GEO & AI search
llms.txt
Definition
A proposed plain-text file at a site's root that summarizes what the site offers, aimed at giving AI crawlers a fast, structured entry point similar to robots.txt for search crawlers.
Defined in The Agentic Commerce Glossary.
The full guide: llms.txt for Ecommerce: The Complete Guide.
How else it gets framed
The same term carries different emphasis depending on the surface it’s used on. Both readings are correct.
A markdown file at /llms.txt containing a curated map of a site for AI consumption: an H1 with the site name, a one-paragraph summary in a blockquote, then H2 sections of annotated links to the pages that matter most. Voluntary convention — no assistant is obligated to fetch or honor it.
llms.txt for Ecommerce: The Complete Guide →Where llms.txt comes up
The guides that put this term to work, rather than just defining it.
- Commerce GEOllms.txt for Ecommerce: The Complete Guide
- Commerce GEOCommerce GEO: How to Get Your Products Recommended by AI
- Commerce GEOStructured Data for AI Shopping Agents
- Commerce GEOGEO vs. SEO Budget Split: A Decision Framework
- For AgenciesHow Agencies Package Commerce GEO as a Service
- Commerce GEOHow to Run an AI Citation Audit for Your Brand
- For AgenciesPricing Agentic Services: Fixed-Scope Logic for Agencies
- Commerce GEOShould You Block AI Crawlers? A Merchant Decision Guide
- Commerce GEOThe Commerce GEO Benchmark: What "Good" Citation Rates Look Like
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