Token-Optimized DOM Export

Phase 3 — Compressed semantic JSON snapshot of the page for LLM context windows, achieving over 50% token reduction compared to the standard accessibility tree. Every AI browser agent benefits from this — smaller snapshots mean faster decisions, lower cost, and more room in the context window for browser automation instructions.

The Problem

A typical accessibility tree for a modern web page consumes 5,000-20,000 tokens. Most of those tokens are structural noise: wrapper divs, generic groups, section containers, paragraph wrappers, and redundant whitespace. The AI agent needs semantic content, not DOM bureaucracy.

Output Format

The optimized DOM uses an array-of-tuples format where each node is [depth, roleCode, name, props?]:


{
  "v": 1,
  "title": "Hacker News",
  "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com",
  "nodes": [
    [0, "doc", "Hacker News"],
    [1, "nav", "Navigation"],
    [2, "lnk", "new", {"href": "/newest"}],
    [2, "lnk", "comments", {"href": "/newcomments"}],
    [1, "lst", ""],
    [2, "li", "Show HN: VulpineOS"],
    [2, "li", "Ask HN: Best AI agent frameworks?"]
  ]
}

Compression Strategies

Strategy	Example	Savings
Short role codes	`heading` → `h2`, `button` → `btn`, `link` → `lnk`	~30% on role strings
Skip structural wrappers	`section`, `group`, `paragraph` removed	~20% node reduction
Single-child flattening	Parent with one child → merge into parent	~10% node reduction
Adjacent text merging	Three text nodes → one combined string	~5% token reduction
Omit empty/default fields	No `props` key if empty	~5% overhead reduction

Role Code Map

Over 50 roles are mapped to short codes:

Role	Code	Role	Code
document	`doc`	heading (level N)	`hN`
button	`btn`	link	`lnk`
textbox	`txt`	checkbox	`chk`
radio	`rad`	combobox	`cmb`
listitem	`li`	navigation	`nav`
table	`tbl`	row	`row`
cell	`cel`	image	`img`

Protocol


{
  "method": "Page.getOptimizedDOM",
  "params": {
    "maxDepth": 10,
    "maxNodes": 500,
    "maxTextLength": 200
  }
}

All parameters are optional — sensible defaults are applied.

Configuration


vulpineos.dom_export.enabled = true   // default

Files Modified

additions/juggler/content/PageAgent.js — ROLE_MAP, SKIP_ROLES, _getOptimizedDOM() method
additions/juggler/protocol/Protocol.js — Page.getOptimizedDOM definition
additions/juggler/protocol/PageHandler.js — handler routing
settings/camoufox.cfg — vulpineos.dom_export.enabled preference