Where do I put the llms.txt file?

Place it at the root path of your domain so it is reachable at https://yoursite.com/llms.txt. For most static sites that means dropping the file in your public or web-root folder, next to robots.txt. Some teams also publish a larger llms-full.txt with the full expanded content.

Is llms.txt an official standard that AI models obey?

llms.txt is a community proposal, not an enforced web standard, and adoption by AI vendors is still emerging. Publishing one has no downside for SEO and positions your site for AI-driven search and retrieval as support grows. Treat it as a low-cost, forward-looking addition rather than a guaranteed ranking factor.

What is the correct format for llms.txt?

The spec requires a single H1 with your project or site name. It optionally adds a blockquote summary, free-form detail paragraphs, and any number of H2 sections. Each section is a Markdown list of links in the form - [Title](https://url): optional note. An H2 named Optional marks links that can be skipped when a shorter context is needed.

Effloow / Tools / llms.txt Generator

llms.txt Generator

Give AI assistants a clean map of your best pages. Fill in your site summary and section links, and get a spec-compliant /llms.txt file to copy or download. Runs entirely in your browser.

Start from a template:

Site / project name *

Becomes the required H1 heading.

Site root URL

Used to auto-complete relative links you add below.

Short summary

Rendered as the blockquote right under the title.

Extra details (optional)

/llms.txt

0 links

Where to put this file

Save the output as llms.txt in your site's web root so it loads at yoursite.com/llms.txt — right next to your robots.txt.

How It Works

1. Pick a template or start blank — Templates for SaaS, docs, blogs, and stores pre-fill a sensible section structure you can edit.

2. Fill in your site name, summary, and links — Group your most valuable pages into sections like Docs, Guides, or API. Each link takes a title, a URL, and an optional one-line note.

3. Copy or download — The preview validates against the spec as you type. Grab the file and drop it in your web root.

What the llms.txt Spec Requires

Element	Required?	Format
Project name	Required	# Name
Summary	Optional	> blockquote
Details	Optional	plain paragraphs (no headings)
Sections	Optional	## Name + list of links
Links	Per section	- [Title](url): note
Optional section	Optional	## Optional (safe to skip)

The generator enforces the one hard rule — a single H1 name — and formats everything else exactly as the llmstxt.org proposal describes.

llms.txt vs robots.txt

They solve opposite problems. robots.txt tells crawlers what they may not access. llms.txt tells AI models where your best content lives so they can summarize and cite it accurately. Many sites publish both: block low-value or private paths in robots.txt, then hand-curate the high-value pages in llms.txt. If you also want to control which AI bots reach your site at all, pair this with the AI Crawler Control Panel.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an llms.txt file?

llms.txt is a proposed standard, published at llmstxt.org, for a Markdown file at your domain root (yoursite.com/llms.txt). It gives large language models a concise, curated map of your most important pages. Think of it as a table of contents written for AI rather than for human visitors.

Where do I put the file?

At your site's root, so it loads at https://yoursite.com/llms.txt. For most static sites that means the public or web-root folder, next to robots.txt. Larger sites sometimes also publish an expanded llms-full.txt with full page content inlined.

Do AI models actually read it yet?

llms.txt is a community proposal, not an enforced standard, and vendor adoption is still emerging. Publishing one carries no SEO downside and positions your site for AI search and retrieval as support grows. Treat it as a low-cost, forward-looking step, not a guaranteed ranking factor.

How many links should I include?

Curate, don't dump. The point is a short, high-signal list. Put your most important pages in named sections, and move nice-to-have links into an "Optional" section so models can skip them when working with a small context window.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. The generator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded to Effloow or any third party.

About This Tool

The llms.txt Generator is a free tool built by Effloow as part of our Tool Forge collection. Output follows the llms.txt proposal at llmstxt.org.

The tool runs entirely in your browser. No data is sent to our servers.

Last updated: July 2026. Format reflects the llms.txt spec as published on llmstxt.org.

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