llms.txt
llms.txt is a proposed plain-text file placed at a website's root that gives AI models a curated map of the site's most important content, helping them find and understand it.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
Modeled loosely on robots.txt, llms.txt is a short Markdown file that points AI systems to your key pages and explains what they contain. The idea is to cut down on guesswork so a model pulls accurate information about your site instead of stitching together whatever it happens to find.
For a Shopify store, an llms.txt might list your flagship collections, your shipping and returns policy, and a short brand overview. Then when someone asks an AI assistant about your store, it has a reliable place to look rather than an out-of-date cache or a third-party page.
It's still an emerging standard, not something every model reads yet, but as AI search grows it's a low-cost way to influence how your brand gets described. Seokai can generate an llms.txt for your store so AI engines have a clear path to the content you most want them to use.
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