# For all robots
User-agent: *

# Block access to specific groups of pages
Disallow: /cart
Disallow: /checkout
Disallow: /my-account
Disallow: /request-quote-success

# Allow search crawlers to discover the sitemap
Sitemap: https://www.bldr.com/sitemap.xml

# Block CazoodleBot as it does not present correct accept content headers
User-agent: CazoodleBot
Disallow: /

# Block MJ12bot as it is just noise
User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /

# Block dotbot as it cannot parse base urls properly
User-agent: dotbot/1.0
Disallow: /

# Block Gigabot
User-agent: Gigabot
Disallow: /



# BLDRFST-1404 - Added following explicit allows, although not really necessary since we have universal allows at the top
# ========================================
# AI SEARCH & CITATION BOTS - ALLOW THESE
# ========================================
# These bots fetch content in real-time when users ask questions
# Allowing these ensures your content appears in AI answers

# OpenAI - ChatGPT Search & Citations
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

# Anthropic - Claude Citations & Search
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

# Google - Gemini Search (for AI Overviews)
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

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

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

# ========================================
# AI TRAINING BOTS - YOUR CHOICE
# ========================================
# These collect data to train models
# You can allow or block these without affecting citations

# OpenAI Training (optional - allow if you want content in future models)
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

# Anthropic Training (optional)
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

# Google AI Training (optional)
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

# Common Crawl (used by many AI companies)
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

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

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

User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
Allow: /

# Amazon AI
User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

# ByteDance/TikTok
User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

# You.com
User-agent: YouBot
Allow: /

# ========================================
# PROTECTED AREAS (if needed)
# ========================================
# Example: Block all bots from private areas
# User-agent: *
# Disallow: /general-test