llms.txt: Check LLM-Ready Content Instructions for AI and Search

The llms.txt page lets you view the llms.txt file for your property—a markdown file at https://your-site.com/llms.txt (per llmstxt.org) that describes your site and content for AI agents and language models. Checking it in BearAudit helps you ensure it's present, correct, and useful for AI-driven discovery and citations.

Sections and how to use them

What is llms.txt?

llms.txt is an emerging convention (similar to robots.txt) that provides machine-readable information about your site for LLMs and AI crawlers. It can include:

• Site name and description.
• Key topics, rules, or guidelines for how your content should be used or cited.
• Links to important pages or documentation.
• Contact or licensing information.

Sites may also publish /llms-full.txt for extended content. A common misspelling is /llm.txt; BearAudit checks that path if the standard locations are missing.

Having a clear llms.txt can improve how AI tools interpret and cite your content, which can support brand visibility and referral traffic as AI search and assistants grow.

View modes

The page typically offers two ways to view the content:

• Preview — Rendered markdown (if the file is markdown), so you see headings, links, and formatting as users and bots might.
• Raw — The exact text as returned by the server. Use this to check for formatting issues or special characters.

Switch between them to verify both readability and correctness.

Actions

• Refresh — Re-fetch llms.txt from the property URL so you see the current live content (e.g. after you've updated it on the server).
• Copy — Copy the full content to the clipboard for pasting into docs or for comparison with what's on the server.
• Open in browser — Open the discovered URL (usually /llms.txt) in your browser to confirm what's publicly available.

When llms.txt is missing

If the app can't fetch llms.txt (404, network error, or empty), the page will show an error or empty state. How to use: Create and publish an llms.txt at the root of your site (e.g. /llms.txt) with a short description of your site and how you want your content used. Then refresh on this page to confirm it's live.

How the llms.txt page helps traffic and SEO

• AI visibility — As search and assistants use LLMs more, a clear llms.txt can help your site be understood and cited correctly, supporting brand and referral traffic.
• Consistency — Viewing llms.txt in the app alongside your crawl data keeps your "human" and "machine" messaging aligned with your real content and structure.
• Future-proofing — Adopting llms.txt early positions your site for crawlers and tools that consume it, without affecting traditional SEO (robots.txt, sitemaps, meta tags).

Use the llms.txt page after publishing or changing llms.txt on your server. Combine with robots.txt and Sitemaps for a complete picture of how crawlers and AI systems are instructed to treat your site.