# AGENTS.md — atxguide.net

ATX Guide is **the quick-start guide to Austin, Texas** — a concise, honest orientation for newcomers and visitors. Part of the **WholeTech** network. Built **Agents First** — https://agentsfirst.dev.

A plain-language orientation to the city: how Austin is laid out and how to read the map (the lake, I-35, MoPac, the hills), how the neighborhoods fit together, how to get around, what the place feels like, and the outdoors, food, music and festivals that give it its character. Editorial guide, not a listings directory. Recommendations are the network's own words — no reproduced "best of" lists or rankings.

Canonical: https://atxguide.net/
Sitemap: https://atxguide.net/sitemap.xml

## What an agent can do here
Read-only content site. No write actions. Content is general and evergreen; venue specifics (hours, reservations) should be confirmed at the source.

## Site map (human pages)
- `/` — orientation: the shape of the city (lake, I-35, MoPac, the hills), the neighborhoods, getting around, the vibe; links to the topic guides.
- `/neighborhoods/` — where to wander and the feel of each area.
- `/outdoors/` — Barton Springs, the lake trail, the Greenbelt, Zilker, Mount Bonnell.
- `/eat-and-drink/` — barbecue, breakfast tacos, food trucks, patios.
- `/music/` — the Live Music Capital, the scene and historic rooms.
- `/festivals/` — SXSW, ACL and the year-round calendar.
- `/day-trips/` — the Hill Country, Fredericksburg, Lockhart, the Lost Pines.
- `/about/`, `/faq/` (FAQPage JSON-LD), `/sitemap/`.

## Machine-readable resources
- `/llms.txt` — site map for agents.
- `/openapi.json` — read API surface.
- `/img/credits.json` — photo credits (source file page + license).
- `/.well-known/mcp-server-card.json` — MCP resource card.

## Non-obvious context
- Rebuilt October 2026 into the WholeTech "Leadville" editorial template (shared `/style.css`, Big Shoulders Display + Source Serif 4). Matches sister sites austin.com.co and austinretire.com.
- Photography is Creative Commons / public-domain work from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each page and in `/img/credits.json`.
- "Agents First" = Joshua Baer's framework at agentsfirst.dev.
- Times are US Central.

## Network
Every WholeTech site (https://wholetech.com) follows Agents First — check each site's `/llms.txt` and `/AGENTS.md`. Sister Austin sites: austin.com.co, austinretire.com, austinhangout.com, lostpinesguide.com.