![OpenNav AI](/full-open-logo.svg) [Ethos](https://opennav.ai/ethos/index.md) The AI web compatibility layer Static websites supported Server side support coming soon # The open standard for agent navigation Search finds pages. OpenNav makes them usable. Add the open navigation layer agents can discover before they waste tokens parsing visual HTML. [Get started](https://docs.opennav.ai/) [View docs](https://docs.opennav.ai/) llms.txt llms-full.txt /.well-known/opennav.json The problem ## The web was built for people. Agents need a map. Today an agent opens a page, reads navigation chrome, scripts, layout, repeated headers, sidebars, and hidden presentation noise just to find the one answer it came for. Raw HTML - Agents load the whole visual page. - Tokens burn on layout and repeated chrome. - Every redesign can break extraction. - Results vary from site to site. OpenNav - Agents discover the readable interface first. - Markdown mirrors remove presentation noise. - Compatibility metadata tells agents what exists. - Navigation becomes predictable across sites. Why OpenNav ## The open standard for agent navigation OpenNav sits between discovery and execution: after search finds a page, OpenNav gives agents the files, metadata, and readable routes they need to use it reliably. ### Agent-ready in one build step Add OpenNav to your deploy flow and publish the same site with an agent-readable layer beside the human-facing pages. ### Open source by default No sales cycle and no black box. Developers can inspect the output, wire it into frameworks, and help define the standard. ### Less token waste Agents read focused Markdown and metadata instead of paying to parse full HTML pages built for human eyes. ### No custom API required Most websites will never build a dedicated agent API. OpenNav gives them a universal compatibility layer they can ship now. The position ## Search finds pages. OpenNav makes them usable. AI search, browsers, RAG systems, and APIs all solve different parts of the web access problem. OpenNav owns the missing layer: making the live web compatible with agents before they start reading. [Start with the docs](https://docs.opennav.ai/) --- Site index: [llms.txt](https://opennav.ai/llms.txt)