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- [Disabling Site Indexing](https://nuxtseo.com/docs/robots/guides/disable-indexing)
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# Config using Nuxt Config

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If you need programmatic control, you can configure the module using nuxt.config.

## [Simple Configuration](#simple-configuration)

The simplest configuration is to provide an array of paths to disallow for the `*` user-agent. If needed you can provide `allow` paths as well.

- `disallow` - An array of paths to disallow for the `*` user-agent.
- `allow` - An array of paths to allow for the `*` user-agent.

nuxt.config.ts

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  robots: {
    // provide simple disallow rules for all robots \`user-agent: *\`
    disallow: ['/secret', '/admin'],
    allow: '/admin/login'
  }
})
```

This will generate the following output:

robots.txt

```
User-agent: *
Disallow: /secret
Disallow: /admin
Allow: /admin/login
```

## [Group Configuration](#group-configuration)

When targeting specific robots, you can use the `groups` option to provide granular control.

- `groups` - A stack of objects to provide granular control (see below).

nuxt.config.ts

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  // add more granular rules
  robots: {
    groups: [
      // block specific robots from specific pages
      {
        userAgent: ['AdsBot-Google-Mobile', 'AdsBot-Google-Mobile-Apps'],
        disallow: ['/admin'],
        allow: ['/admin/login'],
        comment: 'Allow Google AdsBot to index the login page but no-admin pages'
      },
    ]
  }
})
```

This will generate the following output:

robots.txt

```
# Allow Google AdsBot to index the login page but no-admin pages
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile-Apps
Disallow: /admin
Allow: /admin/login
```

## [AI Directives Configuration](#ai-directives-configuration)

Configure AI usage preferences using `contentUsage` and `contentSignal`:

Object Format (Recommended)

String Format

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  robots: {
    groups: [
      {
        userAgent: '*',
        allow: '/',
        contentUsage: {
          'bots': 'y',
          'train-ai': 'n'
        },
        contentSignal: {
          'ai-train': 'no',
          'search': 'yes'
        }
      }
    ]
  }
})
```

```
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  robots: {
    groups: [
      {
        userAgent: '*',
        allow: '/',
        contentUsage: ['bots=y, train-ai=n'],
        contentSignal: ['ai-train=no, search=yes']
      }
    ]
  }
})
```

- **`contentUsage`** - IETF standard: `bots`, `train-ai`, `ai-output`, `search` with `y`/`n`
- **`contentSignal`** - Cloudflare: `search`, `ai-input`, `ai-train` with `yes`/`no`

**Object format** provides type safety and autocomplete. **String format** supports path-specific rules. See the [**AI Directives Guide**](https://nuxtseo.com/docs/robots/guides/ai-directives) for complete documentation.

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- [Simple Configuration](#simple-configuration)
- [Group Configuration](#group-configuration)
- [AI Directives Configuration](#ai-directives-configuration)

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