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AB-017
Plain Text Format Support
🔄 Content Negotiation
Pillar: Discovery
Quick fix
Severity: medium
Est. cost: $0
Gap: documentation
Fix: deterministic
What it means
Your site returns plain text when an agent requests it.
Why it matters
Some AI models work best with plain text. Offering it makes your content accessible to more agents.
Evidence expected
This rule is verified by:
http Source: Runtime probe
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What's wrong
Only HTML and JSON available. Text-only AI models can't use your content.
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What's right
Plain text is available for AI models that prefer it.
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