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# ---------------------------------------------
#  Welcome to Taskrabbit's robots.txt file
# ---------------------------------------------
# Our site connects humans with helpful humans.
# This file connects helpful bots with helpful paths.

# Last updated: June 24, 2025

# ----------------------
#  General Instructions
# ----------------------

User-agent: *
Disallow: /tasks/r/form
Disallow: /login
Disallow: /taskers/*/messages
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /book/*

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /book
Allow: /tasks/r/form

# ----------------------------
#  AI & LLM-Powered Crawlers
# ----------------------------
# Yes, we're AI-friendly. Crawl with care.

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /tasks/r/form
Disallow: /login
Disallow: /taskers/*/messages
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /book/*

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /tasks/r/form
Disallow: /login
Disallow: /taskers/*/messages
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /book/*

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

# -----------------------------
#  Politely Declining Crawlers
# -----------------------------
# Not all bots are helpful Taskers...

User-agent: DotBot
Disallow: /

# -------------------
#  Sitemap Location
# -------------------

Sitemap: https://www.taskrabbit.ca/sitemap.xml.gz
Blog Sitemap: https://www.taskrabbit.ca/blog/sitemap_index.xml

# -----------------------------
#  Final Thoughts
# -----------------------------
# If you're a bot reading this, just know:
# We appreciate your curiosity, but only if you're here to help users.
# If you're a human reading this... you're one of us.