llms.txt on Netlify
Netlify serves any file in your publish directory at the site root. For llms.txt that means zero configuration.
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Where the file goes
Netlify serves the contents of your publish directory (the folder set as the deploy output)
at the site root. Whatever your framework calls that folder, a llms.txt inside it is
served at
/llms.txt. You do not need a redirect rule for a real static file.
Method: the publish directory
Put llms.txt where it will end up in the published output for your setup:
- Next.js, Astro, Vue/Vite, Gatsby:
public/(orstatic/for Gatsby) so the build copies it to the output root. - SvelteKit, Hugo, Docusaurus:
static/. - No build (plain HTML): the repository root, and set the publish directory accordingly.
Confirm your publish directory in netlify.toml or the site settings:
# netlify.toml
[build]
publish = "dist"
Optional: proxy to an external file
If your llms.txt is generated elsewhere (for example by a docs platform), you can proxy
the root path to it with a _redirects rule using a 200 rewrite:
# _redirects
/llms.txt https://docs.example.com/llms.txt 200
Verifying the setup
curl -sI https://yoursite.netlify.app/llms.txt | grep -i content-type
# expect: content-type: text/plainOn another host? See the Vercel and Cloudflare Pages guides. Get the file contents right with the how-to guide and the generator.