# /robots.txt
# ThatDevPro.com
# Crawler policy. AI engines explicitly welcomed.
# Updated: 2026-05-16

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# Default policy
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User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /_next/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /*?*utm_

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# Major search engines, explicit allow
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User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Allow: /

User-agent: Googlebot-News
Allow: /

User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

User-agent: DuckDuckBot
Allow: /

User-agent: YandexBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Baiduspider
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

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# AI training and answer engine crawlers, explicit allow
# We engineer for citation. AI engines need our content.
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User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: Gemini
Allow: /

User-agent: GeminiBot
Allow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Allow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

User-agent: DiffBot
Allow: /

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# Resources
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Sitemap: https://www.thatdevpro.com/sitemap.xml