Show HN: Id-agent – Token efficient UUID alternative for AI agents

Category: library

Tags: uuid-alternative, token-efficiency, ai-agents, id-generation, typescript

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

id-agent is a TypeScript library that generates human-readable, token-efficient IDs optimized for LLM context windows, using word-based identifiers that average 14 tokens versus 23 for UUIDs. It offers configurable entropy, collision safety, and utilities like alias maps for reducing token usage in AI agent workflows.

Target audience: backend devs, AI/ML engineers, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/vostride/id-agent · TypeScript · MIT

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