AI Crawler Behavior on Documentation Sites
Different AI crawlers extract value differently, and blocking one doesn't block them all.
Renata Haddad
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6 stories in llms.txt.
Different AI crawlers extract value differently, and blocking one doesn't block them all.
A plain-text file helps AI systems navigate the web more efficiently than traditional crawling.
LLMs hallucinate on unfamiliar documentation, and measurement reveals why.
Stale training data makes AI confident about outdated APIs with no internal warning signal.
Organize documentation by how LLMs will chunk and retrieve it, not just for human readers.
A minimal specification for helping AI agents navigate your documentation efficiently.