llms.txt Standard Specification
Author: Anthropic / Vercel
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llms.txt Specification: Structuring Sites for Generative Inference
Large language models require clean data structures. The llms.txt standard organizes web content specifically for LLM context windows.
1. Document Structure Rules
- H1 Title: Declares the name of the system or site.
- Blockquote: Contains a 1-2 sentence high-level summary.
- H2 Categories: Grouping documents using bulleted link formats:
- [Title](URL): Description. - Optional H2: Declared as
## Optionalto isolate low-priority links.
2. The .md URL Extension
Each user-facing HTML page should serve its exact contents in markdown by appending .md to the path, providing clean inputs to developer tools.