SMRTR ProgrammingAug 26, 2026Hacker News

Serve Markdown to AI Agents with Accept Headers

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Serving Markdown variants of your web pages via HTTP content negotiation lets AI agents skip HTML boilerplate — nav, scripts, ads, layout — and read only your actual content. By responding to `Accept: text/markdown` requests with proper `Vary` headers and 406 handling, you reduce token usage, improve RAG pipeline signal quality, and cut latency for AI clients parsing your site.

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