One Markdown File, Two Worlds: How to Build Docs for Both Humans and AI Assistants
Developers are creating documentation that can serve both human readers and AI assistants by using a single Markdown file. This approach involves custom block directives within the Markdown that are processed differently depending on the intended audience. AI-only blocks provide extra context for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems without cluttering the human-readable version, while Mermaid diagrams are used for visual elements that both humans and AI can interpret. AI
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