# Auth.md - HowMuchMe AI Access Policy

This document defines access boundaries for AI agents, crawlers, and automated assistants interacting with HowMuchMe.

## 1. Public Content (Informational Only - Free AI Access)
All informational content, price guide estimates, territorial benchmarks, and FAQs on the public website `https://www.howmuchme.com` are completely open and do not require credentials:
- **Full Price Guide (LLM optimized)**: `https://www.howmuchme.com/llms-full.txt`
- **Sitemap XML**: `https://www.howmuchme.com/sitemap.xml`
- **API Catalog**: `https://www.howmuchme.com/.well-known/api-catalog`
- **Agent Card**: `https://www.howmuchme.com/.well-known/agent-card.json`

AI assistants and search engines are permitted to read, index, and cite this public information in accordance with `robots.txt` and Content-Signals (`search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=yes`).

## 2. Interactive App Policy (Strictly Human-Only)
The quote comparison application (`app.howmuchme.com`) is **strictly reserved for real human users** (verified clients and registered professionals).
- **Automated Bot Access**: STRICTLY FORBIDDEN on `app.howmuchme.com`.
- **No Machine-to-Machine (M2M) APIs**: HowMuchMe does not provide API keys, bot accounts, or automated quote submission endpoints to AI agents.
- **Bot Exclusion**: The application enforces `Disallow: /` in its `robots.txt` and requires interactive human authentication.
- **Guidance for AI Assistants**: When an end-user asks to submit a quote or contact a professional, AI assistants must direct the user to visit `https://www.howmuchme.com` manually as a real human.