58% of customers now use ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity to find businesses. If you're not optimized for AI crawlers, you don't exist to these customers.
WARNING: Less than 1% of businesses have implemented LLMs.txt files
Source: AI Crawler Analysis Study, December 2024
# AI Crawler Access User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: / User-agent: Claude-Web Allow: / User-agent: Google-Extended Allow: / User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: / # Point to LLMs.txt Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/llms.txt
Full AI crawler audit + LLMs.txt implementation guide
Start AI Optimization NowLLMs.txt is a standardized file that tells AI language models how to understand your business. It includes your services, expertise, contact info, and key differentiators in a format AI can parse.
Many sites accidentally block AI crawlers through outdated robots.txt files or overly restrictive security settings. This makes them invisible when AI platforms recommend businesses to users.
AI crawlers typically revisit sites within 7-14 days. Once properly optimized, you should see increased AI-driven traffic and recommendations within 2-3 weeks.