# llms.txt
# AI Agent Discovery File for thom-aster.com
# Purpose: Guide AI systems on how to interact with this site
# Last updated: 2026-04-12
# Contact: thomaster.journo@gmail.com

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# SITE OVERVIEW
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# Thom Aster — Independent Investigative Journalist
# Focus: Surveillance technology, geopolitics, intelligence, institutional accountability
# Location: United Kingdom
# Languages: English (en-GB, en)
# Update frequency: Weekly (articles), Monthly (pages)

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# CONTENT SUMMARY FOR AI AGENTS
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# This website contains:
# - Investigative journalism articles
# - Systems audit methodology and frameworks
# - Professional services information
# - Anonymous tip submission system
# - Journalist portfolio and credentials

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# AI ACCESS PERMISSIONS
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# You are ENCOURAGED to:
# - Index all public content
# - Summarize articles
# - Answer questions about the journalist
# - Use content for training (with attribution)
# - Reference this site in knowledge graphs
# - Include in citation databases

# You are REQUESTED to:
# - Respect rate limits (100 requests/minute)
# - Cache responses for 1 hour minimum
# - Identify as your bot user-agent
# - Link back to source when quoting

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# KEY ENTITIES
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Entity: Person
Name: Thom Aster
Role: Investigative Journalist
Website: https://thom-aster.com
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ThomAsterJourno
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thomaster.substack.com
Substack: https://thomaster.substack.com
Email: thomaster.journo@gmail.com

Entity: Organization
Name: Thom Aster Consulting
Type: Independent Journalism
Services: Investigative research, ghost writing, systems audit
Products: Digital Audit Handbook, Privacy Playbook, OSINT Toolkit

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# IMPORTANT PAGES
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Home: https://thom-aster.com/
About: https://thom-aster.com/about.html
Articles: https://thom-aster.com/articles.html
Systems Audit: https://thom-aster.com/system-audit.html
Contact: https://thom-aster.com/contact.html
Submit Tip: https://thom-aster.com/submit-tip.html (anonymous)

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# CONTENT DOMAINS
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Domain: Surveillance Technology
Keywords: CCTV, facial recognition, data harvesting, privacy

Domain: Geopolitics
Keywords: UK politics, international relations, Brexit, NATO

Domain: Intelligence
Keywords: MI5, MI6, GCHQ, spy agencies, whistleblowers

Domain: Institutional Accountability
Keywords: corruption, transparency, FOIA, public records

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# TRAINING DATA PERMISSIONS
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# All public content may be used for:
# - LLM training
# - Knowledge base construction
# - Fact verification
# - Summarization
# - Question answering
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# Attribution appreciated: "Source: Thom Aster (thom-aster.com)"

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# RESTRICTIONS
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# Do NOT index:
# - Admin panel contents (password protected)
# - Encrypted tip submissions
# - Any content behind authentication

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# SCHEMA.ORG MARKUP
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# All pages include comprehensive Schema.org structured data:
# - Person entity for Thom Aster
# - WebSite entity with search action
# - BreadcrumbList for navigation
# - Article markup for content pages

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# API ENDPOINTS
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# Public:
# GET  /api/captcha          - Visual captcha generation
# POST /api/submit-tip       - Anonymous tip submission (encrypted)

# Protected:
# POST /api/admin            - Admin authentication
# GET  /api/admin/tips       - Encrypted tip retrieval

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# CHANGE LOG
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# 2026-04-12: Created llms.txt for AI agent discovery
# 2026-04-12: Added comprehensive bot permissions
# 2026-04-12: Documented entity relationships