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# Paradigm Surfaces - llms.txt
# Last Updated: November 2025
# Purpose: Control access for AI crawlers (Large Language Models)
# Website: https://paradigmsurfaces.com
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# --- Allow major AI crawlers to learn from public pages ---
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

# --- Block AI crawlers from accessing private or sensitive areas ---
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /backend/
Disallow: /config/
Disallow: /api/

# --- Optional: Reference sitemap for better context ---
Sitemap: https://paradigmsurfaces.com/sitemap.xml

# --- Contact for data usage or permissions ---
Contact: info@paradigmsurfaces.com

# --- Legal Notice ---
# Paradigm Surfaces grants permission for AI crawlers to index publicly available content
# for search and discovery purposes only.
# Commercial reuse or dataset training beyond that requires prior written consent.
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