Crawlers & Access
Should I publish markdown versions of key pages?
Updated January 12, 2026GEO Expert Team
Summary
If feasible, yes. The llms.txt proposal suggests making clean markdown versions available (e.g., .md appended URLs) to reduce parsing friction. This gives AI systems cleaner, more extractable content.
Detailed Answer
If feasible, yes. The llms.txt proposal suggests making clean markdown versions available (e.g., `.md` appended URLs) to reduce parsing friction.
Benefits:
- Cleaner content for AI extraction
- No HTML parsing required
- Reduced noise from navigation/ads
- Faster processing
Implementation options:
1. URL pattern: /page.md serves markdown
2. Content negotiation: Accept header for markdown
3. Separate files: /markdown/page.md
Priority pages for markdown:
- Documentation
- FAQs and help content
- Product information
- Key landing pages
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