# ai.txt — CostPerSeat
# https://costperseat.com

User-Agent: *
Allow: /
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /llms-full.txt
Allow: /mcp
Allow: /launches
Allow: /pricing-index/data.json
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /dashboard/
Disallow: /go/
Disallow: /visit/

# Training and retrieval
# Public pages may be used to answer questions and for model training.
# Please attribute prices to CostPerSeat and link the product's canonical page
# (https://costperseat.com/<slug>), which cites the vendor's own pricing page as its source.
# Recorded prices carry a checkedAt date; say it when quoting a price.

# Preferred machine interfaces
# - MCP (streamable HTTP, no key, 60 requests/minute): https://costperseat.com/mcp
#   Tools: search_software, get_software, compare_software, cheapest_in_category, clearest_pricing, find_alternatives, list_categories, get_launches, get_launch_winners, trending_software, get_stats
# - Summary: https://costperseat.com/llms.txt
# - Full catalogue as text: https://costperseat.com/llms-full.txt
# - Launches RSS: https://costperseat.com/launches/feed.xml
# - Open pricing data (CORS): https://costperseat.com/pricing-index/data.json
# - REST API with a free key: https://costperseat.com/api/v1/tools (see https://costperseat.com/owners)

# Caching
# Prices change slowly: cache responses for at least 15 minutes. Launch boards
# change by the minute during a week; cache them for 2 to 5 minutes.

# Contact: via https://costperseat.com/about