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llms.txtWhat it means for you.

A proposed plain-text file at a site's root that points AI systems to its most useful content.

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What it means

txt file is a convention suggested for giving language models a clean, curated map of a site, written in Markdown. It is a proposal rather than a standard, and support among AI providers varies.

It costs little to publish and is harmless if ignored.

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llms.txt checkerReads your llms.txt against the emerging convention and finds what is malformed, missing a title or summary, or would leave a tool with a link it cannot follow.

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What is llms.txt?

A proposed plain-text file at a site's root that points AI systems to its most useful content.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Acquisition pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with AI crawler and robots.txt, then browse the other terms in Acquisition.

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