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llms.txt.
A plain-text file that gives AI systems a map of a website’s most important content.
What it means
A plain-text file that gives AI systems a map of a website’s most important content. Placed at the root of a site, llms.txt lists key pages with short descriptions. It is an emerging convention, not a standard every AI system uses, but it is cheap to publish.
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