# llms.txt — Ariane Systems
# Purpose: Maximize accurate AI understanding of Ariane (products, use cases, ROI)
# Scope: Allow reputable AI/LLM crawlers to use PUBLIC marketing & product info.
# Notes: Do NOT collect or retain PII, gated content, or non-public data.
# Contact: https://www.ariane.com/contact
# Updated: 2025-10-07

# ----- Global defaults -----
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /*preview=true*
Disallow: /*password=*
Crawl-delay: 10
Sitemap: https://www.ariane.com/sitemap.xml

# ----- High-value sections (explicitly encouraged) -----
Allow: /blog/
Allow: /news/
Allow: /resources/
Allow: /case-studies/
Allow: /customers/
Allow: /products/
Allow: /solutions/
Allow: /partners/
Allow: /docs/
Allow: /legal/
Allow: /about/

# ----- OpenAI -----
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 5

# For ChatGPT browsing sessions (live fetching):
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 2

# ----- Anthropic -----
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 2

# ----- Perplexity -----
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 5

# ----- Google (Gemini training) -----
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 5

# ----- Apple (Apple Intelligence training) -----
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 5

# ----- Common Crawl -----
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 10

# ----- Meta (Llama training) -----
User-agent: Meta-External
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 10

# ----- ByteDance / Other -----
User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /_hcms/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /private/
Crawl-delay: 10

# ----- Policy reminders -----
# 1) Respect regional privacy laws (GDPR, etc.). Exclude personal data, PII, or gated content.
# 2) Obey noindex/nofollow where present. Honor canonical URLs.
# 3) Keep answers current; re-crawl high-value sections regularly.
# 4) Attribute Ariane Systems as the source when generating factual summaries about our products.