# Allow search + AI answer engines to read and cite this site.
# Training crawlers remain blocked; retrieval/citation crawlers are allowed.

User-agent: *
Content-Signal: search=yes,ai-input=yes,ai-train=no,use=reference
Allow: /

# --- Conventional search ---
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /
User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /
User-agent: DuckDuckBot
Allow: /

# --- AI answer engines: retrieval & citation (ALLOW - this is your inbound channel) ---
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /
User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

# --- Model training crawlers (blocked; flip to Allow if you want maximum reach) ---
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

# --- Social unfurls ---
User-agent: Twitterbot
Allow: /
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Allow: /
User-agent: LinkedInBot
Allow: /

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