A way to make result lesser token.

[BroNils]

Is your feature request related to a problem?
Using JSON as result or output is consuming more token because the complexity of JSON character.

Describe the solution you'd like
Use TOON or any token savings converter to make output more AI friendly.

Use case
How would this feature be used? Is it for CLI, MCP tools, or the web UI?
MCP tools, every tool with unfriendly AI output.

For new language support:

• Language: [e.g. Lua]
• Tree-sitter grammar available in go-tree-sitter: [yes/no]
• Key constructs to extract: [e.g. functions, classes, modules, imports]

[zzet]

Hey @BroNils

Thank you for the feedback!

JSON format is not always used (there are a few cases when it is necessary, but it's not in the list of often-used tools)

The often-used tools in Gortex are wired with GCX1, which is more compact and provides an additional 27% (average) to 38% token compaction, while TOON's value prop is 10–15% smaller than JSON.

Here you'd also find a comparison with TOON format.

[zzet]

In 1de81ce, added an option to use format: toon; also, b36c307 introduced a response budget with a graceful reduction in response details (or verbosity).

Example

⏺ gortex - search_symbols (MCP)(query: "applyDegradation", limit: 3)
  ⎿  GCX1 tool=search_symbols fields=id,kind,name,path,line,sig total=3 truncated=false
     # 3 result(s)
     gortex/internal/mcp/budget.go::applyDegradation    function        applyDegradation        gortex/internal/mcp/budget.go   462     func applyDegradation(payload any, shape DegradeShape, maxBytes int) (any, bool)
     gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go::TestApplyDegradation_StripsBeforeDropping      function        TestApplyDegradation_StripsBeforeDropping       gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go      189     func TestApplyDegradation_StripsBeforeDropping(t *testing.T)
     gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go::TestApplyDegradation_DropsLowTierFirst function        TestApplyDegradation_DropsLowTierFirst  gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go      223     func TestApplyDegradation_DropsLowTierFirst(t *testing.T)


⏺ gortex - search_symbols (MCP)(query: "handle", limit: 3, fields: "id,line")
  ⎿  GCX1 tool=search_symbols fields=id,kind,name,path,line,sig total=13 truncated=true
     # 3 result(s)
     gortex/internal/daemon/server.go::Server.handle    method  Server.handle   gortex/internal/daemon/server.go        195     func ((s *Server)) handle(conn net.Conn)
     cloud_web/src/app/workspaces/[slug]/page.tsx::handleNudge  function        handleNudge     cloud_web/src/app/workspaces/[slug]/page.tsx    85      const handleNudge = () =>


⏺ gortex - find_usages (MCP)(id: "gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON", limit: 5)
  ⎿  GCX1 tool=find_usages fields=from,to,edge_kind,origin,confidence,from_name,from_path,from_line edges=88
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleAnalyzeCoverage    gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeCoverage    gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       852
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_edges.go::Server.handleAnalyzeErrorSurface       gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeErrorSurface        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_edges.go      710
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_framework.go::Server.handleAnalyzeModels gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeModels      gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_framework.go  142
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.returnSubGraph   gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.returnSubGraph   gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go       111
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_dataflow.go::Server.handleFlowBetween    gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleFlowBetween        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_dataflow.go   54
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleWouldCreateCycle   gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleWouldCreateCycle   gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       2114
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_coding.go::Server.handleGetRecentChanges gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleGetRecentChanges   gortex/internal/mcp/tools_coding.go     381
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_edges.go::Server.handleAnalyzeChannelOps gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeChannelOps  gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_edges.go      51
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleAnalyzeReleases    gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeReleases    gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       1755
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleAnalyzeCoverageGaps        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeCoverageGaps        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       1176
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleDiffContext        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleDiffContext        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       2179
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleDiffContext        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleDiffContext        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       2179
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_edges.go::Server.handleAnalyzeConfigReaders      gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleAnalyzeConfigReaders       gortex/internal/mcp/tools_analyze_edges.go      484
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleRecordFeedback     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleRecordFeedback     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       3214
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleCheckContracts     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleCheckContracts     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       3018
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.handleVerifyChange       gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleVerifyChange       gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       298
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_coding.go::Server.handleSuggestPattern   gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.respondJSONOrTOON     calls   ast_resolved    0.95    Server.handleSuggestPattern     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_coding.go     804
**edited**

