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llms.txt Templates\n\n![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)\n![llms.txt](https://img.shields.io/badge/llms.txt-v9.0-ff6b35)\n![Contributions Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-welcome-brightgreen.svg)\n\n[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)\n\nA collection of templates, a proposed specification, and a validation tool for the **llms.txt** standard — a plain-text file that helps large language models understand your website, organization, or product.\n\n**Live example:** [alexandrecaramaschi.com/llms.txt](https://alexandrecaramaschi.com/llms.txt) — v9.0 with 200+ indexed URLs\n\n---\n\n## Table of Contents\n\n- [What is llms.txt?](#what-is-llmstxt)\n- [Why It Matters](#why-it-matters)\n- [Quick Start](#quick-start)\n- [Templates](#templates)\n- [Specification](#specification)\n- [Validator](#validator)\n- [FAQ](#faq)\n- [Citation](#citation)\n- [Ecosystem](#ecosystem)\n- [License](#license)\n\n## What is llms.txt?\n\n`llms.txt` is a plain-text file placed at the root of a website (e.g., `https://example.com/llms.txt`) that provides structured information about the site for consumption by large language models.\n\nThink of it as `robots.txt` for the AI era. While `robots.txt` tells search engine crawlers what to index, `llms.txt` tells AI models what the site is about, what matters most, and where to find key information.\n\n### The Problem It Solves\n\nWhen an LLM encounters your website (either during training or through retrieval-augmented generation), it must figure out:\n\n1. What is this entity?\n2. What are the most important pages?\n3. What facts should it know?\n4. How should it describe this entity?\n\nWithout `llms.txt`, the model infers all of this from unstructured HTML — often getting it wrong, using outdated information, or missing key pages.\n\n## Why It Matters\n\n**1. Control your narrative.** LLMs will describe your entity whether you provide guidance or not.\n\n**2. Surface your best content.** Most LLMs and retrieval systems do not crawl every page.\n\n**3. Improve citation accuracy.** When LLMs cite your site, they often get details wrong.\n\n**4. Futureproof discoverability.** As AI interfaces replace traditional search for many queries, having a machine-readable summary becomes as important as having good SEO metadata.\n\n## Quick Start\n\n1. Create a file called `llms.txt` in your site's root directory\n2. Use the format below (or copy from [templates/](templates/))\n3. Deploy it so it's accessible at `https://yourdomain.com/llms.txt`\n4. Validate it with the [validator tool](tools/validator.py)\n\n## Templates\n\nReady-to-use templates for different types of organizations:\n\n| Template | Best For |\n|---|---|\n| [startup.txt](templates/startup.txt) | Early-stage startups and tech companies |\n| [ecommerce.txt](templates/ecommerce.txt) | Online stores and retailers |\n| [agency.txt](templates/agency.txt) | Marketing, design, and consulting agencies |\n| [personal-brand.txt](templates/personal-brand.txt) | Consultants, speakers, authors, experts |\n| [saas.txt](templates/saas.txt) | Software-as-a-service products |\n\n## Specification\n\nSee [`spec/llms-txt-spec.md`](spec/llms-txt-spec.md) for the proposed specification, including:\n\n- File format and encoding\n- Required and optional sections\n- Linking conventions\n- Best practices for content\n- Relationship to `llms-full.txt`\n\n## Validator\n\nA Python tool for validating `llms.txt` files:\n\n```bash\npython tools/validator.py https://example.com/llms.txt\n```\n\nThe validator checks encoding, required sections, link format, content length, and common mistakes. Requires Python 3.8+ and requests.\n\n## FAQ\n\n**Is llms.txt an official standard?**\nNot yet. It is a proposed convention gaining adoption among practitioners.\n\n**Does ChatGPT/Gemini/Perplexity actually read llms.txt?**\nRAG systems like Perplexity can access it during real-time retrieval. For training-based models, the file is useful when it appears in training data crawls.\n\n**Should I have both llms.txt and llms-full.txt?**\nIf your entity is complex, yes. Use llms.txt as a concise summary and llms-full.txt for comprehensive information.\n\n**What does v9.0 include?**\nVersion 9.0 (live at [alexandrecaramaschi.com/llms.txt](https://alexandrecaramaschi.com/llms.txt)) features 200+ indexed URLs across courses, insights, articles, guides, FAQs, and structured entity definitions. It is the reference implementation for this template pack.\n\n## Citation\n\n```\nCaramaschi, A. (2026). llms.txt Templates: Templates and Tools for LLM Discoverability. GitHub. https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/llms-txt-templates\n```\n\n---\n\n## License\n\nMIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).\n\n---\n\n**Author:** [Alexandre Caramaschi](https://alexandrecaramaschi.com) — CEO of Brasil GEO, former CMO at Semantix (Nasdaq), co-founder of AI Brasil.\n\n**Platforms:** [Website](https://alexandrecaramaschi.com) | [Brasil GEO](https://brasilgeo.ai) | [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/alexandre-caramaschi/) | [Medium](https://medium.com/@alexandre.brt14) | [Substack](https://substack.com/@alexandrecaramaschi) | [DEV.to](https://dev.to/alexandrebrt14sys) | [GitHub](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys)\n\n---\n\n## Ecosystem\n\n| Property | Stack | Status |\n|---|---|---|\n| [alexandrecaramaschi.com](https://alexandrecaramaschi.com) | Next.js 16 + React 19 + Supabase | Production — 35 courses, 25 insights, 122K+ lines |\n| [brasilgeo.ai](https://brasilgeo.ai) | Cloudflare Workers | Production — 14 articles |\n| [geo-orchestrator](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/geo-orchestrator) | Python + 5 LLMs | Active — multi-LLM pipeline |\n| [curso-factory](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/curso-factory) | Python + Jinja2 | Active — course generation pipeline |\n| [geo-checklist](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/geo-checklist) | Markdown | Open-source — GEO audit checklist |\n| [llms-txt-templates](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/llms-txt-templates) | Markdown + JSON | Open-source — llms.txt standard |\n| [geo-taxonomy](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/geo-taxonomy) | JSON + CSV + Markdown | Open-source — 60+ GEO terms |\n| [entity-consistency-playbook](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/entity-consistency-playbook) | Markdown | Open-source — entity consistency |\n| [papers](https://github.com/alexandrebrt14-sys/papers) | Python + Supabase | Research — LLM citation study |\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Falexandrebrt14-sys%2Fllms-txt-templates","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Falexandrebrt14-sys%2Fllms-txt-templates","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Falexandrebrt14-sys%2Fllms-txt-templates/lists"}