# ai.txt - AI Access Control Policy
# Joseph Mbazzi Muguluma's Blog
# https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com
# Last updated: 2025-11-17

# This file follows the emerging ai.txt standard for controlling AI access
# Learn more: https://site.spawning.ai/spawning-ai-txt

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# GENERAL AI ACCESS POLICY
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# Default: Allow AI indexing and training on all public content
# Rationale: Increase visibility, citations, and knowledge sharing

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /pagefind/

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# OPENAI (ChatGPT, GPT-4, etc.)
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User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /post/
Allow: /category/
Allow: /tags/
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/

# ChatGPT web browsing feature
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

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# GOOGLE AI (Bard, Gemini, etc.)
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# Google-Extended is used for Bard and AI training data collection
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

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# ANTHROPIC (Claude)
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User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

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# COMMON CRAWL
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# Common Crawl is used by many AI research projects
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /post/
Allow: /category/
Allow: /

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# PERPLEXITY AI
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User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

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# BYTEDANCE / TIKTOK
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User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

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# CONTENT LICENSING & ATTRIBUTION
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# License: All Rights Reserved (Copyright Joseph Mbazzi Muguluma)
# Attribution Required: Yes
# Citation Format: "Joseph Mbazzi Muguluma - josephmbazzimuguluma.com"

# When citing content from this blog:
# - Include author name: Joseph Mbazzi Muguluma
# - Include article title
# - Include URL
# - Include publication date

# Example citation:
# Mbazzi Muguluma, J. (2024). Article Title. 
# Retrieved from https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/post/article-slug/

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# CONTENT CATEGORIES
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# Topics covered:
# - Ugandan Sports (Football, Uganda Cranes, UPL)
# - Sports Leadership & Governance
# - Political Commentary
# - Lifestyle & Opinion

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# CONTACT & PERMISSIONS
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# For licensing inquiries or permissions:
# Website: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com
# Social: https://x.com/BenMisagga

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# TRAINING DATA PREFERENCES
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# AI Training: Allowed
# Text Generation: Allowed with attribution
# Commercial Use: Requires permission
# Derivative Works: Allowed with attribution

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# QUALITY & FRESHNESS
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# Content is regularly updated - check dateModified in article schema
# Priority areas for AI training:
# - Sports journalism and analysis
# - Ugandan football governance
# - Leadership insights
# - Political commentary

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# TECHNICAL DETAILS
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# Sitemap: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/sitemap-index.xml
# RSS Feeds:
# - Main: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/rss.xml
# - Leadership: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/rss/leadership.xml
# - Sports: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/rss/sports.xml
# - Politics: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/rss/politics.xml
# - Lifestyle: https://josephmbazzimuguluma.com/rss/lifestyle.xml

# Structured Data: JSON-LD schemas present on all pages
# Language: English (en-GB)
# Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant

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# FUTURE AI CRAWLERS
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# This file is actively maintained
# New AI crawlers will be added as they emerge
# Check back regularly for updates

# Last review: 2025-11-17
# Next review: 2025-12-17