Google’s Updated Guidance Now Says It’s “Fine” To Use LLMs.txt For AI SEO via @s

<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 says markdown pages can help developer documentation, but most sites should focus on current SEO needs before agentic traffic.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google tests AI headline rewrites in Search, completes the March spam update in under 20 hours, and adds AI content labeling to structured data docs. </p> <p>The post <a

<p>A v2 update to the llms.txt spec has shipped, adding formal link relations that help AI agents locate Markdown versions of pages.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google's new AI Search guide says AEO and GEO are still SEO and names tactics site owners can ignore, including llms.txt, chunking, and special schema. </p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google's John Mueller and Martin Splitt cautioned against parallelizing content with markdown for AI SEO.</p> <p>The post <a

<p>Google says that markdown solves one problem while potentially creating others for search visibility.</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