What is llms.txt?

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llms.txt: A proposed Markdown file at the root of a website, /llms.txt, that gives language models a short summary of the site and links to its most useful pages.

Jeremy Howard proposed it on 3 September 2024. Only a heading with the site's name is required; a short summary, notes and sections of links are optional. Google's guidance on AI features says no special file is needed for its AI answers, so treat llms.txt as a help to agents, not a ranking switch.

This site publishes both llms.txt and a full-text version, llms-full.txt.

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