⏺ gortex - analyze (MCP)(kind: "hotspots")
  ⎿  GCX1 tool=analyze.hotspots fields=id,name,path,line,fan_in,fan_out,cross_cut,score count=20
     tree-sitter-sql/src/tree_sitter/parser.h::set_contains     set_contains    tree-sitter-sql/src/tree_sitter/parser.h        154     1177    0       0       23.71
     tree-sitter-markdown/src/scanner.c::error  error   tree-sitter-markdown/src/scanner.c      309     1076    0       0       21.68
     tree-sitter-swift/src/parser.c::ts_lex     ts_lex  tree-sitter-swift/src/parser.c  14737   0       1177    0       17.79
     gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go::Node.Type       Type    gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go       76      537     1       1       10.86
     gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go::Node.Content    Content gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go       79      388     0       0       7.82
     gortex/internal/parser/languages/zig.go::lineAt    lineAt  gortex/internal/parser/languages/zig.go 154     336     1       1       6.82
     gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go::Node.NamedChild NamedChild      gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go       108     274     2       1       5.58
     gcx-go/wire.go::Format.String      String  gcx-go/wire.go  41      277     0       0       5.58
     gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go::Node.NamedChildCount    NamedChildCount gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go       97      271     1       0       5.48
     gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go::Node.ChildByFieldName   ChildByFieldName        gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go       116     267     2       2       5.47
     gortex/internal/server/dashboard.go::activityBuffer.add    add     gortex/internal/server/dashboard.go     44      264     2       2       5.41
     gortex/internal/parser/languages/register.go::RegisterAll  RegisterAll     gortex/internal/parser/languages/register.go    6       17      186     29      4.03
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go::Server.registerEnhancementTools registerEnhancementTools        gortex/internal/mcp/tools_enhancements.go       76      0       258     0       3.9
     gortex/cmd/gortex/server.go::runServer     runServer       gortex/cmd/gortex/server.go     102     0       88      80      3.75
     gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go::Node.StartPoint StartPoint      gortex/internal/parser/tsitter/tsitter.go       82      177     1       0       3.58
     gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go::Server.registerCoreTools        registerCoreTools       gortex/internal/mcp/tools_core.go       457     0       220     0       3.32


⏺ gortex - winnow_symbols (MCP)(text_match: "applyBudget", kind: "function", limit: 3)
  ⎿  GCX1 tool=winnow_symbols fields=id,kind,name,path,line,sig,score,fan_in,fan_out,churn,community,contributions total=4 truncated=true weights=churn=0.500|fan_in=0.700|fan_out=0.300|text_match=1.000
     # 3 result(s)
     gortex/internal/mcp/budget.go::applyBudget function        applyBudget     gortex/internal/mcp/budget.go   57      func applyBudget(payload any, maxBytes int) (any, bool) 2       6       11      0       community-1880  fan_in=0.700|fan_out=0.300|text_match=1.000
     gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go::TestApplyBudget_NoTrimUnderCap function        TestApplyBudget_NoTrimUnderCap  gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go      15      func TestApplyBudget_NoTrimUnderCap(t *testing.T)       0.582   0       3       0               fan_in=0.000|fan_out=0.082|text_match=0.500
     gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go::TestApplyBudget_TrimsLongestSlice      function        TestApplyBudget_TrimsLongestSlice       gortex/internal/mcp/budget_test.go      31      func TestApplyBudget_TrimsLongestSlice(t *testing.T)    0.495   0       9       0               fan_in=0.000|fan_out=0.245|text_match=0.250

@BroNils, please let me know if it improved your experience.

[BroNils]

I was about to post this JSON issue. and ask how can i make it better for AI friendly. As you can see, code inside JSON is really messy.

But you already responded fast, now i will try it but forgive me for late respond (im having deadline for something).