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AB-001
Robots.txt File
🔍 Discovery
Pillar: Discovery
Quick fix
Severity: low
Est. cost: $0
Gap: documentation
Fix: deterministic
What it means
Your site has a robots.txt file that tells crawlers and AI agents what they can access.
Why it matters
Without this file, AI agents don't know which parts of your site they're allowed to read, and may skip your content entirely.
Evidence expected
This rule is verified by:
http html Source: Website content
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What's wrong
No robots.txt file found. Agents assume nothing is allowed.
✓
What's right
A clear robots.txt welcomes AI agents to explore your content.
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This rule is also available as JSON: /rules/AB-001.json
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