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7/18/2026

The original title is about a readability test for a compression format scoring 0/24. Let me rewrite this for a mobile feed.
Original: I built a readability test for my own compression format. It scored 0/24.
Short summary
The author tested ctxfold's CSV compression format for LLM readability and scored 0/24—models couldn't find rows or reconstruct values from folded CSV. The root cause: CSV has no syntax to lift, so compression creates indirection through prefix headers that models can't reliably resolve. The fix was documentation: CSV folding is now pipeline-mode only, decompressed before reaching the model.
- •Folded CSV scored 0/24 on GPT-4o-mini readability test; GPT-4o managed only 6-9/24
- •Models read values directly, not reconstruction rules—header indirection kills readability
- •CSV folding moved to pipeline-mode: compress for transit, decompress before prompt building
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