AI-powered search engines like Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), Bing Copilot, and other large language model (LLM) driven tools are changing how users find information. Instead of just crawling links, these systems interpret context, intent, and structured data.
If you want your website to be discoverable by AI search, two critical steps are:
- Setting up your
llms.txtfile - Implementing schema markup
This guide walks you through both.
🔹 Step 1: Setting Up Your llms.txt File
Think of llms.txt as the AI era’s version of robots.txt. It tells large language models how they can interact with your site’s content.
Why It Matters
- Controls how AI crawlers and LLMs use your content.
- Helps prevent misuse while allowing discoverability.
- Signals to AI systems that your site is structured for machine learning consumption.
How to Create It
- Open a text editor and create a file named
llms.txt. - Place it in the root directory of your website (same level as
robots.txt). - Add directives for AI crawlers. Example:
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /private/
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /
- Save and upload the file to your server.
- Test by visiting
yourdomain.com/llms.txtin a browser.
👉 Pro Tip: Keep it updated as new AI crawlers emerge.
🔹 Step 2: Implementing Schema Markup
Schema markup is structured data that helps AI understand your content. Without it, your site is just text; with it, your site becomes machine-readable knowledge.
Why It Matters
- AI search engines rely on structured data to generate accurate answers.
- Increases chances of your content being surfaced in AI summaries.
- Improves visibility in voice search and generative search results.
How to Add Schema
- Identify the right schema type for your content:
Articlefor blogsProductfor eCommerceFAQPagefor Q&A sectionsLocalBusinessfor service providers
- Add JSON-LD markup in your
<head>section. Example for a blog post:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "How to Make Your Website Discoverable by AI Search",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Rami"
},
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Foreyes Solutions",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://yourdomain.com/logo.png"
}
},
"datePublished": "2025-11-25",
"description": "A step-by-step guide to setting up llms.txt and schema markup for AI SEO."
}
</script>
- Validate your schema using Google’s Rich Results Test or Schema.org validator.
- Monitor performance in Google Search Console.
🔹 Putting It All Together
- Give AI crawlers clear instructions.
- Provide structured, machine-readable data.
- Make your website AI-search ready.
💡 Final Thought
SEO is evolving into AI SEO. Websites that prepare now will dominate organic visibility in the age of generative search.
At Foreyes Solutions, we share the knowledge freely — but when it comes to implementation, that’s where we step in to ensure flawless execution.
