tsazan

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by tsazan 10mo ago
I appreciate the detailed feedback (and the edits). You are technically correct regarding IETF norms. But you say: "Wix and Shopify have zero bearing on the standardization of the Web." I fundamentally disagree. The Web is not jus
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by tsazan 10mo ago
Schema.org is the dictionary for facts. We map strictly to Schema.org for all transactional data (Price, Inventory, Policies). This ensures legal interoperability. But Schema.org describes what a product is, not how to sell it. So we extend
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by tsazan 10mo ago
That is the current standard. But it is hard for agents to read efficiently. To access JSON-LD, an agent must download the entire HTML page. This creates a haystack problem where you download 2MB of noise just to find 5KB of data. Even then
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by tsazan 10mo ago
Not dark patterns. Operational logic. Physical stock rarely equals sellable stock. Items sit in abandoned carts. Or are held as safety buffers. If you have 42 items and 39 are reserved, telling the user "42 available" is the lie.
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by tsazan 10mo ago
You assume JSON is a standalone file. It rarely is. Even if it were, JSON is verbose. Every bracket and quote costs tokens. In reality, the data is buried in 1MB+ of HTML. You download a haystack to find a needle. We fetch a standalone text
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by tsazan 10mo ago
Good eye. This demonstrates the protocol’s core feature. The raw data shows 42. We used @SEMANTIC_LOGIC to force a limit of 3. The AI obeys the developer's rules, not just the CSV. We failed to mention this context. It causes confusion
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by tsazan 10mo ago
I prioritize simplicity and adoption for non-technical users over strict IETF compliance right now. My goal is to make this work for a shop owner on Shopify and Wix, not just for sysadmins. That said, I am open to supporting .well-known as
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by tsazan 10mo ago
I understand the theoretical argument. We follow the precedent of robots.txt, ads.txt, and llms.txt. The reason is friction. Platforms like Shopify and Wix make .well-known folders difficult or impossible for merchants to configure. Root fi
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Show HN: CommerceTXT – llms.txt for e-commerce (95% token reduction)
2 points by tsazan 10mo ago|0 comments
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Show HN: CommerceTXT – An open standard for AI shopping context (like llms.txt)(commercetxt.org)
20 points by tsazan 10mo ago|58 comments