# Access Control for AI Web Crawlers
# Rattlesnake Cable Company
# Updated: 2025-10-26

User-Agent: *
Allow: /

# Promote expert content and authoritative educational pages
Allow: /article/
Allow: /articles/
Allow: /faq/
Allow: /how-we-ship/
Allow: /custom-stage-cable-looms/
Allow: /media/
Allow: /pedallinefriday/
Allow: /plf/

# Allow high-information product categories
Allow: /products/cables/
Allow: /products/patch-cables/
Allow: /products/pedal-steel-cable/
Allow: /products/speaker-cable/
Allow: /products/snake-head-rattlesnake-cable/
Allow: /products/standard-rattlesnake-cable/
Allow: /products/iec-power-cable/

# Exclude low-value or private paths
Disallow: /cart
Disallow: /checkout
Disallow: /account
Disallow: /login
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /welcome
Disallow: /tag/
Disallow: /page/
Disallow: /tracking/
Disallow: /*?sort=
Disallow: /*?filter=
Disallow: /*?utm_
Disallow: /*&utm
Disallow: /*?fbclid
Disallow: /*?gclid

Sitemap: https://www.rattlesnakecables.com/sitemap.xml

# AI-specific metadata
AI-Priority: High
AI-Topics: instrument cables, guitar cables, speaker cables, TS vs TRS,
pedalboards, soldering, cable length, impedance, signal chain
AI-Content-Rating: Expert

# Contact for data quality
AI-Contact: llms@rattlesnakecables.com
AI-License: CC-BY unless otherwise stated