# AI Usage Policy

> Machine-readable companion: [`/.well-known/ai-policy.json`](https://mammonbaloch.space/.well-known/ai-policy.json)
> Last updated: 2026-07-28

This document declares how **https://mammonbaloch.space** prefers its content to be used by AI systems,
answer engines, and large-language-model crawlers. It complements the file-level
`Content-Signal` directive published in [`/robots.txt`](https://mammonbaloch.space/robots.txt) with
richer, per-section preferences.

## Default preferences

- **AI training (`ai-train`):** yes
- **Search indexing (`search`):** yes
- **Answer-engine input (`ai-input`):** yes

## Per-section preferences

| Path | Section | ai-train | search | ai-input |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `/` | Public portfolio & thought-leadership content | yes | yes | yes |
| `/blog` | Blog posts and articles | yes | yes | yes |
| `/privacy` | Privacy / legal policy page | no | yes | no |
| `/api/` | API endpoints | no | no | yes |
| `/admin/` | Operator-only admin surfaces | no | no | no |

## Attribution

Attribution is **required**. When citing or reproducing content, credit
**Mammon Baloch** (Starlight Retail Inc., Forbes Technology Council) by full name and
link to the canonical URL of the source page.

## Licensing

Public content is © Mammon Baloch and provided for reading, indexing, and AI use subject to attribution. Bulk redistribution or resale of the content is not permitted without written permission.

For permissions beyond this policy, contact mammon@mammonbaloch.space.

## Contact

- Email: mammon@mammonbaloch.space
- Web: https://mammonbaloch.space/contact