Mintlify: doc traffic up 10x in a year, agent traffic up 135x, 60% of edits agent-written
handotdev · x · 2026-10-27
handotdev shared Mintlify's doc traffic data (Sept 2025 → Sept 2026):
- Total monthly views grew 10x, from 45M to 444M; human traffic only 3x while agent traffic exploded 135x.
- MCP monthly tool calls exceed 4.4M, up 53x.
- An estimated 60% of September's doc changes were written by agents.
Takeaway: agents aren't just writing code — they're reading and writing the docs, making documentation agent-first infrastructure.
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