--- title: "Cloudflare Markdown: agent readability profile: Agent Ready HTML" description: "Cloudflare Markdown scores 5 of 10 on the read-layer rubric: initial HTML, status codes, llms.txt, markdown, JSON-LD, OpenAPI and code. Read 2026-11-04." canonical: https://agentreadyhtml.com/platforms/cloudflare-markdown-for-agents/ site: "Agent Ready HTML" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Platforms" --- # Cloudflare Markdown: agent readability profile: Agent Ready HTML > Cloudflare Markdown scores 5 of 10 on the read-layer rubric: initial HTML, status codes, llms.txt, markdown, JSON-LD, OpenAPI and code. Read 2026-11-04. Source: https://agentreadyhtml.com/platforms/cloudflare-markdown-for-agents/ Site: Agent Ready HTML Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # Cloudflare Markdown for Agents: what an agent reads In short Cloudflare Markdown does not convert pages larger than 6 MiB of HTML. Cloudflare Markdown totals 5 of 10 on the eight numeric keys, from cited documentation read 4 November 2026. It also does not run JavaScript, so a client-rendered shell converts to an empty document. **rubric.txt** cloudflare-markdown-for-agents ```text initial_html_by_default = n/a real_status_codes = n/a llms_txt_generation = 0 llms_txt_linking = 0 markdown_negotiation = 2 jsonld_output = 2 openapi_exposure = n/a fenced_code = 1 total = 5 of 10 ``` Read 2026-11-04. Documentation, not a test build. **Cloudflare Markdown for Agents** Edge or plugin product, Cloudflare Zone setting that converts origin HTML to markdown at the edge when a request sends Accept: text/markdown; free on Pro, Business and Enterprise. Work left to the developer: Low: toggle in Quick Actions on a paid zone; the origin must already put the answer in HTML. ## The nine scores | Key | Score | Evidence | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Content in the initial HTML | n/a | Converts whatever HTML the origin returns; cannot add content the origin hides in JavaScript. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | Real status codes | n/a | Passes the origin status through. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | llms.txt generation | 0, not offered | Not part of the product. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | llms.txt linking | 0, not offered | Not part of the product. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | Markdown on request | 2, on by default | The product itself, one toggle per zone. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | JSON-LD output | 2, on by default | Keeps JSON-LD in a fenced block. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | OpenAPI exposure | n/a | Edge conversion only. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | Fenced, tagged code | 1, with setup | Generic conversion; code language survives only if the HTML carries it. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdo…, 2026-11-04 | | Work left to the developer | | Low: toggle in Quick Actions on a paid zone; the origin must already put the answer in HTML. One toggle. Not test-built: it needs a Cloudflare zone on a paid plan. Score from the documentation page cited, read 2026-11-04. | blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents, 2026-11-04 | ## Test build Not test-built: the scores above come from the documentation pages cited in each row, read 4 November 2026, because the platform needs an account or a paid plan. The reason is in each evidence cell. ## What the documentation says Each statement below carries its source and the date read. Statements a vendor makes about itself are labelled as vendor claims. - Cloudflare announced Markdown for Agents on 2026-02-12: with Accept: text/markdown, the edge fetches the origin HTML and returns markdown. \[primary source, 2026-02-12\] [source](https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - Cloudflare measured its announcement post at 16,180 tokens in HTML and 3,150 in markdown, an 80 percent reduction. \[vendor claim, 2026-02-12\] [source](https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - Converted responses carry an x-markdown-tokens header with an estimated token count. \[primary source\] [source](https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - Converted responses carry Content-Signal: ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes. \[primary source\] [source](https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - The feature is available at no cost on Pro, Business and Enterprise plans and for SSL for SaaS customers. \[primary source\] [source](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - Conversion is limited to 6 MiB (6,291,456 bytes) of decompressed HTML. \[primary source\] [source](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - JSON-LD script blocks are kept and appended at the end of the markdown in one fenced json block; all other scripts and styles are stripped. \[primary source\] [source](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. - Responses include Vary: Accept so caches keep HTML and markdown apart. \[primary source\] [source](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-agents/), read 4 November 2026. ## What it does not do - Does not convert pages larger than 6 MiB of HTML. - Does not run JavaScript, so a client-rendered shell converts to an empty document. - Is not available on the Free plan per the documentation read. ## Compare and replace - [Cloudflare Markdown for Agents against Scrunch Agent Pages (AXP)](https://agentreadyhtml.com/compare/cloudflare-markdown-for-agents-vs-scrunch-agent-pages/) - [Cloudflare Markdown for Agents against Vercel markdown handling](https://agentreadyhtml.com/compare/cloudflare-markdown-for-agents-vs-vercel-markdown/) - [Cloudflare Markdown for Agents against Framer](https://agentreadyhtml.com/compare/cloudflare-markdown-for-agents-vs-framer/) - [Cloudflare Markdown for Agents against Mintlify](https://agentreadyhtml.com/compare/mintlify-vs-cloudflare-markdown-for-agents/) - [Alternatives to Cloudflare Markdown for Agents](https://agentreadyhtml.com/platforms/cloudflare-markdown-for-agents/alternatives/) - [Cloudflare: vendor profile](https://agentreadyhtml.com/vendors/cloudflare/) - [Cloudflare Markdown for Agents home page](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-agents/) ## Sources 1. [Cloudflare: Introducing Markdown for Agents](https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/) https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/, read 4 November 2026 2. [Cloudflare docs: Markdown for Agents](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-agents/) https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/markdown-for-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/).