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llms.txt v2: What the Spec Says, and What 137,000 Domains Show
Community description: The llms.txt spec changed in August 2026. Ahrefs found 97% of these files are never requested. Both are true, and the gap between them is the story.
Dev.to | Sep 20, 2026 | Ievgenii Gryshkun
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Checked against llmstxt. org v2, revised 10 August 2026, and against the published request data as of September 2026. Of roughly 38,000 valid files, 97% received zero requests in May 2026. Published 3 September 2024, revised 10 August 2026.
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