--- title: "docs.github.com llms.txt, graded: Agent Ready HTML" description: "The docs.github.com llms.txt parsed and graded A against the llmstxt.org structure: 14 sections, 117 links, 28 KB. Read 2026-11-04." canonical: https://agentreadyhtml.com/llms-txt-index/docs-github-com/ site: "Agent Ready HTML" last_updated: 2026-11-05 section: "llms.txt Index" --- # docs.github.com llms.txt, graded: Agent Ready HTML > The docs.github.com llms.txt parsed and graded A against the llmstxt.org structure: 14 sections, 117 links, 28 KB. Read 2026-11-04. Source: https://agentreadyhtml.com/llms-txt-index/docs-github-com/ Site: Agent Ready HTML Last reviewed: 2026-11-05 # docs.github.com llms.txt In short docs.github.com serves a 28 KB llms.txt with 14 H2 sections and 117 links, graded A on the llmstxt.org structure (6 of 6 checks). It passes every check. The home page links the file. Read 4 November 2026. The file is one of 2,529 plain-text llms.txt files in this edition of the index. **llms.txt** 28 KB, 189 lines ```markdown # GitHub Docs > GitHub is a developer platform for building, shipping, and maintaining software. It provides cloud-based Git repository hosting, CI/CD via GitHub Actions, project management with Issues and Projects, code review via pull requests, AI-powered development with GitHub Copilot, and APIs (REST and GraphQL) for automation and integration. ## How to use To retrieve full article content, page lists, or search results programmatically, please use the APIs below. To find a specific article, use the **Search API** with a query. To browse all available pages, use the **Page List API** to get a list of paths, then fetch individual articles with the **Article API**. The `/api/article/body` endpoint returns markdown, ideal for LLM consumption. These APIs return structured markdown and JSON and are the preferred way for LLMs and automated tools to access GitHub documentation. * [Versions API](https://docs.github.com/api/pagelist/versions): Lists all available documentation versions. * [Languages API](https://docs.github.com/api/pagelist/languages): Lists all available languages. * [Page List API](https://docs.github.com/api/pagelist/en/free-pro-team@latest): Returns every docs page path for a given language and version. * [Article API](https://docs.github.com/api/article): Returns the full rendered content and context of any docs page as JSON. Example: `curl "https://docs.github.com/api/article?pathname=/en/get-started/start-your-journey/what-is-github"` * [Article Body API](https://docs.github.com/api/article/body): Returns the full rendered content of any docs page as markdown. Example: `curl "https://docs.github.com/api/article/body?pathname=/en/get-started/start-your-journey/what-is-github"` * [Search API](https://docs.github.com/api/search/v1): Search across all docs content. Example: `curl "https://docs.github.com/api/search/v1?query=actions&language=en&version=free-pro-team@latest"` * [GitHub MCP server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server): For agents that connect via Model Context Protocol, the GitHub MCP server provides tools for working with GitHub itself: repositories, issues, pull requests, workflows, and code. It does not currently include docs search. ## Building with GitHub, for coding agents and automation * [Extend Copilot Chat with MCP](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/provide-context/use-mcp-in-your-ide/extend-copilot-chat-with-mcp): Connect MCP servers to Copilot Chat to share context from other applications. * [Use the GitHub MCP Server](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-in-your-ide/copilot-for-common-tasks/use-the-github-mcp-server): Learn how to use the GitHub Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to interact with repositories, issues, pull requests, and other GitHub features, directly from Copilot Chat in your IDE. * [Set up the GitHub MCP Server](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/provide-context/use-mcp-in-your-ide/set-up-the-github-mcp-server): Learn how to configure the GitHub Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. * [Copilot on GitHub.com](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/copilot-surfaces/copilot-on-github): Explore your repositories, plan changes, and delegate coding tasks to GitHub Copilot without leaving GitHub.com. * [Create custom agents in your IDE](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/create-custom-agents-in-your-ide): You can create specialized agents with tailored expertise for specific development tasks. * [GitHub CLI](https://docs.github.com/en/github-cli/github-cli): GitHub CLI is an open source tool for using GitHub from your computer's command line. When you're working from the command line, you can use the GitHub CLI to save time and avoid switching context. * [Quickstart](https://docs.github.com/en/github-cli/github-cli/quickstart): Start using GitHub CLI to work with GitHub in the command line. * [REST API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest): Create integrations, retrieve data, and automate your workflows with the GitHub REST API. * [GraphQL API](https://docs.github.com/en/graphql): To create integrations, retrieve data, and automate your workflows, use the GitHub GraphQL API. The GitHub GraphQL API offers more precise and flexible queries than the GitHub REST API. * [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions): Automate, customize, and execute your software development workflows right in your repository with GitHub Actions. You can discover, create, and share actions to perform any job you'd like, including CI/CD, and combine actions in a completely customized workflow. ## GitHub Copilot > You can use GitHub Copilot to enhance your productivity and assist as you work on code. * [GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot): You can use GitHub Copilot to enhance your productivity and assist as you work on code. * [Individual plans](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/individual-plans): GitHub