I almost credited llms.txt for a Google AI Mode win. Then I read what Google actually says.

I shipped an llms.txt file for a client, their visibility in Google's AI Mode jumped over the same period, and I nearly wrote it up as a clean before/after win for the file. Then I checked the primary source. This is the honest version — including the part where my first interpretation was wrong. Context: I'm Christof, a software engineer and technical team lead under Sovaro Consulting in Austria. The client is California Metals, a B2B company specializing in Sustainable Metals — low-carbon al...