--- title: "Material for MkDocs: vendor profile | Agent Ready Checklist" description: "Material for MkDocs, a docs tool: 1 of 5 checklist rows read are met by default, with 6 sourced facts, dated plans and what it does not do." canonical: https://agentreadychecklist.com/vendors/mkdocs-material site: "Agent Ready Checklist" last_updated: 2026-11-05 section: "Vendors" --- # Material for MkDocs: vendor profile | Agent Ready Checklist > Material for MkDocs, a docs tool: 1 of 5 checklist rows read are met by default, with 6 sourced facts, dated plans and what it does not do. Source: https://agentreadychecklist.com/vendors/mkdocs-material Site: Agent Ready Checklist Last reviewed: 2026-11-05 Agent endpoints: https://agentreadychecklist.com/llms.txt (index), https://agentreadychecklist.com/openapi.json (API), https://agentreadychecklist.com/mcp (MCP server), https://agentreadychecklist.com/ask (search) Access: https://agentreadychecklist.com/auth.md (no key). Pricing: https://agentreadychecklist.com/pricing.md (free). # Material for MkDocs Material for MkDocs is an MIT-licensed theme for the Python static site generator MkDocs, and it builds static HTML pages, which meets AR-READ-01. The maintainers put it into maintenance mode in favour of Zensical, so new features go there. The project blog announces no llms.txt feature, and static output cannot negotiate markdown by Accept. ## At a glance Type [Docs tool](https://agentreadychecklist.com/vendors/by-type/docs-tool/) Homepage [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/), answered HTTP 200 on 2026-11-05 Checklist rows 5 of 31 read: **1** supported, 0 partial, 4 no statement Last read 2026-11-05 ## What it does for this layer - PyPI lists mkdocs-material 9.8.0 as the latest release, uploaded 2026-10-24. primary source, 2026-10-24: [pypi.org/pypi/mkdocs-material/json](https://pypi.org/pypi/mkdocs-material/json), read 2026-11-05 - The maintainers write that Material for MkDocs "is entering maintenance mode", with critical bug and security fixes "for 12 month at least" and no new features. primary source: [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/), read 2026-11-05 - The project blog says 9.7.0 "includes all features that were previously exclusive to sponsors", making the former Insiders edition free for everyone. primary source: [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/), read 2026-11-05 - The maintainers describe Zensical as their new static site generator that is compatible with MkDocs 1.x and call it "Our modern successor". primary source: [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/), read 2026-11-05 - The Material for MkDocs discussion board became read-only when the project entered maintenance mode, according to the project blog. primary source: [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/), read 2026-11-05 - The Material for MkDocs blog page showed "Last update: October 2, 2026" when read on 2026-11-05. observed, 2026-10-02: [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/), read 2026-11-05 ## Products and plans | Product | What it is | Price | As of | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Material for MkDocs | Open-source documentation theme for MkDocs. | Free, open source; MIT licence; pypi.org/pypi/mkdocs-material/json | 2026-11-05 | | Zensical | Successor static site generator from the same team, compatible with MkDocs 1.x projects. | No price read | not read | ## Standards | Row | What it asks | Status | What the vendor's pages say | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AR-FIND-01 | Do not block agents | no statement | The theme adds no robots rules of its own. | none | | AR-READ-01 | Answer in the initial HTML | supports | MkDocs builds static HTML pages; the theme adds client-side search on top. | squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/ | | AR-READ-07 | Ship llms.txt | no statement | The project blog read today announces no llms.txt feature. | none | | AR-ACT-03 | MCP over Streamable HTTP | no statement | No MCP feature is documented. | none | | CF-MARKDOWN-NEGOTIATION | Markdown by Accept | no statement | Static output cannot negotiate by Accept. | none | ## Checks on its own site | Reading | Result | Date | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cloudflare scan of squidfunk.github.io | Not available: scanner could not fetch the site: HTTP 404 Not Found | 2026-11-05 | isitagentready.com | ## What it does not do - Material for MkDocs does not receive new features after entering maintenance mode; new work goes into Zensical. - Material for MkDocs does not generate llms.txt or markdown twins by itself. ## Reading notes PyPI shows 9.8.0 after the blog called 9.7.0 the final version; 9.8.0 is read here as a maintenance release. ## Related pages on this site Same type [Docs tools](https://agentreadychecklist.com/vendors/by-type/docs-tool/), [all vendors](https://agentreadychecklist.com/vendors/) ## Sources - [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/)read 2026-11-05 - [pypi.org/pypi/mkdocs-material/json](https://pypi.org/pypi/mkdocs-material/json)read 2026-11-05 - [squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/)read 2026-11-05 - [isitagentready.com](https://isitagentready.com/)read 2026-11-05 Edition Data 2026-11-04 Reviewed 2026-11-05 Spec AgentReady v2.0, 273d2d7 Crawl 13,071 rows, 2026-11-04 Ora 132 checks, contract 1.38.0, 2026-11-05 Verify with Ora The scanner this site recommends for the whole checklist. 132 checks, a score out of 100, no account. `npx ax@0.10 audit --min-score ` [Why Ora, and its limits](https://agentreadychecklist.com/verify-with-ora/) Method - [How rows, commands and rates are made](https://agentreadychecklist.com/method/) - [How an Ora check is matched to a row](https://agentreadychecklist.com/checklist/ora-checks/) - [Pass rates by rank band](https://agentreadychecklist.com/data/by-rank/) Sources and read dates sit at the foot of the page. 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