llms.txt: a manual about your company written for language models

One text file where you tell a machine plainly: this is what we do, how we work, and how to cite us.

SHORT ANSWER

llms.txt is a text file published at the domain root (e.g. https://mocne.ai/llms.txt) that concisely describes the company, its offer and its key pages in a form language models can process. It does not replace robots.txt or sitemap.xml — it adds context and citable facts.

  • Location: domain root, path /llms.txt.
  • Format: plain text or markdown, no marketing filler.
  • Content: who the company is, what it does, for whom, how to reach it.
  • Extension: llms-full.txt with a fuller set of facts and FAQ.
  • Complements robots.txt (access) and sitemap.xml (URL list).
Illustration: a document being read by a robot

What to include, what to skip

A good llms.txt reads like a briefing note: name, domain, what the company does, for which customers, what results exist, how the process works, where to find details. No adjectives nobody can verify.

  • Name, domain, site language(s).
  • A one-sentence description of the business.
  • A list of key pages with a short description of each.
  • Numeric facts: delivery times, project outcomes.
  • Attribution guidance: how the company wants to be cited.

Three files that work together

robots.txt decides who gets in. sitemap.xml says what is there to index. llms.txt explains what it all means. Missing one weakens the other two.

If you want visibility in AI answers, verify that model crawlers are explicitly allowed — many default templates block them without asking.

Maintenance

The file loses value the moment it stops matching reality. Update it whenever the offer, pricing or page structure changes — otherwise a model will keep repeating outdated facts long after the change.

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If part of your business still feels stuck in 2005, we should probably talk.

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(Worst case: 20 minutes of free advice. We can live with that.)

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