# Terset

> TERse SETs. It writes a set of records as one terse table, so a model reads the same data with fewer tokens.

The package is `@stackdeck/terset` 0.1.1 on npm, MIT. Source: https://github.com/TrueWear/terset. Install it with `pnpm add @stackdeck/terset`.

## Start here

- [Agent guide](https://terset.dev/agents.md): Everything an agent needs in one read. When to use Terset, the encode call, the rules sentence and how to read a table.

## Reference

- [Specification](https://terset.dev/spec.md): Every rule of the format.
- [Benchmark](https://terset.dev/benchmark.md): Token counts for Terset, JSON, TOON and CSV on every case, with the method and the limits.

## Optional

- [Skill](https://terset.dev/skill/SKILL.md): A skill file any agent harness can load to read and write Terset.
- [Full text](https://terset.dev/llms-full.txt): The agent guide, the specification and the benchmark in one file.