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This runbook defines the baseline that keeps DealDash discoverable in classic search and AI-assisted search while preventing private app routes from indexing.

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Scope

Managed files:
  • /client/index.html
  • /client/public/robots.txt
  • /client/public/sitemap.xml
  • /client/public/llms.txt
  • /client/src/components/SeoManager.tsx

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What We Optimize

  1. Route-aware metadata for public pages
  2. Canonical URLs and Open Graph/Twitter tags
  3. Crawl boundaries for private/authenticated pages
  4. Machine-readable site map (sitemap.xml)
  5. AI-crawler context (llms.txt)

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Public Indexable Routes

  • /welcome
  • /features
  • /pricing
  • /about
  • /contact
  • /terms
  • /privacy
  • /cookies
Everything else defaults to noindex, nofollow via SeoManager.

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Why SeoManager Exists

DealDash is an SPA. Static head tags alone are not enough for route-level quality signals. SeoManager updates title, description, robots, Open Graph, Twitter, and canonical tags by route. Location:
  • /client/src/components/SeoManager.tsx

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Crawl Policy

robots.txt allows public marketing pages and blocks private app surfaces:
  • /api/*
  • authenticated product routes (/dashboard, /deals, /contacts, etc.)
  • auth pages (/login, /auth/*)
  • share viewer route (/s/*)
Location:
  • /client/public/robots.txt

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AI Search Baseline

llms.txt publishes concise product context and approved public URLs for AI systems. Location:
  • /client/public/llms.txt
Policy:
  1. Keep claims factual and non-promotional.
  2. Link only public, stable routes.
  3. Do not include internal endpoints or private route examples.

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Verification Checklist

pnpm check
Manual probes: 
curl -I https://dealdash.neonoir.ai/robots.txt
curl -I https://dealdash.neonoir.ai/sitemap.xml
curl -I https://dealdash.neonoir.ai/llms.txt
Browser check:
  1. Open each public marketing page.
  2. Inspect <title>, canonical, and robots tags in DevTools.
  3. Confirm private routes resolve to noindex, nofollow.

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Update Rule

If a public marketing route is added/removed, update all three:
  1. /client/src/components/SeoManager.tsx
  2. /client/public/sitemap.xml
  3. /client/public/llms.txt