> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getdedica.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Serving modes: report and autopilot

> Report mode passes every request through to your site. Autopilot serves agents your approved pages, llms.txt, MCP tools and discovery files.

Each site has a serving mode that tells the middleware what to do. The middleware reads it from Dedica about every 30 seconds, so a change takes effect without redeploying anything.

| Mode | What the middleware does |
| - | - |
| `report` | Passes every request through to your site. Agents get your normal pages. |
| `autopilot` | Serves agents your approved content: [agent pages and `llms.txt`](https://docs.getdedica.com/serving/agent-pages), the [MCP server and `/ask`](https://docs.getdedica.com/serving/mcp-and-ask) and [discovery files](https://docs.getdedica.com/serving/discovery-files.md). |

In both modes, people, browsers and search engines always get your normal pages.

## Switch modes

Once your middleware is connected, an owner or admin turns serving on from the overview with **Turn on serving**, and off again with **Turn off serving**.

After you turn serving on, Dedica checks that agents really get your content. It fetches `/llms.txt` and one of your agent pages from your domain the way an agent would, and compares them with what it serves. The check repeats every 10 seconds for about two minutes, because the middleware picks up the change within about 30 seconds. If a path doesn't match, the overview says why:

| Result | What it means |
| - | - |
| Your site answered an error | The page doesn't load on your domain. |
| Agents get your site's own response | The middleware isn't serving yet, or isn't in front of your site. |
| Agents get an older version | The middleware serves Dedica's content but hasn't picked up the latest version yet. It refreshes within a minute or two. |

Once every path matches, the overview says **You're live**. Choose **Check again** at any time to rerun the check.

An AI agent connected to [Dedica's MCP server](https://docs.getdedica.com/reference/api.md#dedica-mcp-server) can also change the mode, if your role allows it.

## What autopilot replaces

> [!WARNING]
>
> In autopilot, Dedica's `llms.txt` replaces one you already publish. Once an agent tool is live, Dedica's `/mcp` replaces any `/mcp` your site already had.

Discovery files such as `/openapi.json` and `/.well-known/ard.json` are different: if your site already serves the file, yours wins.


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