# MerchantHQ, merchanthq.co.uk
# UK card-payment comparison and introducer service

User-agent: *
Allow: /

# AI search crawlers, explicitly welcomed
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

# Blocked for quality and reputation reasons (decision 24 Apr 2026, enforced 28 Sep 2026)
User-agent: TikTokSpider
Disallow: /

User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ProRataInc
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://merchanthq.co.uk/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://merchanthq.co.uk/video-sitemap.xml