# -------------------------------------------
# Default: allow all crawlers
# -------------------------------------------
User-Agent: *
Allow: /

# -------------------------------------------
# Search engines
# -------------------------------------------
User-Agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

User-Agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

# -------------------------------------------
# AI crawlers - explicitly welcomed
# -------------------------------------------

# OpenAI Real-Time Search & User Requests
User-Agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-Agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

# OpenAI / ChatGPT
User-Agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

# Anthropic / Claude
User-Agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

# Google Gemini / AI Overviews
User-Agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

# Perplexity AI
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

# Meta AI
User-Agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Allow: /

# Apple AI
User-Agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

# Amazon Alexa / Rufus
User-Agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

# You.com
User-Agent: YouBot
Allow: /

# DuckDuckGo AI
User-Agent: DuckAssistBot
Allow: /

# Common Crawl (used by many AI training pipelines)
User-Agent: CCBot
Allow: /

# ByteDance / TikTok AI
User-Agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

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