offers several Copilot plans for individual developers, each with different features, model access, and usage limits to support a wide range of coding needs. * [Billing for individuals](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-based-billing-for-individuals): Your Copilot plan includes a monthly allowance of GitHub AI Credits. If you exhaust your AI credits, you can pay extra to keep working. ``` First 36 of 189 lines. **Parse** graded A, 6 of 6 file: https://docs.github.com/llms.txt GitHub Docs GitHub is a developer platform for building, shipping, and maintaining software. It provides cloud-based Git repository hosting, CI/CD via GitHub Actions, project management with Issues and Projects, code review via pull requests, AI-powered development with GitHub Copilot, and APIs (REST and GraphQL) for automation an 14 sections, 117 links, no Optional section. Ora's cached score: 61, grade C, scanned 28 October 2026. ## The parse docs.github.com lists 117 links: 117 point at github.com or a relative path, 0 point elsewhere. The hosts it links most: docs.github.com (116), github.com (1). | H2 section | Links | | --- | --- | | How to use | 7 | | Building with GitHub, for coding agents and automation | 10 | | GitHub Copilot | 18 | | Get started | 16 | | Authentication | 13 | | Account and profile | 11 | | GitHub Pages | 9 | | GitHub Actions | 6 | | Repositories | 6 | | Apps | 3 | | Organizations | 3 | | Pull requests | 3 | | REST API | 3 | | More pages | 9 | ## Grade against the llmstxt.org structure The file passes all six checks. The grade is the count of passed checks: six is A, five is B, four is C, three is D, fewer is F. It measures structure only. Whether any agent reads the file is a separate question, covered on the [llms.txt reference](https://agentreadyhtml.com/llms-txt/). | Check | Result | Detail | | --- | --- | --- | | Starts with an H1 naming the site or project | Pass | H1: GitHub Docs | | Has a blockquote summary under the H1 | Pass | Blockquote summary found. | | Has at least one H2 section that lists links | Pass | 14 H2 sections, 14 with links. | | At least 80 percent of links point at the same site | Pass | 117 of 117 links stay on github.com (100 percent). | | Under 100 KB | Pass | 28634 bytes as served. | | Plain markdown, no HTML | Pass | No HTML document markers in the body. | ## Ora's cached score Ora's cached report for docs.github.com gives it **61 of 100, grade C**, scanned on 28 October 2026. Its Access layer, which holds the read-layer checks below, scored 22 of 55 check points. Read from GET ora.ai/api/score/docs.github.com on 5 November 2026. The score is Ora's, not this site's, and the structure grade above is a different measure: it grades the llms.txt file against the llmstxt.org proposal, while Ora's score covers the whole site. [Ora's report for docs.github.com](https://ora.ai/score/docs.github.com?utm_source=agentreadyhtml.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=index-entry) has every layer. | Ora check (Access layer) | Result | Points | | --- | --- | --- | | Sitemap exists | Fail | 0 of 2 | | Content without JavaScript | Pass | 3 of 3 | | Not blocked by bot detection | Pass | 2 of 2 | | Markdown URL fallback | Fail | 0 of 2 | | llms.txt exists | Pass | 1 of 1 | | llms.txt formatting | Pass | 2 of 2 | | JSON-LD structured data | Fail | 0 of 4 | | Metadata completeness | Partial | 1 of 2 | | llms.txt links resolve | Partial | 1 of 2 | | Markdown alternate link | Pass | 1 of 1 | | Redirect hygiene | Pass | 1 of 1 | | Page token budget | Pass | 1 of 1 | | Code fence validity | Pass | 1 of 1 | | Content behind auth | Pass | 2 of 2 | | OpenAPI spec published | Fail | 0 of 7 | | Markdown agent docs | Fail | 0 of 1 | | Markdown negotiation with Vary | Fail | 0 of 1 | | Markdown for agent user agents | Fail | 0 of 1 | | Agent crawler reachability | Pass | 2 of 2 | ## Linking and the companion file The home page of docs.github.com links the file in its HTML. Ora's lab found (2026-10-19) that 86 percent of llms.txt fetches by agents arrived through a link, so an unlinked file is mostly a file nobody opens. ## How it compares At 28 KB the file is larger than 85 percent of the 2,529 plain-text llms.txt files in this edition, and its 117 links put it ahead of 82 percent of them on link count. The home page declares no generator. Size bucket: 10 to 50 KB. Curated example. Category: Developer docs. Why it is in the index: Docs index for GitHub products. Owner as listed: GitHub. Live file: [https://docs.github.com/llms.txt](https://docs.github.com/llms.txt). Read 4 November 2026. If the file has since changed or gone, the live URL is the authority; this page records what the crawl read on that date. - [All entries](https://agentreadyhtml.com/llms-txt-index/) - [Edition 2026-11-04](https://agentreadyhtml.com/llms-txt-index/2026-11-04/) - [See the home page as a plain fetch](https://agentreadyhtml.com/viewer/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.github.com%2F) ## Sources 1. [docs.github.com llms.txt](https://docs.github.com/llms.txt) https://docs.github.com/llms.txt, read 4 November 2026 2. [llms.txt proposal (llmstxt.org)](https://llmstxt.org/) https://llmstxt.org/, read 4 November 2026 3. [Tranco list 746WX (crawl universe)](https://tranco-list.eu/list/746WX) https://tranco-list.eu/list/746WX, read 4 November 2026 4. [Ora: AgentReady launch post (the 86 percent finding)](https://ora.ai/blog/agentready-launch?utm_source=agentreadyhtml.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=entry) https://ora.ai/blog/agentready-launch, read 4 November 2026 5. [Ora llms.txt (GET /api/score/{domain} looks up a cached score)](https://ora.ai/llms.txt?utm_source=agentreadyhtml.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=entry) https://ora.ai/llms.txt, read 5 November 2026 Last reviewed 5 November 2026 Edition Crawl 2026-11-04 Ora reads 2026-11-05 Page updated 2026-11-05 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/).