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

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

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 ...

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google said that LLMS.txt files won't help or hurt ...

“How fucking stupid.” That was my unfiltered reaction the first time I discovered llms.txt. I’ve said it out loud more than once in the last month. I’m putting it in print here because the polite ...

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