Markdown vs HTML for AI-Readable Documentation
Malcolm Mensah
Staff Writer
Malcolm Mensah covers llms.txt and ai-readable docs, docs as mcp and docs for ai for Docs As Code.
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AI assistants now answer from outdated docs unless your server keeps them current.
MCP servers stay accurate only if their underlying documentation does.
MCP servers now handle docs retrieval; custom APIs require justifying their overhead.
Agents querying live documentation endpoints instead of stale training data.
Agents now consume 45% of documentation traffic—but most sites are architected only for humans.
MCP lets AI assistants query your docs reliably without custom integration work for each client.