Answer.AI proposes llms.txt, a Markdown index file for language models
- Proposal: /llms.txt
Answer.AI proposes llms.txt, a Markdown index file for language models
Answer.AI proposed that websites publish a /llms.txt Markdown file listing the content a language model should read. The format requires only an H1 title, then a summary, details and H2 link lists, and links under an "Optional" heading can be skipped when context is short.
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