Why it matters
Agents fail most often at the data boundary — malformed outputs, drifting schemas. Schema-first infrastructure is one credible answer, and this ties into emerging agentic UI standards like Google's A2UI.
The tokenmaxxing angle
Validated schemas mean fewer retry loops and less re-prompting to fix malformed JSON — a direct token-cost lever. Structured generation is one of the quieter ways teams cut agent inference spend.
From the organizers
Saturday June 13, 1:00-3:00 PM EDT at CIC Cambridge, 1 Broadway. Speaker Laird Dornin, software engineer and co-author; live demo plus discussion; attendees must RSVP and bring government-issued ID for check-in.