Intermediate Time: 12 min
Step 4 of 8
llms.txt
The decision to publish llms.txt should follow from its limited, emerging role rather than from an assumed ranking benefit. Compare what publishers can express with the available evidence of engine consumption, then decide whether the maintenance cost fits your site.
Core reading
- llms.txt Wiki
- Deploying llms.txt Playbooks
Self-check
- What does the canonical llms.txt format actually look like?
- Which engines document or demonstrate llms.txt consumption today?
- Where do you put the file, and how do you keep it in sync with the site?