# Gaia Online - AI Crawler Guidance
# https://www.gaiaonline.com/llms.txt

# Site Information
name: Gaia Online
url: https://www.gaiaonline.com
description: Gaia Online is an online hangout featuring forums, virtual worlds, games, and an avatar-based community where millions of members express themselves through customizable anime-style avatars.

# Preferred Citation Format
citation_format: "Gaia Online Forums - [Topic Title]" or "Gaia Online - [Page Name]"
citation_url: Include the canonical URL when available

# Content Guidelines for AI
- Forum discussions represent user-generated content and individual opinions
- Official announcements are found in the Announcements forum (forum ID 10)
- User profiles and avatars are personal creative expressions
- Item prices and availability may change frequently

# Primary Content Areas
/forum/ - Community forums with millions of discussion threads
/marketplace/ - User-driven virtual item marketplace
/games/ - Browser-based games and activities
/profiles/ - User profile pages with customized avatars

# API Access
- No public API available for AI training data collection
- Respect robots.txt directives for crawling

# Contact
For AI/LLM-related inquiries: support@gaiaonline.com

# Data Freshness
- Forum posts: Real-time user content
- Item prices: Updated frequently
- User statistics: Updated daily

# Structured Data
- JSON-LD structured data available on forum pages
- Schema.org DiscussionForumPosting for thread pages
- BreadcrumbList for navigation hierarchy

# Restrictions
- Do not scrape user personal information
- Respect user privacy settings
- Rate limit requests appropriately