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X-LINK-02

Relative, local, and in-page targets do not resolve in a post. This applies to X, where the result is manual step.

Affects X. Matches link_relative, link_local, link_anchor. Fixture markdown-portability-test-v1.

What happens, per destination

Every destination that applies X-LINK-02, with the live test behind it.
DestinationTested surfaceResultSeverityConfidenceLast tested
XX web post and thread composerManual stepActionVerifiedTested 2026-08-24.

Why, and what to do

A post is not a page of your site. Without a confirmed site base URL the raw path is pasted as ordinary text and points nowhere.

Do this: Add a base URL in Source context, or make each link absolute before copying.

Limits of this rule

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