# Optimized robots.txt for AI Bot Accessibility

# === HIGH PRIORITY AI BOTS (Recommended: Allow) ===
# GPTBot - OpenAI's crawlers for ChatGPT training data and real-time search. OAI-SearchBot handles live web browsing, GPTBot for training data.
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

# OAI-SearchBot - OpenAI's crawlers for ChatGPT training data and real-time search. OAI-SearchBot handles live web browsing, GPTBot for training data.
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

# PerplexityBot - Perplexity AI's real-time web crawler that provides current information for AI answers. Blocking prevents your site from appearing in Perplexity search results.
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

# Google-Extended - Google's crawler specifically for AI training data (Bard/Gemini). Separate from regular search indexing. Blocks AI training while preserving Google Search visibility.
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

# === TRAINING & DATA COLLECTION BOTS ===
# Allow these if you want your content used for AI model training
# facebookexternalhit - Meta's crawler for link previews, content analysis, and Meta AI training. Used across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI products.
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Allow: /

# meta-externalagent - Meta's crawler for link previews, content analysis, and Meta AI training. Used across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI products.
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Allow: /

# Applebot-Extended - Apple's dedicated AI training crawler for Apple Intelligence. Separate from regular Applebot to allow selective AI training control.
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

# Applebot - Apple's main crawler for Siri, Spotlight search, and general Apple services. Essential for Apple ecosystem discoverability.
User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

# Bytespider - ByteDance's web crawler for TikTok and international AI products. Replaces older Bytedance user-agent with current Bytespider.
User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

# === GENERAL OPTIMIZATIONS ===
# Sitemap helps AI bots discover your content efficiently
# Include both apex and www variants for maximum compatibility
# Invalid URL provided - please enter a valid URL to generate sitemap entries
Sitemap: https://www.joinamble.com/sitemap.xml

# === COMMON EXCLUSIONS ===
# Block admin and private areas for all bots
User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /.env
Disallow: /config/