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# Bento Open Knowledge Format Bundle

This is a compact machine-readable knowledge map for Bento. It is designed for AI agents, search crawlers, and retrieval systems that need canonical product, documentation, and integration context.

Canonical website pages, markdown docs, and Schema.org JSON-LD remain the source of truth. This bundle points agents to those sources instead of duplicating the full site.

## Entrypoints

- [Core concepts](concepts/index.md)
- [Documentation map](docs/index.md)
- [Integrations map](integrations/index.md)
- [llms.txt](https://bentonow.com/llms.txt)
- [Agent onboarding](https://bentonow.com/agent_onboarding.md)
- [Docs index](https://bentonow.com/docs-index.md)

## Core Concepts

- [Bento](concepts/platform.md): Bento is an all-in-one email marketing, transactional email, automation, and analytics platform for SaaS, ecommerce, and creator-led businesses.
- [Marketing Automation](concepts/marketing-automation.md): Bento marketing automation uses tracked events, subscribers, tags, fields, segments, and flows to trigger relevant campaigns.
- [Transactional Email](concepts/transactional-email.md): Bento transactional email supports application-triggered messages such as password resets, receipts, account notices, and order updates.
- [Email Deliverability](concepts/email-deliverability.md): Bento deliverability guidance covers DNS authentication, warmup, sending limits, list hygiene, complaints, bounces, DMARC, and inbox provider requirements.
- [AI Agent Implementation](concepts/ai-agent-implementation.md): Bento exposes markdown docs, llms.txt, an agent onboarding file, Bento Skills, and MCP so coding agents can implement Bento safely.

## High-Value Docs

- [Bento Documentation](docs/home.md): Complete documentation for Bento email marketing platform. API guides, SDK references, integration tutorials, and best practices for email deliverability.
- [API Quickstart](docs/quickstart.md): Get started with the Bento API in 5 minutes. Make your first API call, track an event, and verify everything is working.
- [API Authentication](docs/authentication.md): Learn how to authenticate with the Bento API using Basic auth, API keys, and site UUIDs. Includes code examples and security best practices.
- [Official Bento SDKs](docs/sdks.md): Official Bento SDK libraries for JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, Laravel, Python, Go, Rust, and more. First-party packages for fast API integration.
- [Events API Reference](docs/events-api.md): Track custom events with Bento API. Send user actions, page views, and custom data to trigger automations. Complete API documentation with examples.
- [Transactional Email API](docs/emails-api.md): Send transactional emails with Bento API. Password resets, welcome emails, order confirmations. High-priority delivery within 30 seconds.
- [Broadcasts API Reference](docs/broadcasts.md): Send email broadcasts and newsletters with Bento API. Schedule campaigns, target segments, and track engagement. API documentation with examples.
- [Workflows API Reference](docs/workflows-api.md): Retrieve Bento automation workflows with the API. List flows and associated email templates with examples.
- [Email Deliverability Guide](docs/deliverability.md): Master email deliverability with Bento. Learn DNS setup, domain warmup, authentication, and best practices to land in inboxes, not spam folders.
- [DNS Setup for Email Authentication](docs/dns.md): Configure SPF, DKIM, and DMARC DNS records for Bento. Step-by-step guides for Cloudflare, Namecheap, GoDaddy, Route53, and Hover.
- [Import Contacts into Bento](docs/migrations-import.md): Import your email list into Bento from CSV exports. Preserve tags, custom fields, and subscription status. Step-by-step import guide.
- [Bento Integrations Directory](docs/integrations-directory.md): Browse all Bento integrations. Connect Shopify, Stripe, WordPress, Zapier, and 50+ tools to your email marketing. One-click setup for most apps.
- [Bento MCP Server - AI-Powered Email Marketing](docs/integrations-mcp.md): Connect AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to Bento to manage subscribers, broadcasts, sequences, workflows, and events.
- [Bento Skills for AI Agents](docs/integrations-skills.md): Install the official Bento skill package so AI agents can choose between Bento MCP, the CLI, SDKs, and n8n safely.
- [Stripe Email Integration for Bento](docs/integrations-stripe.md): Connect Stripe to Bento for automated payment emails. Track LTV, trigger purchase workflows, and send receipts. One-click OAuth setup.
- [Shopify Email Marketing with Bento](docs/integrations-shopify.md): Connect Shopify to Bento for ecommerce email automation. Track purchases, abandoned carts, and customer LTV. Native Shopify app integration.
- [AI Agent Setup](docs/journeys-ai-agent-setup.md): Guide Cursor, Claude, Codex, and other AI coding agents through Bento implementation using markdown docs, docs index, and SDK guidance.
- [Transactional Email Journey](docs/journeys-transactional-email.md): Recommended path for sending transactional email with Bento from setup through production launch.
- [Marketing Automation Journey](docs/journeys-marketing-automation.md): Recommended path for integrating product events, subscribers, segments, workflows, and broadcasts in Bento.