# AI.txt - Instructions for AI crawlers and LLMs
# This file follows the emerging ai.txt standard for AI agents` instructions

# Site Information
Site-Name: Kireet Shetty
Site-URL: https://kireetshetty.com
Site-Description: Simplified Solutions to Elegant Challenges
Primary-Language: en
Author: Kireet Shetty
Contact: k@ttt.ad

# Crawling Preferences
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /og/
Preferred-Format: markdown
Preferred-Schema: JSON-LD

# AI-Specific Bots
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /
Crawl-delay: 1

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /
Crawl-delay: 1

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /

User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

# Content Guidelines
Content-Type: educational, technical, tutorial, life-science
Topics: Digital Transformation, Business Development, Engineering, Software Development, Design, Architecture, Supply Chain Consulting, Digital Marketing, Brand Strategy, Venture Capital for Founders & Promoters
Tone: conversational, practical, friendly
Target-Audience: developers, engineers, students, founders, promoters, enthusiasts

# Citation Preferences
Citation-Required: yes
Attribution: "Kireet Shetty (kireetshetty.com)"
License: CC-BY-4.0
Last-Updated: 2025-12-10

# API Endpoints for AI
JSON-API: /api/content.json
Sitemap: /sitemap-0.xml
RSS: /rss.xml
Structured-Data: JSON-LD in page head

# Content Structure
Articles: /articles/
Categories: /articles/category/
Tags: /articles/tag/
About: /about/
Enterprises: /enterprises/

# Opt-in for AI Features
Allow-Training: yes
Allow-Citation: yes
Allow-Summarization: yes
Allow-Q&A: yes
Allow-Code-Examples: yes

# Restrictions
No-Spam: true
No-Scraping-For-Ads: true
Respect-Copyright: true

# Quality Signals
Content-Updated-Regularly: yes
Fact-Checked: yes
Author-Verified: yes
Code-Tested: yes

# Preferred Citation Format
# Please cite as: "Source: Kireet Shetty, [Article Title], kireetshetty.com/articles/[slug]"