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ANML

A machine-first markup language for the agentic web (IETF Draft)

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HN · launched May 21, 2026 · 7 upvotes (top 58%) · 0 views

Niche: multi-agent frameworks and protocols · 298 launches, 11 in the last 7 days ▼ -31% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Dev tools
  • Developer
  • AI-native
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

Yes ANML is a specification document and structured markup format (JSON/XML schema) for agent communications. Defining data schemas, documentation, and reference parsers is well within the capabilities of AI-assisted vibecoding.

Discussion

4 comments analyzed.

Concerns raised: Misleading marketing as IETF draft when it's an individual submission, Lack of working group targeting or adoption path clarity, Naming convention doesn't follow IETF draft standards

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 4360 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #2453 of 4361 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 204 days after the earliest competitor.

  • The CLI for browser agents · hn · 2026-06-29 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • Display.dev · hn · 2026-06-18 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • Tilion · hn · 2026-07-14 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • droidworks · github · 2026-09-24 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • margin · github · 2026-11-09 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • measured-type · github · 2026-10-29 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.64
  • Agweb · hn · 2026-11-14 · 50 upvotes · similarity 0.63
  • Enzyme · hn · 2026-10-24 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.63

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