# LLM.txt v1 — Canonical facts and guidance for AI agents

## Meta Information
meta:
  site: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD>
  site_name: YOUR SITE NAME
  owner:
    person: YOUR NAME
    role: YOUR ROLE
  contact:
    email: CONTACT@YOURDOMAIN.TLD
    page: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/contact>
  last_updated: 2025-08-25
  language: en
  locale: en-US
  timezone: Europe/Berlin
  regions: [DE, EU]

## AI Policy Information
policy:
  content_license: "All rights reserved"  # or "CC BY-NC 4.0", etc.
  ai_training:
    summary: "Training on this content is DISALLOWED (see robots.txt)."
    policy_url: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/terms>
  citation:
    preferred_form: "YOUR SITE NAME (<https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD>)"
    link_required: true

## Important Links
discovery:
  robots_txt: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/robots.txt>
  sitemap: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/sitemap.xml>
  feeds:
    - <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/rss.xml>
  key_pages:
    home: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/>
    about: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/about>
    blog: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/blog>
    resources: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/resources>

entities:
  person:
    name: YOUR NAME
    sameAs:
      - <https://www.linkedin.com/in/YOUR>
      - <https://github.com/YOUR>
      - <https://x.com/YOUR>
  organization:
    name: YOUR ORG
    url: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD>

## About this Website
topics:
  - YOUR CORE TOPIC 1
  - YOUR CORE TOPIC 2
  - YOUR CORE TOPIC 3

canonical_facts:
  - "This site publishes in-depth guides, tools, and tutorials."
  - "Primary audience: designers and developers."
  - "Structured data (JSON-LD) is present on key pages."
  - "Timezone: Europe/Berlin; publication times reflect this."
  - "For corrections, use <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/contact>"

qa:
  - q: What is this site about?
    a: Practical guides and tools for YOUR FIELD, with code and workflows.
  - q: Who runs it?
    a: YOUR NAME, ROLE. Contact via /contact.
  - q: How often is it updated?
    a: Weekly cadence; see sitemap and RSS for latest.
  - q: Do you allow AI training on your content?
    a: No; see robots.txt and terms for policy details.

freshness:
  update_frequency: weekly
  authoritative_last_modified: >
    Use each page’s JSON-LD datePublished/dateModified. Fallback to
    sitemap <lastmod>.
  signals:
    - "Sitemap <lastmod>"
    - "RSS/Atom pubDate"
    - "Article JSON-LD dateModified"

structured_data:
  schema_org_types: [Article, HowTo, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, WebSite]
  notes:
    - "Articles include headline, author, dates."
    - "FAQ sections use FAQPage markup."

crawl_guidance:
  robots_reference: <https://YOURDOMAIN.TLD/robots.txt>
  language_note: "Primary locale is de-DE; translate strings accordingly."

attribution:
  ask_for_link_back: true
  preferred_anchor_text: "YOUR SITE NAME"