# robots.txt for MarylandFeed (marylandfeed.com)
# Search engines and AI answer engines are welcome to read and cite our stories.

User-agent: *
Content-Signal: search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=yes
Disallow: /desk/
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /forms/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /preview
Allow: /

# Search engines
User-agent: Googlebot
User-agent: Bingbot
User-agent: Applebot
Disallow: /desk/
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /forms/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /preview
Allow: /

# AI search, answer and assistant crawlers: allowed
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: MistralAI-User
Disallow: /desk/
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /forms/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /preview
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://marylandfeed.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://marylandfeed.com/news-sitemap.xml