Google says LLMS.txt files won’t harm or help your search rankings

Google clearly also states that Google Search does not use LLMS.txt files.

Google’s Updated Guidance Now Says It’s “Fine” To Use LLMs.txt For AI SEO

Google's updated guidance is less discouraging about the use of LLMs.txt, special markup, and markdown for AI SEO.
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Is OpenAI Crawling LLMs.txt Files? Google Says It Won't.

Recently, Google said that no AI system is currently using the LLMS.txt file. But maybe some are starting to? OpenAI may be starting to discover and crawl LLMS.txt files on websites. While Google's ...

Google: LLMS.txt Files Won't Help Or Hurt Your Search Rankings

Google has updated its guide for optimizing for generative AI search help document to clarify that (1) LLMS.txt files don't ...
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AI Citation Share Ships, New Data Doubts LLMS.txt – SEO Pulse

Bing rolls out AI Citation Share; fresh data show LLMs.txt files go mostly unread; Google backs two agent specs; and the UK orders fairer Search ranking. Welcome to Pulse: this week’s updates touch ...
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Google says normal SEO works for ranking in AI Overviews and LLMS.txt won’t be used

Google said it won't be crawling your LLMS.txt files and just do normal SEO if you want to rank in its AI Overviews. Google’s Gary Illyes recently said that when it comes to ranking in AI Overviews, ...