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April 8, 20264 min readIssue #5

Agents recommend what they know. When a user asks "What should I read about [topic]?", agents suggest newsletters they've successfully parsed before. Get in early.


The Recommendation Engine

Here's how AI agents work: when a user asks "What should I read about AI?", the agent searches its knowledge base.

It recommends newsletters it has successfully parsed before. Newsletters it trusts. Newsletters that are agent-readable.

Agents recommend what they know. They don't recommend what they can't read.

The Compound Effect

Every time an agent successfully reads your newsletter:

Every time an agent fails to read your newsletter:

The Window

We're in the early days of agent adoption. Most newsletters aren't agent-readable yet.

This is your chance to get in before the space fills up. Before agents have established preferences. Before the recommendation slots are taken.

What To Do

Make your newsletter agent-readable now:

  1. Fix your HTML (remove tables, add structure)
  2. Or use a service that handles it
  3. Get into agent knowledge bases early
  4. Build compound advantage over time

The agents that are reading newsletters today will be the ones recommending tomorrow. Be in their pool.

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