasint, omitempty, omitzero), float64/32/16, big.Int, and fuzz tested.
Human readable and writable interchange format for structured data.
TOON encoding for Laravel. Encode data for AI/LLMs with ~50% fewer tokens than JSON.
Token-efficient data serialization for LLM/AI. 50% fewer tokens than JSON, 93% better value/token. Rust, schema validation, LSP.
A JSON alternative for sane people. Combination of simplicity & power. Check it out!
AI Native Semantic Language
Stack, Simple, Stupid, Straightforward or Silly Notation
VIBE - A human-friendly configuration format with minimal syntax and fast parsing. No YAML nightmares, no JSON comma catastrophes - just smooth, readable config 🌊
A lightweight, fast TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) library for PHP. Optimized for LLM contexts. PHP 7.0-8.0 [legacy] and 8.1 and up [modern] support.
A lightweight MongoDB-style BSON database for Node.js
🚀 ZON: A high-performance, zero-copy binary format that is 6.2x faster than JSON. Schema-less, 64-byte aligned, and architected for Rust, WASM, & Node.js.
Go implementation of Koda format with zero-copy decoding, streaming support, and low-latency data processing
Schema-first data serialization format for efficient transport of large structured datasets.
LNP is a compact, deterministic, length-prefixed data serialization format. It encodes structured data (objects, arrays, primitives, and binary) using a minimal grammar and unambiguous parsing rules.
Easily read/write TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) files in Node.js. Like jsonfile, but for TOON format. Written in TypeScript with full type definitions. Reduce LLM prompt tokens by 30-60% compared to JSON while maintaining readability.
JSON but HTML version.
Libertas Object Notation parser
Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) encoder/decoder for InterSystems IRIS ObjectScript – a compact, human-readable alternative to JSON that cuts LLM prompt size by ~30–50% while preserving full structure for RAG and agents.
Octok is an OCONF line format tokenizer written in Go. It is a part of goconf "config" package.
High-performance data serialization format for Node.js with binary encoding, streaming, and multithreaded parsing
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