{"id":47127276,"title":"Show HN: Dare v2 – A token-efficient, AI-native language for PDF generation","points":1,"user":"hassan-elkady","time":1771874127,"time_ago":"6 hours ago","type":"link","content":"

Hey HN,

I built DARE to solve a specific problem: LLMs are terrible at generating complex, rigid PDF documents using HTML/CSS. HTML was designed for the responsive web, and when you ask an LLM to generate an invoice or a dashboard PDF, you waste massive amounts of tokens on boilerplate, and the layout often breaks depending on the renderer.

DARE (Document & Report Engine) is a deterministic markup language built specifically for AI agents.

Why it's better for AI:

-Extreme Token Economy: The syntax is up to 10x more compact than HTML. A full professional invoice fits in a single tweet.

-Deterministic Output: A box defined as h=50mm will always be exactly 50mm high. No cascading conflicts.

-AI-Native: It ships with 16 core components (tables, charts, QR codes, columns) and 40+ CSS shorthands.

-Drop-in Prompt: You literally just paste \nSYSTEM_PROMPT.md

to any LLM, and it instantly knows how to write pixel-perfect DARE code.\nFor v2, I've completely refactored the engine into a modular architecture (tokenizer, flexible CSS engine, and component registry). It renders in sub-seconds via Puppeteer.

Repo: https://github.com/local-over/DARE

Docs & Live Compiler: https://dare.pages.dev/

Would love your feedback on the syntax and the concept of an AI-first document language!","url":"https://dare.pages.dev/","domain":"dare.pages.dev","comments":[{"id":47127385,"level":0,"user":"hassan-elkady","time":1771874576,"time_ago":"6 hours ago","content":"

any small help can mean everything for me... thanks","comments":[]}],"comments_count":1}