Show HN: RAIF – an experimental structured I/O format for LLMs

Category: library

Tags: structured-output, llm, json-alternative

Score: 7.8/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

RAIF is a structured I/O format for LLM output that self-repairs syntax errors, reduces token usage compared to JSON, and provides lossless round-tripping. Its unique approach of inverting assumptions about model-generated output and offering built-in recovery for common failure modes is highly innovative for LLM-focused tooling.

Target audience: backend devs, ai-engineers

Repository: https://github.com/skrrt-sh/raif-standard · TypeScript · Apache-2.0 · 1 stars

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