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llms.txt: The Business Card for AI Crawlers

Author: Yılmaz Saraçllms-txtai-crawlergptbotclaudeperplexity

llms.txt is a standard implemented by Creatys that provides AI crawlers with a compact, machine-readable summary of your website.

Function:
While robots.txt tells search engine crawlers WHAT they may crawl, llms.txt tells AI systems WHAT your website IS. It is a structured self-description of your business.

Creatys llms.txt Structure:

# [Company Name] - [Brief Description]

> Powered by [Framework/System]

## About Us
[Core competency and positioning]

## Services
- [Service 1]: [Description]
- [Service 2]: [Description]

## Contact
- Website: [URL]
- Email: [Email]

Which bots read llms.txt?
GPTBot (OpenAI), ClaudeBot (Anthropic), PerplexityBot – all major AI providers have crawlers that can use this file.

Placement:
The file is placed in the root directory at /llms.txt and is publicly accessible.

Author: Yılmaz Saraç, Creatys

Topics:

llms-txtai-crawlergptbotclaudeperplexitystandard

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