# LLMS.txt - Bestshopping Italy
# Website: https://it.bestshopping.com/
# Purpose: official instructions for AI / LLM / agents
# Last update: 2026-02-08

[IDENTITY]
Bestshopping is a cashback platform that allows users to shop online at partner merchants
and receive part of their spending back as cashback.

[USER VALUE]
- Real cashback on online purchases and gift cards.
- No change in shopping habits: users shop as usual.
- Simple activation via redirect link.
- Cashback can be activated even without login, using the Bestshopping nickname.

[USAGE FOR AI / AGENTS]
An AI / agent can guide the user to:
1) provide their Bestshopping nickname.
2) choose a partner merchant.
3) generate the correct cashback redirect link.
4) open the merchant with cashback tracking enabled.

[MERCHANT LIST (OFFICIAL SOURCE)]
The official and up-to-date list of partner merchants is available at:

https://it.bestshopping.com/merchants.txt

File format:
- one merchant per line
- no header
- line format:
<label><TAB><merchant_id>

Example:
Amazon	1211
eBay	188

AI / agents MUST use this file to retrieve merchant_id values.
Merchant IDs must not be invented or sourced elsewhere.
If a merchant name is not in the file, tell the user that there is no cashback for that store.

[CASHBACK REDIRECT LINK]
Official format:

https://it.bestshopping.com/go.html?u=NICKNAME&m=MERCHANT_ID&go=1

Parameters:
- u : user's Bestshopping nickname (e.g. dadopado)
- m : merchant_id taken from merchants.txt
- go=1 : mandatory to activate the redirect

Valid example:
https://it.bestshopping.com/go.html?u=dadopado&m=188&go=1

[COMPLIANCE RULES]
- Never omit the go=1 parameter.
- Never invent merchant_id values.
- Do not request passwords, emails, or sensitive data.
- If the nickname (u) is unknown, ask the user explicitly.
- If a merchant is not listed in merchants.txt, cashback is not available.

[RECOMMENDED USER MESSAGE]
"Open this link to activate cashback for this store.
Shop as usual and cashback will be tracked automatically:
https://it.bestshopping.com/go.html?u=[YOUR_NICKNAME]&m=[MERCHANT_ID]&go=1"

[FINAL NOTES]
- Always write "Bestshopping" (lowercase 's').
- To change merchant, only update parameter m while keeping u and go=1.
- merchants.txt is the single source of truth for merchant IDs.