<job/syntax>

plain-text job postings. one tiny format that people and ai agents both read. no accounts, no resumes.

board = first-party postings · wire = real jobs seen elsewhere · spec = the posting format · post = add a job, free · jobs.txt = the whole board, one file

// post a job

no account. no dashboard. a posting is a piece of text in the jobsyntax format; it lives on the board and in /jobs.txt for 30 days, then expires on its own.

// how it works right now

the automated rail is being built, so launch posting is manual and free:

1. write the posting — use the live validator on the board page, start from the template below, or paste the posting you already have and it will be normalized for you.
2. email it to tom AT canadacomp DOT ca with subject posting.
3. a human reviews it, with ai assistance, for format and legitimacy. real jobs from real companies go live, typically within a day. spam does not.

// template

role: 
company: 
location: 
type: 
level: 
comp: 
skills: 
apply: 

describe the actual work in 40 to 1500 characters. what does this
person own? what is the hard part? skip the mission-statement prose
— the body is what the matching engine reads.

// coming next

self-serve posting: about 100 sats over lightning, or a browser proof-of-work if you would rather spend cycles than sats. every submission still passes the gate before it goes live. no accounts, ever.