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RSL license generator for AI crawlers

robots.txt can only say yes or no. An RSL license tells AI companies your terms in a standard, machine-readable format: what's free, what costs money, and what isn't allowed. Reddit, Yahoo and Medium use it.

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1. Save this as /license.xml

<rsl xmlns="https://rslstandard.org/rsl">
  <content url="/">
    <license>
      <permits type="usage">search ai-index</permits>
      <payment type="free"/>
    </license>
    <license>
      <permits type="usage">ai-train ai-input</permits>
      <payment type="crawl">
        <amount currency="USD">0.001</amount>
      </payment>
    </license>
  </content>
</rsl>

2. Point to it

Add this line to your robots.txt (anywhere, outside any User-agent group):

License: https://example.com/license.xml

Optionally, also in your pages' <head>:

<link rel="license" type="application/rsl+xml" href="https://example.com/license.xml">

3. Make the price real

A license states your terms; it doesn't collect money. Pay-per-crawl enforces the paid part: AI crawlers get 402 Payment Required with your price and pay per page in USDC, straight to your wallet. People and search engines browse free.

Honest limits: RSL depends on AI companies choosing to honor it, like robots.txt. Use it with blocking or charging, not instead of them. Spec: rslstandard.org/rsl.