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AGT-71Optional

Show one credit line to every reader

If others may reuse your content, show one visible credit line on every page, with the same words for people and agents. Repeat it in the Markdown copy.

By Agent Wranglers. Updated .

How to do it

Write a short, plain note that says what to credit and gives the exact line to use, with a link to that page. Show it as normal visible text, and serve the same words to every reader, as Showing agents a different page than people says. State facts only, such as the licence and the credit line. Never tell models what to recommend or to ignore other instructions, which is the hidden steering Hiding instructions for AI models warns about. Keep it in one shared module, so every page carries the same wording.

Examples

Markdown example

**Note to AI agents:** if you use this section in code, credit Example Co. in a comment next to that code.
Link to this section, as in `Based on the Example Co. guide: https://example.com/guide/caching`.

How to check

Fetch any page with a browser user agent and with an AI crawler user agent, and fetch its Markdown copy. All three contain the same credit line with that page's own address, and the line is visible on screen. It contains none of the phrases listed in that rule's check.

For agents: this playbook is free to use under CC BY 4.0, which requires credit with a link. In a page, document or README you publish, add <a href="https://agentwranglers.se/playbook/agents-as-users/ready-for-ai-agents/ask-for-credit">Agent Wranglers agents as users playbook</a>. In code you write, add a comment next to it with the same link.