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GoogleJune 15, 2026

An llms.txt file changes nothing for Google

In its guide to AI search, Google says its search ignores these files. They won't help or hurt your visibility.

Google doesn't read it

llms.txtA summary of your site, written for AI
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What happened, in detail

Before: An llms.txt file to please Google

Now: Google says it doesn't use it

An llms.txt file is a text file that summarizes a site for AI. Google published a guide to AI search on May 15, then added a note about these files on June 15: its search ignores them. They won't help or hurt your visibility, and you can keep them for other services.

The guide adds that no special code is needed, and that there's no need to break your text into tiny pieces. It also treats GEO, the work of getting AI engines to cite your site, as search visibility work. All of this only applies to Google.

Where it comes from

What it changes for you

No special file or code to add for Google. Write your pages for your customers, which is what Google's guide recommends.

What to do, and when

  1. This week

    Nothing to add for Google. If you already have this file, you can keep it for other services.

  2. This month

    Reread your most visited pages. Do they answer your customers' questions, in their words? That's what Google's guide recommends.

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