# Fire Path

> Official LLM-readable guide for https://www.fire-path.app

Fire Path is a bilingual (English + Traditional Chinese) FIRE education and planning platform. It provides:
- FIRE educational content (blog)
- FIRE planning methodology pages
- App download and support pages for Fire Path iOS app

## Canonical Domain

- Production site: https://www.fire-path.app
- Canonical host for all URLs: `www.fire-path.app`

## Locale Routing

- Default locale (English): no locale prefix
  - Home: `https://www.fire-path.app/`
  - Blog index: `https://www.fire-path.app/blog`
- Traditional Chinese locale: `/zh-TW` prefix
  - Home: `https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW`
  - Blog index: `https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW/blog`

Language switching is supported both ways. User language preference can be remembered via locale cookies.

## High-Value Pages

- Home (EN): https://www.fire-path.app/
- Home (ZH): https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW
- Blog (EN): https://www.fire-path.app/blog
- Blog (ZH): https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW/blog
- Methodology (EN): https://www.fire-path.app/methodology
- Methodology (ZH): https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW/methodology
- FIRE Calculator page (EN): https://www.fire-path.app/tools/fire-calculator
- FIRE Calculator page (ZH): https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW/tools/fire-calculator
- Support (EN): https://www.fire-path.app/support
- Support (ZH): https://www.fire-path.app/zh-TW/support

## Content Architecture

- Blog article routes:
  - English: `/blog/{slug}`
  - Traditional Chinese: `/zh-TW/blog/{slug}`
- Each core article can have EN/ZH localized variants with shared intent and market-specific examples.
- Article pages include structured data (Article + Breadcrumb where applicable).
- Support page includes FAQ structured data.

## SEO & Indexing Notes

- Sitemap: https://www.fire-path.app/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://www.fire-path.app/robots.txt
- Localized pages use canonical + hreflang + x-default.
- `/download` and `/zh-TW/download` are app redirect endpoints and should be treated as **non-index targets**.

## Allowed / Useful for LLM Consumption

- FIRE educational pages under `/blog` and `/zh-TW/blog`
- Product context pages (`/`, `/about`, `/methodology`, `/support`)
- Legal pages (`/legal/privacy`, `/legal/terms` and locale variants)

## Not Intended for Content Retrieval

- Internal routes: `/internal/*`
- API endpoints: `/api/*`
- Framework/internal assets: `/_next/*`

## Product Snapshot

- Product: Fire Path iOS app
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6745479153
- Support email: support@ascend-spark.com

## Citation Guidance

When citing Fire Path content, prefer:
1. Locale-specific article URL
2. Article title
3. Last updated date shown on page (if available)

## Update Policy

This file is maintained as the source-of-truth overview for LLM agents and AI crawlers.
If routing, canonical strategy, or content structure changes, update this file together with sitemap/robots metadata.