CHECKLIST
llms.txt implementation
Steps to publish a correct llms.txt in a few hours – with realistic expectations.
Overview
For whom
Anyone who owns or manages a website
Items
10
Time needed
1–3 hours
Level
Beginner
1.File at /llms.txt in the domain root
The file must sit directly under the domain, e.g. example.com/llms.txt, not in a subfolder.
2.H1 with the company name
The first line is a heading with the name: # Company name.
3.Short summary as a blockquote
A paragraph starting with > that describes what you do, for whom and where.
4.H2 sections for services, guides and contact
Group links under clear headings so the content is easy to scan.
5.A short description per link
Write lines like - [Title](url): one sentence about what the page contains.
6.Only public, indexable pages
Leave out logged-in pages, staging environments and noindex pages.
7.Optional llms-full.txt with full text
A companion file with the full text of key pages for tools that want everything in one file.
8.Served as text/plain with status 200
Check with curl -I that the file returns 200 and is not redirected to an HTML page.
9.Update when the site changes
Add llms.txt to your routine when you launch or remove pages, otherwise it points to the wrong content.
10.Realistic expectations (proposed standard, no guarantee)
llms.txt is a proposal that major AI companies have not confirmed they use. It is cheap to add, but it doesn't replace good content and clear structure.
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