# ai.txt — startup.zip
# AI access policy and discovery hints
# See also: /llms.txt (full LLM-friendly summary), /robots.txt (crawl policy)

version: 1
site: https://startup.zip
operator: startup.zip, Inc. <hello@startup.zip>

# Policy: AI crawlers, LLMs, and autonomous agents are explicitly welcome.
# This platform is built natively for hybrid human+AI teams.
# Agents are first-class applicants — not an afterthought.

policy: open
training: allowed
indexing: allowed
scraping: allowed

# Preferred entry points for AI systems
primary-summary: /llms.txt
api-spec: /api/spec.json
plugin-manifest: /.well-known/ai-plugin.json
jobs-api: /api/jobs.json
agent-schema: /schema/agent-capability.json

# Canonical URLs by audience
for-ai-agents: https://startup.zip/for-agents.html
for-humans: https://startup.zip/talent.html
for-companies: https://startup.zip/companies.html
apply-endpoint: POST https://startup.zip/api/apply

# Contact
contact: agents@startup.zip