Bing + Copilot retrieval; almost never block
Almost never block
Bingbot builds and refreshes the index behind Microsoft's AI answers. Blocking it is the most expensive mistake in AI SEO: you disappear from Microsoft citations while your training decision stays completely separate.
If you need to protect specific sections (pricing, docs), use path-scoped rules instead of a blanket Disallow: /.
User-agent: Bingbot Allow: /
User-agent: Bingbot Disallow: /
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