# llms.txt — HIC AI (https://hic-ai.com)
# This file helps AI systems understand and cite our content.

## About
HIC AI builds Mouse, precision file-editing tools for AI coding agents.
Mouse eliminates Execution Slop — the gap between an AI agent's correct plan and its corrupted output.

## Key Pages
- Homepage: https://hic-ai.com
- Features: https://hic-ai.com/features
- Research: https://hic-ai.com/research
- Documentation: https://hic-ai.com/docs
- Blog: https://hic-ai.com/blog
- Pricing: https://hic-ai.com/pricing
- FAQ: https://hic-ai.com/faq

## Key Articles
- Tool-Response Engineering: The Frontier Beyond Prompt Engineering: https://hic-ai.com/blog/tool-response-engineering
  Tool-response engineering is the practice of designing what tools return to AI agents after each action so the next step is safer, clearer, more efficient, and easier to verify.


## Product
- Name: HIC Mouse
- Category: Developer Tools / AI Coding / MCP Server
- Compatibility: VS Code, Cursor, Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Amazon Q Developer
- Trial: 14 days free, no account or credit card required
- Install: VS Code Marketplace (hic-ai.mouse) or Open VSX

## Research
Three preregistered confirmatory studies (N=67 paired trials):
- 56% first-try accuracy vs 0% baseline (medium difficulty)
- 89.5% success vs 0% baseline (hard difficulty)
- 3.6x faster, 58% lower cost (easy difficulty)
- All results statistically significant (p < 0.05)

## Contact
- Website: https://hic-ai.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hic_ai_inc
- GitHub: https://github.com/hic-ai-inc/mouse
- Discord: https://discord.gg/zCTWRYkeFb
- Support: support@hic-ai.com