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Ship llms.txt: a crib sheet for AI crawlers

Add an llms.txt file and a plain-language facts page stating what the product is, who it serves, pricing, and honest differences from alternatives, written in flat quotable markdown. AI crawlers assemble answers from whatever they can parse; giving them a canonical crib sheet makes the version they repeat the version you wrote.

By The Marketinque TeamReviewed June 2026

The play

Publish an llms.txt file plus a plain "facts" page: what the product is, who it’s for, pricing, limits, and how it honestly differs — in flat, quotable markdown. When an engine summarizes your category, you’ve handed it the correct answer.

Watch out for

  • Keep it factual and current — a stale llms.txt propagates stale answers.
  • State limitations honestly; engines cross-check against other sources.

Best for

  • dev tool
  • b2b saas
  • indie hacker

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Sources

  1. llms.txt — a proposed standard

Compiled by The Marketinque Team to our editorial standards.