Source Library

Benchline Reports maintains this source library so readers can inspect the reference material that informs crawler-access, disclosure, and editorial-process reports.

Crawler access and AI retrieval

• OpenAI bots documentation: describes OpenAI crawler and user-agent behavior.
• Perplexity crawler documentation: describes Perplexity crawler behavior and access controls.
• Anthropic crawler help article: describes ClaudeBot and site-owner controls.

Disclosure and endorsements

• FTC Endorsement Guides: reference point for material connection and endorsement disclosure standards.

Benchline policy pages

• Research methodology
• Editorial policy
• Disclosure policy
• Submit evidence and corrections
• Contributors and reviewers

How sources are used

Benchline uses official references to inform process and policy pages. A source link does not automatically support a vendor ranking or market conclusion. Category-specific reports should include their own source notes and limitations.