AI.txt provides a machine-readable, standardized way to declare how your content was created and what your AI usage policies are.
The AI.txt Format
# AI.txt — Content Origin & Policy # Generator: LLM CrawlGuard content-origin: human training-permission: blocked editorial-policy: https://example.com/editorial-policy fact-checking: manual last-updated: 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z version: 1.0
Content Origin Values
human: Written entirely by human authors.
ai-assisted: Human-led, AI used for editing/research only.
ai-generated: Primarily generated by AI models.
SEO Advantage
Google's E-E-A-T framework rewards human experience. Declaring content-origin: human with an editorial policy URL gives Google's algorithms structured signals about your content quality.