AI Crawler Checker
Check if AI crawlers like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot can access your website. Analyze robots.txt, HTTP headers, and meta tags.
What is an AI Crawler Checker?
An AI Crawler Checker analyzes your website to determine whether AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google's Gemini can access and read your content. This is crucial for understanding your visibility in AI-powered search and whether your content can be used for AI training.
The tool checks multiple sources including robots.txt files, HTTP headers, and meta tags to give you a complete picture of your AI accessibility status.
What We Check
robots.txt
We analyze your robots.txt file for rules targeting specific AI crawlers like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot, as well as wildcard rules that may block all crawlers.
HTTP Headers
We check for X-Robots-Tag headers that may contain 'noai' or 'noimageai' directives, which can block AI crawlers at the server level.
Meta Tags
We look for meta robots tags in your HTML that may include AI-specific directives like 'noai' that prevent AI systems from processing your content.
llms.txt
We check for the emerging llms.txt standard, which provides instructions and permissions specifically for large language models.
AI Crawlers We Check
| Crawler | Company | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBot | OpenAI | Training GPT models & ChatGPT browsing |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic | Claude AI training |
| Google-Extended | Gemini AI training | |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity | AI search engine |
| CCBot | Common Crawl | Dataset for LLM training |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple | Apple Intelligence features |
Why AI Accessibility Matters
For AI Visibility
If you want your brand to appear in AI search results (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude), AI crawlers need access to your content. Blocking them means your content won't be indexed or cited by these systems.
For AI Training Control
If you want to prevent your content from being used to train AI models, you need to explicitly block AI crawlers. Understanding your current status is the first step.
Monitor Your AI Search Visibility
Now that you know AI crawlers can access your site, track how your brand actually appears in AI search results. VecDoor monitors your visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and more.
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