# --- AI: retrieval & search allowed (these send visitors) ---
# ChatGPT-User, Claude-User      = fetch a page because a human just asked
# OAI-SearchBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot = AI search indexes
# No Disallow lines = allowed. Left explicit so the intent is obvious.

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

# --- AI: model training blocked (these send nothing) ---
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

# --- Low-value crawlers ---
User-agent: Sogou web spider
Disallow: /

User-agent: PiplBot
Disallow: /

# --- Everyone else, including Googlebot, Bingbot, Applebot ---
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/

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