Dual-Layer Architecture

Page structure where every page serves both humans (visual UI) and agents (structured data, APIs).

Why it matters

The web is becoming bi-lingual: human-readable and machine-readable. Dual-layer architecture means your content works for both, without maintaining separate systems.

In practice

This page has 6 layers: semantic HTML, JSON-LD DefinedTerm schema, /api/pages endpoint, /llms.txt discovery, RSS feed, and the visual UI you're reading now.

Related terms

Agent-Compatible Digital Experience

A website or application designed to serve both human visitors and AI agents simultaneously.

Semantic HTML

HTML that describes content meaning, not just appearance. Foundation of agent-readable pages.

JSON-LD

A structured data format for web pages. Tells search engines and agents what a page contains.

Structured Data

Machine-readable information embedded in web pages that agents can parse.

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