# nuclearhotseat.com — robots.txt
# Default: allow everything except junk/utility paths that add no indexable value.

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /wp-content/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /*?*utm_
Disallow: /*?*fbclid
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/

# ── Generative AI / answer-engine crawlers ──────────────────────────────
# Explicitly allowed so ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google's AI
# surfaces (SGE / AI Overviews / Gemini) can read and cite this content.
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: GoogleOther
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Allow: /

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