WhatAn extended Markdown specification and renderer that adds native form elements — inputs, dropdowns, checkboxes, submit buttons — so documents can collect structured data without switching to HTML.
SignalA commenter identifies that the one major gap in Markdown's otherwise sufficient feature set is the inability to create forms, which forces people to either switch to HTML entirely or use separate form tools for what should be inline data collection.
Why NowAI agents increasingly generate and consume Markdown as their primary document format, and the need to collect structured input within those documents (feedback, ratings, approvals) is growing as more workflows become agent-mediated.
MarketDocumentation and workflow tools market; competes with Notion forms, Google Forms, and Typeform but targets the developer/technical audience that lives in Markdown. TAM ~$2B forms + docs overlap.
MoatSpec ownership — if this becomes an adopted standard (like GFM extensions), the reference implementation has significant first-mover advantage.
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