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WRITING DOCUMENTATION FOR AI: BEST PRACTICES

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Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

AI systems process documentation in chunks, relying on content matching and explicit connections, so documentation should be self-contained and contextually complete. To optimize content for AI, use semantic HTML, prefer HTML or Markdown over PDFs, create crawler-friendly content, have semantic clarity with descriptive headings and URLs, and provide text equivalents for visuals.