# Reading .data.json: A Field Guide for Agents

> How to read structured .data.json datasets and full.md payloads from a publisher site If you’re building AI agents or onboarding publishers for pay‑per‑crawl, you’ll often…

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# How to read structured `.data.json` datasets and `full.md` payloads from a publisher site

## Sources

1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lBTS5dM27c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lBTS5dM27c)
2. [https://vercel.com/kb/guide/agent-readability-spec](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/agent-readability-spec)
3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr98hNrBjCE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr98hNrBjCE)
4. [https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/](https://blog.cloudflare.com/markdown-for-agents/)
5. [https://www.gitbook.com/blog/skill-md](https://www.gitbook.com/blog/skill-md)
6. [https://www.aihero.dev/a-complete-guide-to-agents-md](https://www.aihero.dev/a-complete-guide-to-agents-md)
7. [https://addyosmani.com/blog/good-spec/](https://addyosmani.com/blog/good-spec/)
8. [https://dev.to/aws-builders/agentsmd-skillmd-designmd-how-ai-instructions-split-into-three-layers-d0g](https://dev.to/aws-builders/agentsmd-skillmd-designmd-how-ai-instructions-split-into-three-layers-d0g)

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