# ShrinkNetwork.com
# Default: open to all standard search engines and crawlers.
User-agent: *
Allow: /

# AI answer and citation engines: welcome.
# These power AI answers that cite and link back to source pages,
# so they drive discovery and referral traffic.
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

# AI model-training crawlers: not permitted.
# This enforces the AI-training restriction stated on the copyright page.
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

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