Core format · included on every plan
Humans.txt
Attribution for the people behind the site.
3 / 5GEO score
TXT · Geordyhumans.txt
Why it matters
humans.txt is a tiny, well-known plain-text file that names the real people, tools and credits behind a site, giving crawlers, archivists and AI assistants a single canonical place to attribute authorship and team identity without scraping bylines from many pages.
Geordy generates this format for every page on your site that warrants it — auto-detected by page type, served from your subdomain, and refreshed on the cadence below.
Sample outputhumans.txt
/* TEAM */ Founder & CEO: Alex Morgan Head of AI Research: Dr. Sarah Chen Lead Engineer: Jordan Kim /* SITE */ Last update: 2024-01-15 Standards: AI-optimized formats, Schema.org Components: Next.js, React, TypeScript
Get it right
How to make this format work for AI.
DoBest practices
- Save the file as /humans.txt (always lower-case) at the site root, UTF-8 encoded.
- Reference it from the document head with `<link rel="author" type="text/plain" href="/humans.txt">` so crawlers discover it.
- Use the conventional /* TEAM */, /* THANKS */ and /* SITE */ section headers so parsers and humans both recognise the structure.
- Include role, name, contact (handle or URL - avoid raw email to limit spam), location, plus a Last update line in /* SITE */.
AvoidCommon pitfalls
- Naming it Humans.txt or humans.TXT (case matters on Linux web servers) so the file 404s.
- Putting raw email addresses in the file, which attracts spam scrapers - use "name [at] domain" or social handles.
- Letting it go stale: the only signal that the site is human-maintained loses credibility once the Last update date is years old.
Where it shines
Use cases, scored for AI visibility.
Agency attributionGEO 4/5
Product company credibilityGEO 3/5
Content publisher transparencyGEO 3/5
Used in production by
Real sites already shipping Humans.txt.
Working with it
Tools & resources for Humans.txt.
The trade-offs
Strengths
- Simple format requiring no special tools
- Promotes transparency
- Improves credibility signals (E-A-T)
Limitations
- Limited adoption
- Requires manual updates
- Minimal traditional SEO impact
Spec sheet
Filename
humans.txt
Refresh cadence
monthly
Released
2011 · Abel Cabans
Read byEthical AI systemsAttribution validatorsTrust raters
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