# Paytronix AI-Optimized robots.txt

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# PRIMARY AI SEARCH CRAWLERS (ALLOW - FOR CITATIONS)
# =======================================================

# OpenAI (ChatGPT)

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Anthropic (Claude)

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Perplexity

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Google AI

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# =======================================================
# MAJOR PLATFORM AI CRAWLERS
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# Microsoft (Bing AI, Copilot)

User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Apple Intelligence

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Meta AI

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*


User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Amazon AI (Alexa, Rufus)

User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# =======================================================
# EMERGING AI PLATFORMS
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# ByteDance (TikTok AI)

User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# Cohere AI

User-agent: cohere-ai
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# DuckDuckGo AI

User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# You.com AI Search

User-agent: YouBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# DeepSeek AI

User-agent: DeepSeekBot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

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# TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINES (MAINTAIN EXISTING)
# =======================================================

# Google (Standard Search)

User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# =======================================================
# DEFAULT RULES (MAINTAIN EXISTING RESTRICTIONS)
# =======================================================


User-agent: *
Allow: /llms.txt
Disallow: /blog/tag/
Disallow: /blog/category/
Disallow: /blog/author/
Disallow: /blog/page/
Disallow: /hs/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: ?hs_amp=true
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/best-of-2024
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-choosing-the-right-tech
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-driving-more-sales
Disallow: https://www.paytronix.com/catering-getting-started
Disallow: /_hcms/preview/
Disallow: /hs/manage-preferences/
Disallow: /hs/preferences-center/
Disallow: /*?*hs_preview=*
Disallow: /*?*hsCacheBuster=*

# =======================================================
# SITEMAP LOCATION
# =======================================================

Sitemap: https://www.paytronix.com/sitemap.xml