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# 1. VIP PASS FOR ADVERTISING CRAWLERS
# Ensures Google & Bing Ads stay active and track correctly.
# =========================================================
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
User-agent: AdIdxBot
# These bots only read this section. We allow everything so 
# they can verify landing pages and tracking parameters.
Allow: /

# =========================================================
# 2. SHIELD FOR GENERAL SEO (Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.)
# =========================================================
User-agent: *
# Blocks all URLs with parameters
Disallow: /*?*
# Block specific low-value site areas
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /search?*
Disallow: /config/
Disallow: /utility/
# Ensure the clean path is still open
Allow: /

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