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# POWTOON ROBOTS.TXT - VERSION 2026.1.1
# Goals: Protect user data, optimize crawl budget, and maximize AI visibility
# Last-Updated: 2026-01-14
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# GROUP 1: TRADITIONAL SEARCH ENGINES
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User-agent: *
# Protect private / authenticated / user-generated content
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /p/
Disallow: /presentoons/
Disallow: /online-presentation/
Disallow: /edu/join-group
# Technical / low-value directories
Disallow: /site_media/
Disallow: /pop/
Disallow: /pricing_
Disallow: /premium_
Disallow: /*.php*
# WordPress admin (blog only)
Disallow: /blog/wp-admin/
Disallow: /blog/wp-includes/
Allow: /blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
# AI context files (explicitly discoverable)
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /llms-full.txt
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# GROUP 2: AI SEARCH, AGENTS & LLM RETRIEVAL
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# OpenAI: GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
# Anthropic: ClaudeBot, Claude-User
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-User
# Perplexity: PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
# Google & Apple AI: Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
# Others: Common Crawl, Meta, DuckAssist
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
# REPEAT PRIVACY BLOCKS:
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /p/
Disallow: /presentoons/
Disallow: /online-presentation/
Disallow: /site_media/
Disallow: /pop/
# KNOWLEDGE GATE
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /llms-full.txt
Allow: /blog/
Allow: /features/
Allow: /templates/
Allow: /
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# GROUP 3: SITEMAPS
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Sitemap: https://www.powtoon.com/sitemap.xml


# LLM Discovery Signal # Sitemap: https://www.powtoon.com/llms.txt