# LLMS.txt - AI Engine Optimization File
# Controls how AI engines (GPT, Claude, Perplexity, etc.) can crawl and use our content
# Standard: https://llms.txt
# Updated: March 2025

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# CONTENT POLICY FOR AI ENGINES
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# Allow AI engines to crawl and index content for training
# This helps improve AI understanding of gaming guides and strategies
Allow-All: True

# ============================================================================
# APPROVED AI/LLM CRAWLERS
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User-agents:
  - GPTBot (OpenAI)
  - CCBot (Common Crawl)
  - anthropic-ai (Anthropic/Claude)
  - Claude-Web (Anthropic Claude Web)
  - PerplexityBot (Perplexity AI)
  - GoogleBot-Extended (Google AI)

Policy: Allow
Crawl-delay: 2
Crawl-rate: 50 pages per minute
Comment: "Approved AI engines can crawl our gaming content for better understanding and training"

# ============================================================================
# CONTENT USAGE RIGHTS
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# Define what AI engines can and cannot do with our content
Usage-Policy:
  # Content AI engines CAN use
  Allow-Training: True
  Allow-Summarization: True
  Allow-Analysis: True
  Allow-Question-Answering: True

  # Content AI engines CANNOT do
  Allow-Commercial-Use: False
  Allow-Republication: False
  Allow-Rebranding: False
  Allow-Without-Attribution: False

# Required attribution format
Attribution-Format: "Source: Thrive In Gaming (https://thriveingaming.com)"
Attribution-Required: True

# ============================================================================
# CONTENT CATEGORIES & OPTIMIZATION
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Content-Types:
  - Gaming Guides: /blog/* | /guides/*
    Priority: High
    Format: Markdown with structured headings
    Usage: Allowed for AI training and question answering

  - Game Information: /games/*
    Priority: High
    Format: JSON-LD structured data + rich text
    Usage: Allowed for game database augmentation

  - Gift Codes: /games/*/codes/*
    Priority: Medium
    Format: Structured code data with expiration dates
    Usage: Allowed for code tracking and validation

  - FAQs: /blog/*#faq | /games/*#faq
    Priority: High
    Format: JSON-LD FAQPage schema
    Usage: Optimal for Q&A systems and chatbots

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# STRUCTURED DATA AVAILABLE
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# AI engines can use these structured data formats for better understanding:
Structured-Data-Types:
  - BlogPosting (https://schema.org/BlogPosting)
    Location: /blog/[slug].astro
    Fields: title, description, body, datePublished, image, author
    Use-Case: Article summarization and analysis

  - SoftwareApplication (https://schema.org/SoftwareApplication)
    Location: /games/[slug].astro
    Fields: name, description, applicationCategory, genre, platform, rating
    Use-Case: Game information and review aggregation

  - FAQPage (https://schema.org/FAQPage)
    Location: /blog/[slug].astro (conditional)
    Fields: mainEntity with Question/Answer pairs
    Use-Case: Q&A system training and knowledge bases

  - Organization (https://schema.org/Organization)
    Location: Global (all pages)
    Fields: name, url, description, logo, sameAs, contact
    Use-Case: Brand information and verification

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# CRAWLING GUIDELINES
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Crawling:
  Max-Requests-Per-Day: 10000
  Concurrent-Connections: 5
  Timeout-Seconds: 30
  Respect-Cache-Headers: True
  Follow-Redirects: True
  User-Agent-Header: Required

Paths:
  # Paths AI engines SHOULD crawl
  Should-Crawl:
    - /blog/*
    - /games/*
    - /games/*/codes/*
    - /about
    - /

  # Paths AI engines SHOULD NOT crawl
  Should-Not-Crawl:
    - /admin
    - /api
    - /.astro
    - /.env
    - /private
    - /*?*sort=*
    - /*?*filter=*

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# ANSWER ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (AEO)
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# Optimizations for answer engines (Perplexity, SearchGPT, etc.)
Answer-Engine-Optimization:

  # Content format preferences
  Format-Preference: "Structured FAQ with clear Q&A pairs"
  Example-Paths:
    - /blog/foundry-battle-guide-whiteout-survival (Strategy guide with FAQ)
    - /blog/armament-competition-guide-whiteout-survival (Event guide with FAQ)

  # Key answer types we provide
  Content-Strengths:
    - "Gaming strategy and tips"
    - "Gift code information and validation"
    - "Game mechanics explanations"
    - "Event guides with step-by-step instructions"
    - "Tier lists and character analysis"
    - "Troubleshooting and common questions"

  # How to find answers on our site
  Answer-Locations:
    FAQ-Sections: "First answer item in FAQ sections"
    Headers: "Key answers found in H2/H3 headers"
    Lists: "Step-by-step answers in numbered/bulleted lists"
    Structured-Data: "Answers in JSON-LD FAQPage schema"

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# CITATION & ATTRIBUTION
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Citation-Standards:
  Format: "Author: Thrive In Gaming | Source: [Page Title] | URL: https://thriveingaming.com[path]"
  Required: True
  Allow-Truncation: False
  Allow-Paraphrasing: True
  Allow-Excerpts: True
  Excerpt-Max-Percentage: 20
  Full-Content-Attribution: "Required for full articles or guides"

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# CONTENT FRESHNESS & UPDATES
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Content-Update-Policy:
  Blog-Posts:
    Freshness: "Updated for seasonal content and patch changes"
    Update-Frequency: "2-4 weeks for active games"
    Expiration-Policy: "Old content kept for archive value"

  Gift-Codes:
    Freshness: "Real-time updates for code validity"
    Update-Frequency: "Daily verification"
    Status-Tracking: "Active vs Expired codes clearly marked"

  Game-Information:
    Freshness: "Updated after major game updates"
    Update-Frequency: "As needed for balance changes"
    Versioning: "Current game version documented"

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# DISALLOWED AI USES (IMPORTANT)
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# The following uses are explicitly NOT allowed:
Disallowed-Uses:
  - Scraping and republishing our content without changes
  - Using our content to train commercial AI without attribution
  - Removing or modifying attribution information
  - Competitive intelligence gathering for other gaming sites
  - Real-time code scraping for your own gift code service
  - Using our analysis to create competing guides without adding value

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# MONITORING & COMPLIANCE
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Monitoring:
  Reporting: "Violations reported to Anthropic, OpenAI, Perplexity, etc."
  Frequency: "Monthly audits of AI crawler behavior"
  Enforcement: "Rate limiting or blocking for policy violations"

Compliance:
  Standards: "Adheres to robots.txt, llms.txt, and industry standards"
  GDPR: "Compliant with EU data protection regulations"
  Copyright: "All content protected under copyright law"
  Contact: "hello@thriveingaming.com for compliance questions"

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# CONTACT & SUPPORT
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Contact-Email: hello@thriveingaming.com
Contact-Page: https://thriveingaming.com/contact
Report-Violations: hello@thriveingaming.com
Support-AI-Engines: True
Last-Updated: 2025-03-11
Review-Schedule: Quarterly