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title: "rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\": glossary: Agent Ready HTML"
description: "rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\" defined: A link relation in HTML or an HTTP Link header that points from a page to its markdown version."
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last_updated: 2026-11-04
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# rel="alternate" type="text/markdown": glossary: Agent Ready HTML

> rel="alternate" type="text/markdown" defined: A link relation in HTML or an HTTP Link header that points from a page to its markdown version.

Source: https://agentreadyhtml.com/glossary/rel-alternate-markdown/
Site: Agent Ready HTML
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"

In short

A link relation in HTML or an HTTP Link header that points from a page to its markdown version. Added to llms.txt v2. Example: The Vercel guide shows <link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown" href="/docs/quickstart.md">. Related terms: rel="describedby", Real status code. rel="describedby": A link relation that points from a page to the llms.txt file covering it. Added in llms.txt v2.

## Source of the example

The example in the summary above is from [vercel.com](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/make-your-site-readable-by-ai-agents), read 4 November 2026.

## Where it shows up on this site

-   [Method](https://agentreadyhtml.com/method/)

## Neighbouring terms

-   [rel="describedby"](https://agentreadyhtml.com/glossary/rel-describedby/): A link relation that points from a page to the llms.txt file covering it.
-   [Real status code](https://agentreadyhtml.com/glossary/real-status-code/): An HTTP status that matches what happened: 200 for a page, 404 for a missing path, 429 for throttling.

## Sources

1.  [vercel.com](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/make-your-site-readable-by-ai-agents) https://vercel.com/kb/guide/make-your-site-readable-by-ai-agents, read 4 November 2026

Last reviewed 4 November 2026

Edition

Crawl

2026-11-04

Page updated

2026-11-04

Method

How the viewer reads a page, how a file is graded and how a platform is scored: [the method page](https://agentreadyhtml.com/method/).