alt.hn

7/15/2026 at 1:39:54 PM

Show HN: Aict – Unix coreutils that output XML/JSON, built for AI agents

by ronak_parmar

7/15/2026 at 3:36:05 PM

Another 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:

by WalterGR

7/15/2026 at 5:08:29 PM

did not know this existed, thanks!

by u84u

7/15/2026 at 4:19:25 PM

Something like that would also be great for scripting, not only agents.

by mkesper

7/15/2026 at 5:09:20 PM

But this can be a fair advantage angaints the token usage in AI agents..

by ronak_parmar

7/15/2026 at 5:00:04 PM

Yes, you are right!!

by ronak_parmar

7/15/2026 at 4:18:42 PM

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by mg794613

7/15/2026 at 1:43:16 PM

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by ronak_parmar