Overview
AI crawler readiness starts with the same basics that help search engines: stable URLs, clear HTML, crawl permissions, and machine-readable context.
Crawlability
Make sure your homepage resolves quickly, returns a successful status code, and does not redirect through unnecessary hops. Canonical URLs should point to the preferred public version of the page.
robots.txt and llms.txt
Use robots.txt to declare crawler access clearly. Add llms.txt when you want to give AI systems a compact Markdown overview of your site and its most important resources.
Structured Context
Metadata, semantic headings, descriptive links, and JSON-LD help AI systems identify what your site is about and which entities matter.
Content Signals
When you publish AI usage preferences, keep them consistent across headers, HTML metadata, and robots.txt so automated systems can discover them reliably.