The engine probes each cited URL with ranged streaming HTTP requests and strips the hyperlink while preserving the anchor text as plain prose for any dead or 404 links, while shielding the target money link from deletion.

flowchart LR
    A[Markdown Draft] --> B[Scan All Links]
    B --> C{Probe URL}
    C -->|200 OK| D[Keep Markdown Link]
    C -->|Dead / 404| E{Is Target URL?}
    E -->|Yes| F[Keep & Flag Target]
    E -->|No| G[Unwrap: Preserve Anchor Text Only]
    D --> H[Cleaned Draft]
    F --> H
    G --> H