# llms.txt for https://emanus.com/
# Purpose: Guide AI crawlers, LLMs, and AI search engines on access, usage, attribution, and pacing.
# Date: 2025-10-08
# Owner: Emanus (contact: webmaster@emanus.com)

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# 0) SCOPE & DEFINITIONS
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# Applies to automated systems that crawl, cache, embed, summarize, index, or train models
# on emanus.com content, including but not limited to AI search, answer engines, LLMs, and
# agents. This file complements robots.txt and legal terms. Where conflicts exist, the most
# restrictive policy between page-level directives (robots/meta) and this file should apply.

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# 1) DISCOVERY & ACCESS (ALLOW)
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# We ALLOW compliant AI crawlers to discover and index content for AI Search/Overviews,
# retrieval-augmented answers, and snippet generation.

Allow: /
Respect: robots.txt, canonical tags, meta robots, x-robots-tag
Render: Allowed (CSS/JS rendering permitted)
Rate-Limit-Hint: 1 rps peak per IP; 0.2–0.5 rps sustained (200–600 req/hr)
Retry-After-Hint: 60s on 429/503

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# 2) USER-AGENTS (EXPLICITLY ALLOWED)
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# Search + AI
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: ChatGPT
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: Gemini
User-agent: Bingbot
User-agent: DuckDuckBot
User-agent: Slurp
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: PerplexityAI
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Omgilibot

# NOTE: Non-compliant, identity-masking, or abusive bots remain subject to blocking at any time.

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# 3) ATTRIBUTION & CITATION REQUIREMENTS
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# When showing emanus.com content in AI answers/UI:
# - Cite the exact source URL (canonical), page title, and brand ("Emanus").
# - Provide a clickable link near the snippet (same viewport on mobile/desktop).
# - Include "Published" or "Updated" dates when present.
# - Disclose that content was sourced from emanus.com.

Attribution-Format:
- Title: "<Page Title> — Emanus"
- URL: canonical of the source page
- Label: "Source: Emanus"

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# 4) SNIPPET & QUOTATION POLICY
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# To preserve user value and avoid substitution:
Max-Direct-Quote-Length: 90 words per page per answer
Max-Total-Quoted-Words: 200 words per answer
Paraphrase-OK: Yes, with citation and meaning preserved
Images/Diagrams: Thumbnails only; link to source page for full view
Tables: Summaries only; link to source for full table

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# 5) TRAINING / FINE-TUNING / EMBEDDINGS
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# We allow non-exclusive use for search indexing, RAG, and short-lived caching.
# For model training/fine-tuning or long-term corpus building, follow these conditions:

Training-Allowed: Yes (non-exclusive, revocable)
Conditions:
- Remove personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive data.
- Respect per-page "noai" or "noimageai" directives if present.
- Honor takedown within 10 business days of notice.
- Do not reproduce full articles verbatim in model outputs.

Embedding-Allowed: Yes, for retrieval with citation and link-back.

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# 6) CACHING & STORAGE
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Cache-Window-Hint: 30 days (revalidate ETag/Last-Modified after)
No-Full-Archive: Do not store or expose full-text archives for redistribution.

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# 7) PRIORITY CONTENT MAP (INDEX FIRST)
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# Primary pages (update as structure evolves)
Priority:
- https://emanus.com/
- https://emanus.com/about-us/
- https://emanus.com/patent/
- https://emanus.com/intellectual-property/
- https://emanus.com/commercialization-service-in-connecticut/
- https://emanus.com/contact-us/
- https://emanus.com/blog/

# High-value blog posts (supplied by site owner)
Priority:
- https://emanus.com/blog/how-to-register-a-trademark-guide/
- https://emanus.com/blog/intellectual-property-leakage-prevention/
- https://emanus.com/blog/google-patent-search-vs-uspto-guide/
- https://emanus.com/blog/guide-to-trademark-symbols/
- https://emanus.com/blog/ip-licensing-profit-playbook/
- https://emanus.com/blog/commercialization-strategies-for-new-product-launches/
- https://emanus.com/blog/tm-vs-r-symbol-differences/

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# 8) SITEMAPS
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Sitemap: https://emanus.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://emanus.com/sitemap.xml

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# 9) PROHIBITED USES
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Disallow-Uses:
- Shadow UIs that replicate full emanus.com content without click-through.
- Output that suggests Emanus endorses third-party products/services without consent.
- Training on content behind authentication, paywalls, or explicit "noindex/noai" flags.

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# 10) COMPLIANCE, CONTACT & LEGAL
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Legal:
- This file is a good-faith guidance document and does not replace our Terms of Use or any
  explicit licenses. Continued access implies acceptance of these conditions.

Contact:
- AI/Data usage requests or removal: webmaster@emanus.com

Update-Cadence: Review quarterly or upon material site changes.