Primary related guide or tool
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/resources/github-readme-snippets.htmlGitHub README snippet for AI crawler policy
A README-friendly snippet pattern for documenting llms.txt, robots.txt, crawler policy, and evidence links.
Fast answer
If your goal is to document crawler policy in a developer-native place, start with this framing: developer projects often have docs but no clear public crawler policy or llms.txt reference. The useful deliverable is a README section outline.
This page is intentionally conservative. It treats crawler files, URL inspection, feeds, and server logs as discovery and measurement aids, not as guaranteed ranking levers.
When to use this playbook
Use it when open-source maintainers and developer-tool founders need a concrete next step and a page that can be linked from a hub, a community answer, a README, or a launch checklist. The page should help someone make a decision even if they never buy anything or contact the site owner.
The strongest pages in this topic cluster have three traits: they answer one narrow question, they include a copyable artifact, and they link to the relevant tool or proof page so the reader can act immediately.
Recommended workflow
- Add a short AI crawler policy section.
- Link robots.txt, sitemap, and llms.txt.
- Explain which crawlers are allowed or blocked.
- Use nofollow badge links when appropriate.
Pre-publish checklist
- README section added.
- root files linked.
- policy rationale stated.
- no exaggerated AI claims.
Copyable working note
Use this as a starting point in a ticket, README, client note, or launch log. Edit it to match the real site before publishing.
AI crawler policy
Public context file
Crawler access
Last reviewedWhat not to count as proof
Do not count this setup as traffic by itself. A submitted sitemap, an IndexNow receipt, a crawler log hit, or an indexing request can show discovery work, but none of them proves rankings, impressions, clicks, conversions, or AI citations. Organic proof should come from Search Console, analytics, qualified referral evidence, or server logs interpreted for the right purpose.
The main pitfall for this topic is: Adding a badge without explaining what was actually reviewed.
Related resources
Next supporting resource
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/tools/ai-crawler-policy-badge.htmlAll free tools
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/tools/Proof dashboard
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