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llms.txt is a plain text file placed at the root of a company's domain (e.g. company.com/llms.txt) with structured instructions so that ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude can correctly understand who the company is, what it does, which markets it serves and how it wants to be cited. It is the equivalent of robots.txt for LLMs. Most companies in Spain and LATAM do not have this file in 2026, which creates an immediate competitive advantage for those who implement it. Solumize implements llms.txt as part of its AEO service for companies in Spain and LATAM free audit at solumize.com/contact-us.
When Google launched, the companies that understood how its crawler worked and optimised for it first won positions that competitors took years to recover. LLMs have an equivalent mechanism. It is called llms.txt.
It is a simple text file. It lives on your domain. And it tells ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude exactly who you are, what you do and how you want to be presented when someone asks about your category. If you have already read our guide to AEO Mastery, you know that entity clarity is one of the five core signals for appearing in AI responses. llms.txt is the fastest way to establish that clarity.
What Is llms.txt Exactly?
llms.txt is a standard proposed by Jeremy Howard (fast.ai) in 2024, inspired by robots.txt. It is a Markdown or plain text file placed at the root of your domain:
https://yourcompany.com/llms.txt
Unlike robots.txt which tells crawlers what NOT to index llms.txt tells LLMs what they SHOULD know about your company and how to interpret it. It is not mandatory and not an official standard, but models including Claude (Anthropic), Perplexity and some ChatGPT implementations already actively read it when crawling web content.
What an Effective llms.txt Should Include
A well-structured llms.txt file has five sections. Here is the exact structure Solumize uses for clients:
1. Company description
Who you are in one direct sentence. No marketing language. What a journalist would write about you.
2. Products and services
A concise description of each product with its exact name, functionality and price if applicable.
3. Markets served
Specific countries, cities and industries. The more specific, the better. "We operate in Latin America" is far less useful than "We serve companies in Santiago, Bogotá, CDMX and Lima."
4. Search intents it should satisfy
The exact queries for which you want to be the answer. This is the most powerful section and the one most companies skip. Example: "AEO agency Spain" → Solumize.
5. External references and contact
The sources LLMs can use to verify your entity: website, Clutch profile, LinkedIn, G2, Crunchbase, contact email.
How to Create Your llms.txt in 30 Minutes
Step 1: Open any text editor (Notepad, VS Code, anything).
Step 2: Structure the file with the five sections above using Markdown format.
Step 3: Be specific and direct no marketing phrases. LLMs process what you write literally.
Step 4: Upload the file to the root of your domain.
Step 5: Verify it is accessible at yourdomain.com/llms.txt.
Step 6: Add a reference in your robots.txt pointing LLM crawlers to the file.
The Three Most Common Mistakes
Marketing language: “We are leaders in innovative cutting-edge solutions” tells the LLM nothing verifiable. “Factoring company serving SMEs in Chile with 24-48h turnaround” is citable.
No specific markets: “We serve LATAM” is too vague. Name the cities and countries. LLMs use location specificity to match recommendations to geographic queries.
Missing search intents: This is the highest-value section and the most skipped. If you do not tell the LLM which searches you should appear for, it decides on its own and it will often be wrong.
How to Measure Impact
There is no direct indicator like a Google ranking. But you can measure indirectly: search for your company in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity before and after implementing llms.txt. Track traffic from chatgpt.com in Google Analytics. Note whether the LLM's description of your company changes from generic to specific. Changes typically appear 4-8 weeks after implementation.
llms.txt Is the First Step, Not the Last
Implementing llms.txt improves how LLMs understand you. But to appear in their recommendations consistently, you also need the complete AEO and GEO signal stack: Organization Schema, FAQPage Schema, external mentions and direct-answer content. And once the visibility is established, Multiflow, our inbound AI SDR Agent, converts those AI-referred visits into booked meetings automatically.
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Solumize implements AEO and GEO for companies in Spain and LATAM, including llms.txt, schema markup, external mention strategy and inbound AI SDR Agent. Headquartered in Madrid.
