# Search engines and AI answer/search crawlers
User-agent: Googlebot
User-agent: Bingbot
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: DuckDuckBot
Allow: /

# AI model-training crawlers (allowed; does not affect search or AI answers)
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Allow: /

# Everyone else
User-agent: *
Allow: /

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