{"repo":"ZON-Format/zon-TS","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/ZON-Format/zon-TS","clone":"git clone https://github.com/ZON-Format/zon-TS.git","description":"ZON → 35-70% cheaper LLM prompts than JSON/TOON. Zero overhead.","language":"TypeScript","stars":51,"topics":["chatgpt","claude","data","gemini-pro","json","llm","token-reduction","tokenizer","toon","zon"],"license":"MIT","category":"ai-agents","readme_excerpt":"Zero Overhead Notation (ZON) Format ZON Format → JSON is dead. TOON was cute. ZON just won. Zero Overhead Notation - A compact, human-readable way to encode JSON for LLMs. File Extension: .zonf Media Type: text/zonf Encoding: UTF-8 ZON is a token-efficient serialization format designed for LLM workflows. It achieves 35-50% token reduction vs JSON through tabular encoding, single-character primitives, and intelligent compression while maintaining 100% data fidelity. Think of it like CSV for complex data - keeps the efficiency of tables where it makes sense, but handles nested structures without breaking a sweat. 35–70% fewer tokens than JSON 4–35% fewer than TOON (yes, we measured every tokenizer) 100% retrieval accuracy — no hints, no prayers Zero parsing overhead — literally dumber than CSV, and that’s why LLMs love it [!TIP] The ZON format is stable, but it’s also an evolving concept. There’s no finalization yet, so your input is valuable. Contribute to the spec or share your feedback to help shape its future. --- Table of Contents - Why ZON? - Key Features - Benchmarks - Installation & Quick Start - Format Overview - API Reference - Documentation --- Why ZON? AI is becoming cheaper and more accessible, but larger context windows allow for larger data inputs as well. LLM tokens still cost money – and standard JSON is verbose and token-expensive: I dropped ZON into my agent swarm and my OpenAI bill fell off a cliff\" – literally everyone who tried it this week ZON is the only","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/ZON-Format","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/ZON-Format/zon-TS/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}