Ahrefs analyzed 137K domains and found 97% of llms.txt files received zero requests. AI retrieval bots accounted for 1% of ...

Google clearly also states that Google Search does not use LLMS.txt files.

Google's John Mueller says llms.txt files cannot help AI systems choose between websites, comparing them to the dead meta ...

Mueller argues LLM systems can't use llms.txt to differentiate between websites for discovery. He sees a narrow role once an ...

Since robots.txt files impact crawling, it’s important for site owners to understand how they are treated by search engines. Columnist Glenn Gabe covers two cases involving multiple robots.txt files ...

Google has updated its guide for optimizing for generative AI search help document to clarify that (1) LLMS.txt files don't ...