Some links in your llms.txt are written as relative paths like docs/start.md. Because llms.txt is fetched on its own rather than as part of a page, a relative path has no reliable base to resolve against, and the link may not work. This is a common sign that the file was copied from a repository README.
Links are relative to a directory that does not exist at the site root:
- [Getting started](docs/start.md)
- [API](../api/index.md)Use absolute URLs, or at minimum root-relative paths:
- [Getting started](https://example.com/docs/start)
- [API](/api/)An absolute URL resolves the same way wherever the file is read, which is what makes the links usable rather than decorative.
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