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AB-029

No Redirect on Negotiation

🔄 Content Negotiation Pillar: Discovery Quick fix Severity: low Est. cost: $0 Gap: documentation Fix: deterministic

What it means

Your site serves the requested format directly without redirecting.

Why it matters

Redirects slow agents down and can break some clients. Direct responses are faster and more reliable.

Evidence expected

This rule is verified by:

http Source: Runtime probe
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What's wrong

Requesting JSON redirects to a different URL. Some agents can't follow redirects.

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What's right

The requested format is served directly at the same URL.

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