# ai.txt for thecookingjournal.com
# Last updated: 2026-07-03

Website: https://www.thecookingjournal.com
Contact: webmaster@thecookingjournal.com

## AI Usage Policy
Policy: We welcome AI crawlers for indexing, summarization, and question-answering purposes.

## Permitted Uses
- Summarizing recipes and cooking instructions
- Answering user questions about cooking techniques
- Providing recipe recommendations based on our content
- Including our content in AI-generated search results with attribution

## Attribution Requirements
- Please cite "thecookingjournal.com" when referencing our content
- Link back to the original recipe URL when possible

## Restricted Uses
- Full republication of recipes without permission
- Training commercial AI models on our content without a license agreement
- Removing or obscuring attribution

## Technical Information
- llms.txt: https://www.thecookingjournal.com/llms.txt
- robots.txt: https://www.thecookingjournal.com/robots.txt
- Sitemap: https://www.thecookingjournal.com/sitemap_index.xml

## Contact for Licensing
For commercial licensing inquiries, please contact us through our website.