- [ Home ](/) / - [ How to create llms.txt ](/how-to-create/) / - Jekyll # llms.txt in Jekyll Jekyll treats any file without front matter as a static file. Drop llms.txt in the root and it ships as-is. Last updated: July 26, 2026 ## Where the file goes Jekyll copies any file that does not start with an underscore or dot, and that has no YAML front matter, straight into the built `_site` directory, preserving its path. A file named `llms.txt` in the project root is served at `/llms.txt`. ## Method: static file in the root - Create the file at the repo root: `touch llms.txt` - Write your content with **no front matter** (front matter would make Jekyll try to render it): ``` # Your Site Name > One-sentence description of your site for LLM context. ## Core pages - [Home](https://yourdomain.com/): what this site is about. - [Blog](https://yourdomain.com/blog/): articles and updates. - [About](https://yourdomain.com/about/): who maintains this site. ``` - Build and deploy: `bundle exec jekyll build`. ✓ No front matter = static If you add even an empty --- block at the top, Jekyll will process the file through Liquid. For llms.txt you want it copied byte-for-byte, so leave the front matter out entirely. ## Underscore and dot files Jekyll ignores files and folders beginning with `_` or `.` by default. This does not affect `llms.txt`, but if you ever need such a file you must add it to the `include` list in `_config.yml`: ``` # _config.yml include: - _example.txt ``` ## Verifying the setup ``` curl -sI https://yourdomain.com/llms.txt | grep -i content-type # expect: content-type: text/plain ``` Many Jekyll sites are hosted on GitHub Pages, which serves the file from the domain root. See the [GitHub Pages guide](/llms-txt-github-pages/) for that setup, and the [format guide](/how-to-create/) to get the content right. ## Sources - [ Jekyll docs, static files ](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/static-files/) - [ llmstxt.org, spec reference ](https://llmstxt.org/) On this page - [ Where the file goes ](#overview) - [ Method: static file in the root ](#root) - [ Underscore and dot files ](#exclude) - [ Verifying the setup ](#verify)