# ZON - Zero Overhead Notation

> ZON is a human-readable, token-efficient data format designed for LLMs. A superior alternative to JSON, YAML, and TOON that saves 35-70% on API costs.

## Overview

- [Homepage](https://zonformat.org): Main website with benchmarks and live playground
- [Documentation](https://zonformat.org/docs): Complete ZON documentation
- [Playground](https://zonformat.org/playground): Interactive JSON to ZON converter

## Getting Started

- [Getting Started](https://zonformat.org/docs/getting-started): Installation and quick start guide
- [Format Overview](https://zonformat.org/docs/format-overview): Understanding ZON syntax
- [TypeScript Guide](https://zonformat.org/docs/typescript): TypeScript/JavaScript implementation

## API Reference

- [API (TypeScript)](https://zonformat.org/docs/api-typescript): TypeScript/JavaScript API documentation
- [API (Python)](https://zonformat.org/docs/api-python): Python API documentation
- [CLI Guide](https://zonformat.org/docs/cli-guide): Command-line interface reference

## Technical Specification

- [Specification](https://zonformat.org/docs/specification): Formal ZON specification v1.3.0
- [Syntax Cheatsheet](https://zonformat.org/docs/syntax-cheatsheet): Quick reference for ZON syntax
- [Advanced Features](https://zonformat.org/docs/advanced-features): Dictionary compression, delta encoding, type coercion

## Benchmarks & Comparisons

- [Benchmarks](https://zonformat.org/docs/benchmarks): Token efficiency and accuracy benchmarks
- [ZON vs TOON](https://zonformat.org/docs/vs-toon): Comparison with TOON format
- [Cost Savings Calculator](https://zonformat.org/savings): Calculate API cost savings

## Integrations

- [LLM Best Practices](https://zonformat.org/docs/llm-best-practices): Using ZON with LLMs effectively
- [Integrations](https://zonformat.org/docs/integrations): LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI
- [Schema Validation](https://zonformat.org/docs/schema-validation): Runtime validation

## Source Code

- [Python Package](https://github.com/ZON-Format/ZON): Python implementation (pip install zon-format)
- [TypeScript Package](https://github.com/ZON-Format/ZON-TS): TypeScript implementation (npm install zon-format)
- [npm Package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zon-format): npm package page
- [PyPI Package](https://pypi.org/project/zon-format/): Python package page

## Optional

- [Changelog](https://zonformat.org/docs/changelog): Version history and release notes
- [Efficiency Formalization](https://zonformat.org/docs/efficiency-formalization): Mathematical proofs
- [Streaming Guide](https://zonformat.org/docs/streaming-guide): Streaming APIs