Question
Does llms.txt help SEO?
It can help by clarifying your best source pages for AI answer systems, but it is not a ranking shortcut.
What llms.txt can improve
- Source-page discoverability for AI answer grounding.
- Consistency between your key pages and site intent.
- Editorial control over which pages are highlighted.
What llms.txt cannot replace
- Useful original content.
- Technical crawlability and indexing.
- Strong page experience and clear information architecture.