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Token efficient IDs for AI agents. UUID alternative for the agentic era.
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Id-agent – Token efficient UUID alternative for AI agents
by pranshuchittora·May 19, 2026·42 points·55 comments
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Token-efficient word IDs for LLMs, but it's a narrow utility library.
Strengths
- •BPE tokenization awareness cuts token usage significantly.
- •Configurable entropy from 12 to 192 bits.
- •Zod validation on all public APIs.
Weaknesses
- •Very narrow use case limited to AI agent ID generation.
- •Zero stars indicates early stage and unproven adoption.
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Target Audience
AI agent developers, LLM application builders
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