# AI search engine bots (explicit whitelist)
# These bots power citations in ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Claude Web Search.
# Explicit allow ensures WAF / CDN do not accidentally block them.

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

# === AI training bots (not needed for search citations) ===
# Blocking these does NOT affect ChatGPT Search / Perplexity / Claude Web Search.
# Source: OpenAI, Google, Apple, Anthropic official documentation.

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

# === Default: allow all other crawlers (Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.) ===
User-agent: *
Allow: /

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