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/llms.txt doesn't follow the llms.txt format

geo/llms-txt-invalidwarnvoid geoupdated

Why it matters

The spec requires an H1 as the first line, then an optional > summary, then ## sections of - name: notes links. Lighthouse checks for the H1, a link and a length of at least 50.

How to fix it

Restructure the file per llmstxt.org, serve it as text/markdown, and keep it curated (not a sitemap dump).

References

void geo reports 41 rules in this category. Generative-engine optimisation: whether AI crawlers that don't run JavaScript see the same content, valid and visible JSON-LD, an explicit AI robots policy, llms.txt, Markdown mirrors and answer-first writing.