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# 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.

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[Raw llms.txt](https://docs.github.com/llms.txt) [Raw llms-full.txt](https://docs.github.com/llms-full.txt)

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llms.txt

How to use

Versions API

Languages API

Page List API

Article API

Article Body API

Search API

GitHub MCP server

Building with GitHub, for coding agents and automation

Extend Copilot Chat with MCP

Use the GitHub MCP Server

Set up the GitHub MCP Server

About cloud agent

Create custom agents in your IDE

GitHub CLI

Quickstart

REST API

GraphQL API

GitHub Actions

GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot

Agent skills

About Copilot CLI

Copilot requests

Individual plans

Usage-based billing for individuals

Usage-based billing for organizations and enterprises

Usage limits

Features

Plans

Quickstart

What is GitHub Copilot?

Chat in IDE

Copilot CLI best practices

Copilot CLI quickstart

Install Copilot CLI

Overview

Add repository instructions

Add agent skills

Get IDE code suggestions

Monitor premium requests

Preparing for usage-based billing

Manage policies

Install Copilot extension

Troubleshoot common issues

Use code review

Model comparison

Model hosting

Supported models

Model multipliers for annual plans

Models and pricing

Copilot in GitHub Desktop

GitHub Copilot Chat Cookbook

Authentication

Connect with SSH

Add a new SSH key

Check for existing SSH key

Generate new SSH key

Managing deploy keys

Test your SSH connection

Authentication to GitHub

Manage personal access tokens

Displaying verification for all commits

Configure 2FA

Configure 2FA recovery

Recover an account with 2FA

Get started

Get started

About remote repositories

Set up Git

GitHub's plans

Types of GitHub accounts

About GitHub and Git

Create an account

Hello World

Connectivity problems

Basic formatting syntax

GitHub Pages

GitHub Pages

Configure a custom domain

Custom domains in GitHub Pages

Configure publishing source

Create a GitHub Pages site

What is GitHub Pages?

Quickstart

Add theme to Pages site

Account and profile

Account and profile

Username changes

How-tos

Troubleshoot missing contributions

Primary email address

Set commit email address

Personalize your profile

Repositories

About protected branches

About rulesets

Cloning a repository

Quickstart for repositories

About READMEs

Licensing a repository

About releases

GitHub Actions

Quickstart

Understand GitHub Actions

Events that trigger workflows

Workflow commands

Workflow syntax

Billing and payments

GitHub Actions

GitHub Copilot licenses

GitHub Models

More pages

About creating apps

Authorize

Codespaces

Prototype with AI models

About Projects

About GitHub Importer

OAuth app restrictions

Roles in an organization

Container registry

Compare branches

About pull requests

Authenticating

Permissions for fine-grained PATs

Code search syntax

Search issues & PRs

## 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](https://llmstxt.org), 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.

Pass

Spec

11

Sections

117

Links

27.7 KB

Size

~7.1k

Tokens

Sections: How to use · Building with GitHub, for coding agents and automation · GitHub Copilot · Authentication · Get started · GitHub Pages · and 5 more

## 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.

Cursor

 Windsurf

 Claude Code

 ChatGPT

 Zed

 Copilot

1. 1

   Open any chat or composer panel
2. 2

   Type @Docs and select "Add new doc"
3. 3

   Paste the URL: https://docs.github.com/llms.txt
4. 4

   Wait for the green dot (indexing complete)
5. 5

   Reference @Docs in chat when asking about GitHub Docs

Cursor crawls the URL and indexes all subpages. Add a trailing slash to index child pages too.

## Spec Compliance 2 notes

## Frequently Asked Questions

Where is GitHub Docs's llms.txt file?

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.

How do I use GitHub Docs's llms.txt with AI coding assistants?

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.

What does GitHub Docs's llms.txt contain?

GitHub Docs's llms.txt contains 11 sections and 117 documentation links in 27.7 KB (~7.1k tokens). Key sections include How to use, Building with GitHub, for coding agents and automation, GitHub Copilot, Authentication, Get started, GitHub Pages.

How many tokens does GitHub Docs's llms.txt use?

The concise llms.txt index is approximately 7.1k tokens (27.7 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.

What is GitHub Docs?

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.

Can I generate an llms.txt for my own project?

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.

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