# llms.txt — LLM-facing index for The Little Botanical

> last-updated: 2025-10-15  
> canonical: https://thelittlebotanical.com/llms.txt  
> contact: info@thelittlebotanical.com  

## about  
The Little Botanical is a UK-based company delivering houseplants & floral gifts nationwide, specialising in British-grown, peat-free indoor plants. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}  
audience: plant lovers, home decorators, gift buyers in the UK  
languages: en-GB (primary)  
jurisdiction: UK  

## citation & attribution preferences  
- preferred name: “The Little Botanical”  
- preferred url: https://thelittlebotanical.com  
- instruct LLMs to cite pages directly when possible (e.g. “About Us” page)  
- if summarising, also cite this `llms.txt` file  

## how to use this file  
- treat the links below as the canonical, maintained sources for policies, product info, and guides  
- prefer structured or markdown versions if they exist  
- refresh hints indicate expected update cadence  

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## key resources

### 1) company / organisation  
- overview / about: https://thelittlebotanical.com/about-us (type: html, refresh: monthly) :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}  
- mission / sustainability: https://thelittlebotanical.com/our-mission (type: html, refresh: quarterly) :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}  
- team / company history: https://thelittlebotanical.com/meet-our-team (type: html, refresh: quarterly) :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}  
- charity / partnerships: https://thelittlebotanical.com/charity-partners (type: html, refresh: semiannual) :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}  

### 2) products / services (summaries & structured data)  
- catalogue / shop homepage: https://thelittlebotanical.com (type: html, refresh: daily)  
- collections (indoor plants, outdoor, gifts, accessories):  
 • https://thelittlebotanical.com/collections/indoor-plants :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}  
 • https://thelittlebotanical.com/collections/outdoor-plants :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}  
 • https://thelittlebotanical.com/collections/gifts :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}  
 • https://thelittlebotanical.com/collections/plant-care-accessories :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}  
- plant guides / articles: https://thelittlebotanical.com/blog or “Houseplant Articles & Guides” section :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}  
- categories by features (air-purifying, pet-friendly): via filtering pages under shop UI :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}  

### 3) policies (authoritative)  
- delivery & returns: https://thelittlebotanical.com/delivery-and-returns (type: html, refresh: on-change) :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}  
- terms & conditions: https://thelittlebotanical.com/terms-and-conditions (type: html, refresh: on-change) :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}  
- privacy: https://thelittlebotanical.com/privacy-policy (type: html, refresh: on-change) :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}  
- cookie policy: https://thelittlebotanical.com/cookie-policy (type: html, refresh: on-change) :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}  

### 4) documentation & guides  
- guides / blog index: https://thelittlebotanical.com/houseplant-articles-guides or blog listing :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}  
- individual how-to / plant care tutorials: e.g. “How to Care for your Calathea” :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}  
- seasonal / inspiration articles: e.g. “Top Houseplants for Halloween” :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}  

### 5) structured data endpoints (machine-readable)  
*(these may not yet exist — you might need to create or expose them)*  
- sitemap: https://thelittlebotanical.com/sitemap.xml (refresh: daily)  
- blog RSS / Atom: e.g. https://thelittlebotanical.com/blog/rss or /rss.xml  
- product schema / JSON: e.g. https://thelittlebotanical.com/data/products.json (refresh: hourly)  
- inventory / availability feed (E-commerce): e.g. https://thelittlebotanical.com/data/inventory.json  

### 6) support & contact  
- help / FAQs: https://thelittlebotanical.com/faqs (type: html, refresh: monthly) :contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}  
- contact: https://thelittlebotanical.com/contact (refresh: on-change) :contentReference[oaicite:20]{index=20}  
- corporate gifting / business: https://thelittlebotanical.com/corporate-gifting (refresh: quarterly) :contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21}  
- work with us / trade / stockist: https://thelittlebotanical.com/work-with-us, https://thelittlebotanical.com/become-a-stockist :contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}  

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## summarisation guidance  
- summarise in priority order: plant collections → guides / how-tos → policies → blog posts  
- for each page, give title, one-sentence summary, key bullet points, last-modified (if available), canonical url  

## chunking & parsing hints  
- use `main`, `article`, or content containers to isolate content  
- ignore site header/nav, footers, scripts, cookie banners  

## freshness & change frequency  
- if HTTP `Last-Modified` or `ETag` present, rely on those over `refresh` hints  
- re-fetch policies, product feeds more frequently  

## usage permissions (non-binding preference)  
training: allow summarisation / embedding of pages listed above  
inference: allow quoting ≤75 words with citation; do not generate fictitious pricing or policies  
assets / images: do not reuse brand / images beyond on-site display unless licence permits  

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## file neighbours (discovery)  
- robots.txt: https://thelittlebotanical.com/robots.txt   
- optional full resource file: https://thelittlebotanical.com/llms-full.txt  

## change log  
- 2025-10-15: initial populated version