# robots.txt for https://transcribeareel.com
# Policy: AI search and user-triggered agents are welcome.
#         AI model training crawlers are not.
# Content Signals: https://contentsignals.org/
# Last updated: 2026-10-09

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

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# AI search crawlers - ALLOWED
# These fetch the pages AI assistants cite in their answers.
# Blocking them would remove us from AI answers.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /handoff/

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /handoff/

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /handoff/

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# User-triggered fetchers - ALLOWED
# These retrieve a page because a person asked for it.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /
Disallow: /handoff/

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /
Disallow: /handoff/

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /
Disallow: /handoff/

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# AI training crawlers - NOT ALLOWED
# Blocking these does not affect AI search visibility.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://transcribeareel.com/sitemap.xml
Agentmap: https://transcribeareel.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json