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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 8 MIN

What’s a Markdown File and Do I Really Need to Know?

from The Inside Signal with Sarah Cook · host Sarah Cook

The File Format Your AI Actually PrefersA walkthrough of why markdown files give AI cleaner, faster access to your content, and two simple ways to start using them today.In this episode:What a markdown file is and why it matters nowWhy AI reads markdown more efficiently than PDFs or Word docsTwo easy ways to convert any document to .mdWhere markdown shows up inside Claude and CoworkGoogle's new Open Knowledge Format and what it signalsThe Signal is the audio companion to Sarah Cook's Substack for solo health and wellness practitioners navigating messaging, marketing, and AI. Subscribe to catch every episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signalwithsarah.substack.com

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