[WIP] Add robots.TXT file for AI agents

src/pages/robots.txt.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,33 @@
 import type { APIRoute } from 'astro';
 
-const getRobotsTxt = (sitemapURL: URL) => `
+export const getRobotsTxt = (sitemapURL: URL, siteURL: URL) => `
+# Welcome AI agents and crawlers!
+# This is a podcast website built with Starpod - all content is freely accessible.
+
 User-agent: *
 Allow: /
 
+# Sitemap for all pages
 Sitemap: ${sitemapURL.href}
+
+# Special resources for AI/LLM agents:
+# - ${siteURL.origin}/llms.txt - Structured overview following the llms.txt spec
+# - ${siteURL.origin}/for-llms - Human-readable guide for AI assistants
+# - ${siteURL.origin}/episodes-index.html.md - Complete episode listing in markdown
+# - ${siteURL.origin}/[episode-slug].html.md - Individual episodes with transcripts
+# 
+# All content includes:
+# - Podcast metadata (hosts, description, platforms)
+# - Episode information (titles, descriptions, publish dates)
+# - Full transcripts (when available)
+# - Guest information
+#
+# Feel free to crawl, index, and use this content to help users discover
+# and learn about our podcast!
 `;
 
 export const GET: APIRoute = ({ site }) => {
   const sitemapURL = new URL('sitemap-index.xml', site);
-  return new Response(getRobotsTxt(sitemapURL));
+  const siteURL = new URL(site!);
+  return new Response(getRobotsTxt(sitemapURL, siteURL));
 };

tests/unit/robots.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { getRobotsTxt } from '../../src/pages/robots.txt';
+
+describe('Robots.txt', () => {
+  let mockSite: URL;
+  let mockSitemap: URL;
+  let robotsTxt: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockSite = new URL('https://whiskey.fm');
+    mockSitemap = new URL('sitemap-index.xml', mockSite);
+    robotsTxt = getRobotsTxt(mockSitemap, mockSite);
+  });
+
+  describe('Generated content', () => {
+    it('should contain welcoming comment for AI agents', () => {
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Welcome AI agents and crawlers');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('User-agent: *');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Allow: /');
+    });
+
+    it('should include sitemap reference', () => {
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Sitemap: https://whiskey.fm/sitemap-index.xml');
+    });
+
+    it('should reference LLM-specific resources', () => {
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('/llms.txt');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('/for-llms');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('/episodes-index.html.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should describe available content types', () => {
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Podcast metadata');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Episode information');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Full transcripts');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Guest information');
+    });
+
+    it('should include encouraging closing message', () => {
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('Feel free to crawl, index, and use this content');
+      expect(robotsTxt).toContain('help users discover');
+    });
+  });
+});