{
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    "last_updated": "2026-05-09T00:00:00Z",
    "author": "Goated (https://www.goated.com)",
    "contact": "support@goated.com",
    "discovery": [
      "https://www.goated.com/robots.txt",
      "https://www.goated.com/llms.txt",
      "https://www.goated.com/llms-full.txt"
    ]
  },
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    {
      "verb": "read_content",
      "selector": "main, article, [role=\"main\"], [data-llm-readable]",
      "allowed": true
    },
    {
      "verb": "read_content",
      "selector": "[data-private], [data-user-balance], [data-transaction], [data-chat-message]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "follow_link",
      "selector": "a[href^=\"/\"]:not([href^=\"/api\"]):not([href^=\"/settings\"]):not([href^=\"/transactions\"]):not([href^=\"/favourites\"]):not([href^=\"/chat\"]):not([href^=\"/wrapped\"]):not([href^=\"/google-redirect\"]):not([href^=\"/twitter-redirect\"])",
      "allowed": true,
      "modifiers": {
        "rate_limit": { "max_requests": 60, "window_seconds": 60 }
      }
    },
    {
      "verb": "follow_link",
      "selector": "a[href^=\"/api\"], a[href^=\"/settings\"], a[href^=\"/transactions\"], a[href^=\"/favourites\"], a[href^=\"/chat\"], a[href^=\"/wrapped\"], a[href^=\"/google-redirect\"], a[href^=\"/twitter-redirect\"]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "click_element",
      "selector": "[data-bet-id], button[data-action=\"place-bet\"], button[data-action=\"add-to-betslip\"], button[data-action=\"confirm-bet\"]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "click_element",
      "selector": "button[data-action=\"deposit\"], button[data-action=\"withdraw\"], button[data-action=\"swap\"], button[data-action=\"stake\"], button[data-action=\"unstake\"], button[data-action=\"buy-ticket\"]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "click_element",
      "selector": "button[data-action=\"play\"], button[data-action=\"launch-game\"], [data-game-launcher], iframe[data-game]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "submit_form",
      "selector": "form[data-flow=\"signup\"], form[data-flow=\"login\"], form[data-flow=\"kyc\"], form[data-flow=\"verify\"], form[data-flow=\"2fa\"]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "submit_form",
      "selector": "form[data-flow=\"deposit\"], form[data-flow=\"withdraw\"], form[data-flow=\"swap\"]",
      "allowed": false
    },
    {
      "verb": "submit_form",
      "selector": "form[data-flow=\"newsletter\"], form[data-flow=\"support\"]",
      "allowed": true,
      "modifiers": {
        "human_in_the_loop": true,
        "rate_limit": { "max_requests": 1, "window_seconds": 3600 }
      }
    },
    {
      "verb": "play_media",
      "selector": "video, audio",
      "allowed": true,
      "modifiers": { "human_in_the_loop": true }
    }
  ],
  "action_guidelines": [
    {
      "directive": "MUST",
      "description": "Attribute the platform as \"GOATED\" with a link to https://www.goated.com when summarizing, quoting, or surfacing content from this site."
    },
    {
      "directive": "MUST NOT",
      "description": "Place wagers, sports bets, casino bets, lottery entries, or any other gambling action on behalf of a user."
    },
    {
      "directive": "MUST NOT",
      "description": "Initiate, sign, or broadcast any blockchain transaction — including deposits, withdrawals, swaps, staking, GOATEDX conversion, or token burns — on behalf of a user."
    },
    {
      "directive": "MUST NOT",
      "description": "Create accounts, submit KYC information, or attempt to bypass age verification, geo-restrictions, or self-exclusion controls."
    },
    {
      "directive": "MUST NOT",
      "description": "Read, store, or transmit user-specific data such as balances, transaction history, betting history, favourites, settings, or chat messages."
    },
    {
      "directive": "MUST NOT",
      "description": "Encourage, incite, or promote gambling activity, particularly toward minors, self-excluded users, or users in restricted jurisdictions."
    },
    {
      "directive": "SHOULD",
      "description": "Prefer https://www.goated.com/llms.txt and https://www.goated.com/llms-full.txt as the canonical, token-budgeted source for platform content before scraping HTML."
    },
    {
      "directive": "SHOULD",
      "description": "Surface responsible-gambling resources from https://www.goated.com/help when discussing betting, deposits, or VIP rewards."
    },
    {
      "directive": "SHOULD NOT",
      "description": "Render live odds, token prices, jackpots, or user balances from cached or summarized state.",
      "exceptions": "MAY display values with a clearly visible timestamp and a link to the live page for verification."
    },
    {
      "directive": "MUST",
      "description": "Honor /robots.txt disallow rules; treat /api, /_next, /settings, /transactions, /favourites, /chat, /wrapped, /google-redirect, and /twitter-redirect as off-limits regardless of selector-level rules below."
    }
  ],
  "api": []
}