Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
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Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
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Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
#3Another 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 (132 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28266193 (146 comments)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38569240 (159 comments)
Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
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Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
#5Something like that would also be great for scripting, not only agents.
Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
#6Something like that would also be great for scripting, not only agents.
Yes, you are right!!
Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
#7Another 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 (132 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28266193 (146 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38569240 (159 comments)
did not know this existed, thanks!
Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
#8Something like that would also be great for scripting, not only agents.
But this can be a fair advantage angaints the token usage in AI agents..
Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
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Re: Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents
#10Nice.
Why not CSV?
> is shorter than {"size":1024,"lang":"go"}.