Serving markdown to agents
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An HTML page is built for a browser, and an agent that reads it pays for all the markup, scripts, and layout it does not need. Serving a markdown version of the same page gives an agent the content without the wrapper, which is both cheaper and less error-prone. The mechanism is content negotiation. An agent sends an Accept header asking for text/markdown, and the server returns the markdown form of the page at the same URL. A site can also publish llms-full.txt, a single file that bundles the…
1Key Takeaways
- An HTML page is built for a browser, and an agent that reads it pays for all the markup, scripts, and layout it does not need.
- Serving a markdown version of the same page gives an agent the content without the wrapper, which is both cheaper and less error-prone.
- The mechanism is content negotiation.
- An agent sends an Accept header asking for text/markdown, and the server returns the markdown form of the page at the same URL.
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3Why it matters
Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — AI reports that an HTML page is built for a browser, and an agent that reads it pays for all the markup, scripts, and layout it does not need.
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