"This reminds me of when Google added the LLMS.txt files to their help docs and then removed it and said it does not endorse LLMS.txt. I guess we will see where this goes but Google is saying, even though Markdown files are available, Google Search does not use it. It could be used for mnay othe reasons outside of Search."
Google added markdown-based files with a .md.txt extension to Google Search help documentation. A Google representative stated that these files are not used for Google Search or for generative AI responses shown within Search. Developer documentation pages include a dropdown that provides access to the corresponding markdown file. The change is presented as availability of the source format rather than an indication that Google’s ranking, retrieval, or AI response generation relies on those markdown files. The situation is compared to earlier inclusion and later removal of LLMS.txt files, with Google previously stating it did not endorse them. The files may still serve other purposes outside Search.
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