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Check llms.txt, robots and structured data for AI crawlers

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Goal

Make sure AI crawlers are allowed in, your key pages are easy to read, and the basics are in place. Shopify now handles much of the technical layer, so this is a quick check, not a project.

Prompt to copy

Check my Shopify store [url] for AI-crawler readiness. I'll paste: 1) my /robots.txt, 2) my /llms.txt if it exists, 3) the JSON-LD from my home page and one product page.
Report:
- Whether OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Googlebot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot and Bingbot are allowed or blocked, and what each block would cost me.
- If there's no llms.txt, draft one (under 40 lines, following llmstxt.org format) listing my main collections, best guides, delivery and returns page and contact page. Note honestly that llms.txt is an emerging convention, not a ranking factor.
- Missing Organization details (name, logo, sameAs links, contact) and missing Product fields.
- Anything Shopify's built-in agent features or Catalog already cover, so I don't duplicate them.

Steps

  1. Visit yourstore.com/robots.txt and /llms.txt and copy the text.
  2. Copy JSON-LD from the home page and a product page (View source › application/ld+json).
  3. Run the prompt.
  4. If you add llms.txt, upload it as a file and redirect /llms.txt to it, or use an app. Keep it short and accurate.

What to check

Safety rating: Safe. This workflow only reads data and suggests changes. You decide what to apply.

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