GitHub Docs llms.txt
Browse GitHub Docs documentation as markdown. Click any page in the sidebar to view it, or copy the full llms.txt for your AI tools.
What is GitHub Docs's llms.txt?
GitHub Docs publishes an /llms.txt file that provides AI systems with a structured index of its documentation. It follows the llms.txt specification, organizing links to guides, API references, and tutorials under section headings so that LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can quickly understand what GitHub Docs offers and where to find details.
Sections: How to Use · APIs · Translations · Versions
Add GitHub Docs Docs to Your AI Assistant
Select your tool to see how to add GitHub Docs's llms.txt as a documentation source.
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Open any chat or composer panel
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Type @Docs and select "Add new doc"
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Paste the URL: https://docs.github.com/llms.txt
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Wait for the green dot (indexing complete)
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Reference @Docs in chat when asking about GitHub Docs
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Frequently Asked Questions
GitHub Docs publishes its llms.txt at https://docs.github.com/llms.txt. This file provides a structured, markdown-formatted index of GitHub Docs's documentation that AI systems can consume to understand the project's APIs, guides, and references.
Copy the llms.txt content and paste it into your AI assistant (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, ChatGPT) as context. This gives the AI an accurate map of GitHub Docs's documentation so it can provide better code suggestions and answers about GitHub Docs.
GitHub Docs's llms.txt contains 4 sections and 22 documentation links in 2.7 KB (~693 tokens). Key sections include How to Use, APIs, Translations, Versions.
The concise llms.txt index is approximately 693 tokens (2.7 KB). Most AI assistants can fit this within their context window. For the full expanded documentation, look for an llms-full.txt variant which embeds all content inline.
GitHub documentation. GitHub Docs's llms.txt file helps AI systems understand this by providing a structured overview of its documentation, making it easier for developers to get accurate AI-assisted help when working with GitHub Docs.
Yes. Use the free llms.txt generator at mdream.dev/tools/llms-txt/generator to crawl your site and produce a spec-compliant llms.txt file. You can also validate existing files with the llms.txt validator.