User-agent: *
Allow: /

# Allow all major search engine bots explicitly
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Allow: /

User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Allow: /

User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

User-agent: Slurp
Allow: /

User-agent: DuckDuckBot
Allow: /

# Block only sensitive/internal paths (optional but recommended)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /126

# Sitemap (VERY IMPORTANT for ranking)
Sitemap: https://ushacook.com/sitemap.xml

# =====================================================================
# AEO / GEO — AI & LLM CRAWLER DIRECTIVES
# Added for Answer Engine / Generative Engine Optimization
# Goal: maximize eligibility for citation in AI assistant answers
# (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini/AI Overviews) while excluding
# non-compliant / zero-attribution scrapers.
# =====================================================================

# --- OpenAI ---
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

# --- Anthropic (Claude) ---
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

# --- Perplexity ---
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

# --- Google AI (does not affect classic Googlebot / Search ranking) ---
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

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

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

User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
Allow: /

# --- Amazon (relevant for ecommerce/product discovery) ---
User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

# --- Mistral ---
User-agent: MistralAI-User
Allow: /

# =====================================================================
# Sitemap (VERY IMPORTANT for ranking)
# =====================================================================
Sitemap: https://ushacook.com/sitemap.xml