Google Answers Question About LLMs-Author.txt For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibu

<p>Mueller argues LLM systems can't use llms.txt to differentiate between websites for discovery. He sees a narrow role once an agent is on a site.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google Search says llms.txt isn't needed for AI features, while Lighthouse now checks the file for agentic browsing readiness in an experimental audit.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google's John Mueller shares what happened when he checked whether AI crawlers were actually asking his sites for markdown.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google says a core assumption driving LLMs.txt adoption conflicts with the purpose its creators originally intended.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google updated its guidance to strike a less discouraging tone about the use of LLMs.txt, special markup, and markdown for AI SEO.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Common Crawl analyzed 584,107 llms.txt files and found most came from templates, many had no links, and some carried crawler rules the format can't enforce.</p> <p>The post <a