{"id":368119,"date":"2025-07-22T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tryseo.de\/unkategorisiert\/do-i-need-an-llms-txt-what-is-it-and-is-it-worth-creating-one\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:58:36","slug":"do-i-need-an-llms-txt-what-is-it-and-is-it-worth-creating-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tryseo.de\/en\/geo-en\/do-i-need-an-llms-txt-what-is-it-and-is-it-worth-creating-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need an llms.txt? What is it and is it worth creating one?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Short version of llms.txt<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What is llms.txt?<\/strong> An experimental standard – a Markdown file that presents the most important website content to AI systems in a structured way, developed in September 2024 by Jeremy Howard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Current status:<\/strong> No major AI provider (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic) officially supports llms.txt; server logs show almost no AI crawler activity on these files<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Effort vs. benefit:<\/strong> Creation takes 30-60 minutes, monthly maintenance 10 minutes – minimal effort for potential first mover advantage if standards are adopted<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. My recommendation:<\/strong> Create a simple version with 5-8 most important pages, but don’t invest more time than in a social media post – think of it as low-cost future insurance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Imagine searching for “best Italian restaurants in Munich” – but instead of clicking on links and browsing through different websites, you get an instant personalized answer with specific recommendations, reviews and even reservation advice. Welcome to the new era of AI-powered search! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While for decades we were used to clicking on blue links on Google and then finding the relevant information ourselves, the way people search for information is changing fundamentally. AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google’s AI Overviews no longer just generate a list of websites – they provide direct, comprehensive answers based on content from multiple sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This change is not just a technical gimmick. According to Gartner<\/a>, organic website traffic is expected to decline by 25% by 2026 as AI-generated answers increasingly replace traditional search. Already today, 30% of all search queries and even 75% of problem-solving queries trigger Google AI Overviews<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The central question: How do I optimize my website for AI systems?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is where a new, experimental approach comes into play: the llms.txt file. But before you hastily create such a file, let’s take an honest look at what’s behind it, whether it works and what alternatives there are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    What is the llms.txt?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    An llms.txt file is basically a “signpost” for AI systems – a structured overview of the most valuable content on your website, specially optimized for processing by Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Think of llms.txt as a kind of “menu” for AI: Instead of the AI having to laboriously search through your entire website – including navigation, advertising, cookie banners and other “noise” – you show it directly: “Here is my most important, high-quality content in a clean, understandable form.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Emergence: A standard from the AI community<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The llms.txt standard was introduced in September 2024 by Jeremy Howard<\/a>, the co-founder of Fast.ai and Answer.AI – two renowned organizations in the field of AI research. Howard recognized a fundamental problem: AI systems have limited “context windows” – they cannot process an infinite amount of text at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The problem with this is that when an AI system visits your website, it wastes valuable “attention” on HTML code, JavaScript, menus and other technical elements instead of focusing on your actual content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Purpose: “GPS for AI systems”<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Howard describes llms.txt as a “GPS for AI systems” – a precise guide to the most valuable content on your website. The goal is to help AI systems: <\/p>\n\n\n\n