Ask HN: Any interesting traffic patterns in your llms.txt?

#1

Post by jdauriemma » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC

For those of you deploying llms.txt in your site root, have you seen any surprising traffic patterns?

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting traffic patterns in your llms.txt?

#2

Post by reconnecting » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC

Not at all, only web crawlers from hetzner network.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46058273

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting traffic patterns in your llms.txt?

#3

Post by jdauriemma » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC

reconnecting wrote: post #2

Not at all, only web crawlers from hetzner network. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46058273

I have seen something similar in a site I work on

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting traffic patterns in your llms.txt?

#4

Post by reconnecting » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

jdauriemma wrote: post #3

reconnecting wrote: post #2

Not at all, only web crawlers from hetzner network. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46058273

I have seen something similar in a site I work on

There (1) is more context on this topic, where author of LLMs.txt idea said 'llms.txt files have nothing to do with crawlers or big LLM companies. They are for individual client agents to use.'

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47058870

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting traffic patterns in your llms.txt?

#5

Post by Bender » Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC

I have never seen a request for that file.