LLM.txt & AI Crawler Setup Guide for Indie founders

Create a text file at /founder.txt with a concise summary of your indie product's mission and primary user pain point solved.

Include markdown-style links to your core product pages, pricing, and key case study/testimonial pages.

Add a 'Founders FAQ' section to preemptively answer common questions about your product's origin story, technology stack, and go-to-market strategy.

User-agent: FounderBot Allow: /docs/ Allow: /use-cases/ Allow: /integrations/ Disallow: /login/

Verify your crawler permissions using an AI crawler simulator or by checking bot access logs for targeted entries.

Monitor crawl frequency in your server logs to ensure niche AI bots are accessing your most critical founder-facing content nodes.

Wrap distinct product features or problem-solution narratives within <section> tags, using descriptive `aria-label` attributes like 'problem-solved-for-indie-devs'.

Employ `<article>` tags for comprehensive use case descriptions or deep-dive tutorials relevant to founder workflows.

Ensure all data presented in tables (e.g., feature comparisons, pricing tiers) uses proper `<thead>` and `<tbody>` for precise data extraction by AI.

Isolate distinct value propositions or feature explanations into self-contained blocks, ideally under 700 words.

Avoid abstract references; explicitly name your product, key features, and target founder persona (e.g., 'Solo SaaS founder', 'Indie game developer') within each chunk.

Eliminate ambiguous pronouns and ensure clear subject-verb-object structures to maximize RAG pipeline accuracy in answering founder queries.