type BuildRobotsArgs = {
    /** Absolute origin, e.g. 'https://example.com'. */
    baseUrl: string;
    /** Paths to disallow. Defaults to Payload's admin and API. */
    disallow?: string[];
    /** Whether to advertise the sitemap. Defaults to true. */
    sitemap?: boolean;
};
/**
 * Shape for Next's `app/robots.ts`.
 */
export type RobotsRules = {
    host?: string;
    rules: {
        allow?: string;
        disallow?: string[];
        userAgent: string;
    };
    sitemap?: string;
};
/**
 * Builds robots rules that allow crawling everything except the admin panel and
 * API, and point crawlers at the sitemap.
 *
 * ```ts
 * // app/robots.ts
 * export default function robots() {
 *   return buildRobots({ baseUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SERVER_URL! })
 * }
 * ```
 *
 * The admin and API are disallowed by default — no reason for them in the index,
 * and it keeps crawl budget on real content.
 */
export declare function buildRobots({ baseUrl, disallow, sitemap, }: BuildRobotsArgs): RobotsRules;
export {};