# BambooPaper.in — AI / LLM crawler policy
#
# This file follows the spawning.ai-style ai.txt convention for declaring
# AI training and inference permissions. It is complementary to robots.txt
# (which controls indexing) — ai.txt specifically addresses LLM ingestion,
# embedding, and generative-search use of the content.
#
# Stance (May 2026): we want our content to be discoverable, citable, and
# reusable by AI search and answer engines. Being learned about helps
# product discovery; being cited drives qualified traffic. We restrict
# only the transactional / private surfaces that have no public value.
#
# Updated: 2026-05-25
# Contact for opt-out / questions: hello@bamboopaper.in

# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Generative AI bots — explicitly allowed for indexing, citation, and
# answer-engine use. Training-use is permitted.
# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

User-Agent: GPTBot
User-Agent: ChatGPT-User
User-Agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-Agent: ClaudeBot
User-Agent: anthropic-ai
User-Agent: Claude-Web
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
User-Agent: Perplexity-User
User-Agent: Google-Extended
User-Agent: GoogleOther
User-Agent: Bingbot
User-Agent: DuckAssistBot
User-Agent: Applebot
User-Agent: Applebot-Extended
User-Agent: Bytespider
User-Agent: cohere-ai
User-Agent: Diffbot
User-Agent: FacebookBot
User-Agent: meta-externalagent
User-Agent: ImagesiftBot
User-Agent: Mistral-AI-User
Allow: /

# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Universal disallow — applies to ALL bots above plus any crawler
# inheriting from the wildcard rule. These are the same private /
# transactional surfaces excluded from robots.txt.
# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /track/
Disallow: /maintenance/
Disallow: /maintenance-bypass/

# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Optional structured signals
# ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

# llms.txt at /llms.txt — concise, structured catalogue + brand summary
# llms-full.txt at /llms-full.txt — extended full-text content for ingestion
# Sitemap: https://bamboopaper.in/sitemap-index.xml

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