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title: "Link headers | HTTP Link header agent discovery RFC 8288 | Agent-Ready Check"
description: "RFC 8288 Link headers attach related resources to any HTTP response. Browsers ignore them; agents that read them skip a whole round of HTML parsing. Pass criteria: The homepage response carries Link headers with at least one agent-useful relation."
locale: en
canonical: https://agent-ready.t0ols.com/checks/link-headers/
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# Link headers

> Category: Discoverability

RFC 8288 Link headers attach related resources to any HTTP response. Browsers ignore them; agents that read them skip a whole round of HTML parsing.

## Why it matters

A Link header pointing at your API catalog, docs or markdown twin is free discovery real estate on every response.

## Pass criteria

The homepage response carries Link headers with at least one agent-useful relation.

## How to implement it

Goal: Include Link response headers for agent discovery (RFC 8288)

The homepage response carries Link headers with at least one agent-useful relation.

The step-by-step implementation prompt is part of the paid tier. The free layer gives you the diagnosis, the evidence and the specification links.

Specifications: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8288, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9727#section-3
Implementation notes: https://agent-ready.t0ols.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md