# The state of docs traffic: a 2026 midyear report

DevFeed: [The state of docs traffic: a 2026 midyear report](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-state-of-docs-traffic-a-2026-midyear-report-31095.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.mintlify.com/blog/state-of-docs-traffic>)

Author: Kyan Yang

Published: 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Mintlify Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mintlify-blog.md>)

Topics: [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [Logging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/logging.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [ai-trends](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-trends.md>), [clients](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clients.md>), [docs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docs.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [retrieval](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retrieval.md>), [search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/search.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>)

## AI overview

Mintlify's 2026 midyear report examines how agents access documentation. It reports that agents represented 66% of measured web traffic in July, with direct machine routes becoming more common, and separately analyzes MCP assistant responses and tool calls.

## Source excerpt

Agents now account for 66% of measured web-traffic across docs powered by Mintlify, with July logging over 213 million agent web requests and 105 million human page loads as the month comes to a close.