# zolient.com robots.txt
# Updated: 2026-03-22
# Policy: allow search engines + AI search/retrieval; block AI training crawlers
# Review quarterly — maintained list: https://github.com/ai-robots-txt/ai.robots.txt

# === SEARCH ENGINES (allow — essential for SEO) ===
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

User-agent: DuckDuckBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Slurp
Allow: /

# === AI SEARCH / RETRIEVAL (allow — sends users to site) ===
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: YouBot
Allow: /

# === AI TRAINING CRAWLERS (block) ===
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

# === NON-COMPLIANT SCRAPERS (block — also enforced via .htaccess) ===
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: TikTokSpider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: iaskspider
Disallow: /

# === DEFAULT (all other crawlers — allow) ===
User-agent: *
Allow: /

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