Robots.txt & AI Crawler Policy Checker
Analyze robots.txt directives, sitemap declarations, crawl-delay settings, and AI bot access policies (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended).
Neutral AI Policy Reporting: Blocking AI training crawlers is evaluated neutrally according to your organization's data licensing preference and does not reduce your search score.
Inspect Domain Robots.txt Directives
Enter any domain or robots.txt URL. Our engine validates syntax, sitemap declarations, and crawler permissions.
AI & LLM Crawler Policies
Declared Sitemaps
- https://airoo.org/sitemap.xml
Robots.txt Summary
Robots.txt Health: 100/100 (1 Sitemaps)
Analyzed robots.txt with 3 directives across 1 user-agent blocks. Sitemap declared. Public indexing allowed.
Evaluation Dimensions
Weighted assessment across key technical and business factors
Parsed 3 valid directives across 1 agent blocks.
Wildcard rules permit search crawler indexing.
1 sitemap(s) declared.
Standard crawl throughput configured.
Diagnostic Findings
Automated architectural, economic, and technical observations
No Findings in this Category
The input parameters do not trigger high architectural or economic risk flags.
Maintain Standard Robots.txt SEO & AI Configuration
Keep robots.txt lean, unambiguous, and synchronized with your active XML sitemap.
Immediate Execution Milestones
- Always declare your absolute HTTPS sitemap URL at the end of the file.
- Review AI crawler blocks (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended) according to your organization's content licensing policy.
- Avoid disallowing CSS and JavaScript assets so Googlebot can accurately render pages.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is blocking AI crawlers in robots.txt considered an SEO error?
No. Blocking AI crawlers (such as GPTBot or CCBot) is a legitimate organizational policy choice regarding intellectual property and content scraping. It is reported neutrally and does not penalize your general search engine indexability score.
Why is declaring the XML sitemap inside robots.txt best practice?
Whenever search bots like Googlebot or Bingbot first discover a domain, robots.txt is the first file fetched. Declaring the Sitemap: directive provides crawlers with the authoritative URL list immediately, accelerating new page discovery.
What is the consequence of having "Disallow: /" under "User-agent: *"?
A root wildcard Disallow: / directive instructs all compliant search engines not to crawl any page on your website, effectively removing your domain from organic search engine indices.
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