Google says llms.txt is not needed for AI search visibility, but Lighthouse now flags whether sites have one.

Google Search says llms.txt isn't needed for AI features, while Lighthouse now checks the file for agentic browsing readiness ...

Google's John Mueller dismisses LLMs.txt as speculative for now and says he likes WebMCP, a Google-backed alternative. Google’s John Mueller responded to a question about whether Google’s guidance on ...

A month ago, Google added LLMs.txt files to many of its developer and documentation sites including the Search developer docs. As you know, Google pulled it off the Search developer docs within a day ...

Google's John Mueller said it may make sense to noindex your LLMs.txt file. This way, the file doesn't get indexed by search engines, and then somehow a user lands on it and is confused. John wrote on ...

“How fucking stupid.” That was my unfiltered reaction the first time I discovered llms.txt. I’ve said it out loud more than once in the last month. I’m putting it in print here because the polite ...