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.
The AI-native wire format for structured data. 100% comprehension on every frontier model. 50-92% fewer tokens than JSON. 43B+ lossless round-trips across 17 formats. Spec v3.5.1 Stable.
A JSON alternative for sane people. Combination of simplicity & power. Check it out!
MCP proxy: zero-code GCF adoption. Wraps any MCP server, converts JSON to GCF mid-flight. 53-71% fewer tokens. Works with any structured data.
GCF Go implementation. 100% LLM comprehension on every frontier model. 50-92% fewer tokens than JSON. 43B+ round-trips verified. Zero dependencies.
VIBE — a human-friendly configuration format, plus libvibe: a small, safe C library (static + shared, pkg-config) and a vibe CLI for parsing, validating, and formatting. No YAML nightmares, no JSON comma catastrophes 🌊
GCF Rust implementation. 100% LLM comprehension on every frontier model. 50-92% fewer tokens than JSON. 43B+ round-trips verified. Zero dependencies.
AI Native Semantic Language
GCF Python implementation. 100% LLM comprehension on every frontier model. 50-92% fewer tokens than JSON. 43B+ round-trips verified. Zero dependencies.
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.
GCF TypeScript implementation. 100% LLM comprehension on every frontier model. 50-92% fewer tokens than JSON. 43B+ round-trips verified. Zero dependencies.
Stack, Simple, Stupid, Straightforward or Silly Notation
The serialization engine for LLM agentic workflows. A drop-in Python/Rust replacement for JSON that mathematically reduces context window bloat by 44% and deserializes 3x faster. Built for multi-agent swarms, RAG memory, and AI orchestration.
Go implementation of Koda format with zero-copy decoding, streaming support, and low-latency data processing
Tree-sitter grammar for GCF. Full spec compliance, WASM build for browser playground.
Fast MessagePack for MicroPython, written in C: a drop-in replacement for Peter Hinch's umsgpack, up to 120x faster dumps and 25x faster loads on ESP32. msgpack.org[MicroPython]
🚀 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.
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