Programs Beat Prompts: Tap Turns AI Into a Compiler for Interface Automation

The Problem

AI agents operate interfaces at $0.10/call, 2-5s latency. Every. Single. Time.

The Insight

Operating an interface is a solved problem the moment you figure out how. AI understands the page once. Execution doesn't need AI.

Tap: Forge Once, Run Forever

forge_inspect → forge_verify → forge_save → tap.run
   AI analyzes     AI tests      AI saves    $0 forever

8 core operations + 17 built-in. 3 runtimes (Chrome, Playwright, macOS). Unix pipes:

tap github trending | tap tap/filter --field stars --gt 1000
tap watch github trending --every 5m

106 skills across 50+ sites. Self-healing via tap doctor. Sandbox + CI security.

199 constraint tests define the product — no spec docs, code is the spec.

GitHub: https://github.com/LeonTing1010/tap

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