A living guide to building AI-first websites — HTML for the AI era.
AI-first web design is based on a simple observation: more and more queries go directly to AI assistants instead of traditional search engines. If you want AI systems to understand, trust, and cite your content, the web must be written for them — not only for the visual browser. Just like SEO once made websites visible to Google, AI-first structure increases the chance that your website becomes the source AI systems quote. As browsing shifts from humans to assistants, AI-SEO — semantic, structured, machine-legible content — becomes essential.
AI First provides practical rules for building content that AI can reliably interpret:
- AI-readable structure (clear HTML hierarchy, minimal JavaScript)
- Metadata and JSON-LD that models can actually consume
- Meaningful, factual content instead of decorative fluff
- Design that works for both humans and AI
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| AI-first principles | What it means and why it matters |
| HTML structure for AI | Clear hierarchy, minimal JS |
| Meaningful content | Writing clear, factual, and citable text |
| Metadata (JSON-LD) | Practical patterns for articles, products, people |
| Language & accessibility | Multilingual and ARIA-friendly markup |
| Images & captions | Writing meaningful alt and figcaption |
| Forms & interaction | How to make inputs understandable for AI |
| robots.txt & AI ethics | Granting access to AI crawlers responsibly |
| GDPR & future regulation | Privacy and compliance in AI-era web |
📘 All sections live in the /docs folder.
This guide evolves continuously. Contributions are welcome!
- Read the docs.
- Propose an improvement via a Pull Request or open a Discussion.
- Follow the principles of clarity, openness, and minimalism.
🧠 Every example, pattern, or real-world test helps define the future AI-readable web.
Released under the MIT License.
AI First — building a web that both humans and AI can understand.