Connecting AI isn't only for people who write guides. It's often more powerful for people who collect them.

Reference mode (no API key): give your assistant a public, AI-readable URL:

https://guides.co/g/{slug}/gdf

Or flattened text: ?format=plaintext · RAG-friendly chunks: ?format=jsonl

Example - pilots studying company procedures:

1. Your org publishes Preflight checklist and Emergency procedures as guides.
2. You save them to your library in Reader.
3. In ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor you say:

Use this guide as the only source of truth:

https://guides.co/g/preflight-checklist/gdf

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Quiz me with five multiple-choice questions. Cite the section title when you grade my answers.

Same pattern works for sales playbooks, onboarding, compliance, or any guide you've saved - you curate the library, AI reads what you chose.

Notebook mode (API key): when an AI should update guides you own (drafts, personal notebooks), use Studio → Connect an AI. See Connecting AI to Guides.