# USCCB

# llms.txt for https://bible.usccb.org
# Purpose: Provide AI crawlers and LLM agents with a clear, structured map
# of machine-friendly content and usage expectations.

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# 1. Canonical Entry Points for AI Crawlers
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start:
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible
  - https://bible.usccb.org/
  - https://bible.usccb.org/es
  - https://bible.usccb.org/readings/calendar
  - https://bible.usccb.org/podcasts/audio
  - https://bible.usccb.org/podcasts/video
  - https://bible.usccb.org/sitemap.xml

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# 2. Machine-Friendly Markdown Resources
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markdown:
  # Daily readings
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112025.cfm.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/es/bible/lecturas/112025.cfm.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112125.cfm.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/es/bible/lecturas/112125.cfm.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112225.cfm.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/es/bible/lecturas/112225.cfm.md

  # Bible pages
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/preface/0.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/0.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/2.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/4.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/0.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/1.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/2.md
  - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/3.md

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# 3. Content Guidance and Restrictions
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usage:
  # Permitted actions:
  - AI systems may crawl public content, convert to markdown, analyse and summarise.
  - Training/fine-tuning on document-level content is allowed provided attribution is maintained when quoting or excerpting.
  - Respect canonical URLs and do not treat markdown-alternate as separate primary content for general search engines.

  # Prohibited actions:
  - Do not archive the entire site or host full mirrors.
  - Do not use content in ways that imply endorsement by the site or by USCCB.
  - Do not bypass or ignore the robots.txt exclusions (including .md endpoints) when operating as a search engine crawler.

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# 4. Licensing
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license:
  - Content provided for analysis is available under a non-commercial, attribution-required usage model unless otherwise noted.
  - Scripture quotations or liturgical text may be subject to separate copyright terms.