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robots.txt AI Policy Monitor | GPTBot ClaudeBot

Detect AI crawler block policies in robots.txt and monitor policy shifts over time. Export compact or full JSON for SEO and governance workflows.

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from $11.00 / 1,000 results

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太郎山田

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Output First: What You Get

Each checked domain returns policy summary plus crawler-level status.

{
  "domain": "nytimes.com",
  "status": "ok",
  "summary": {
    "totalCrawlers": 16,
    "blocked": 8,
    "partialBlock": 2,
    "allowed": 6
  },
  "aiPolicies": [
    {
      "crawler": "GPTBot",
      "company": "OpenAI",
      "blocked": true,
      "partialBlock": false,
      "allowed": false
    }
  ],
  "changes": [
    {
      "crawler": "PerplexityBot",
      "type": "allowed_to_blocked",
      "from": "allowed",
      "to": "blocked"
    }
  ]
}

Input Examples

Demo run (safe trial):

{
  "domains": ["openai.com", "google.com"],
  "demoMode": true
}

Production run:

{
  "domains": ["nytimes.com", "github.com", "openai.com"],
  "delivery": "webhook",
  "webhookUrl": "https://example.com/apify/webhook",
  "concurrency": 5,
  "demoMode": false
}

Demo Mode (Conversion-Friendly, Non-Abusive)

When demoMode=true:

Domain count is capped at 1
Output is compact (limited policy fields)
Webhook delivery is disabled (dataset only)
Snapshot writes are disabled

Upgrade signal is included in meta.upgradeHint so users can unlock bulk monitoring.

AI Crawlers Covered

Includes GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, CCBot, Bytespider, PerplexityBot, and more.

Common Use Cases

SEO teams: AI crawler policy audits
Publishers: policy governance and change tracking
AI companies: crawler access monitoring
Researchers: AI opt-out trend measurement

Cost Notes

Uses public robots.txt only
No external API or proxy dependency required

Commercial Ops

Set up .env:

$cp -n .env.example .env

Cloud task/schedule setup:

$npm run apify:cloud:setup

Live checks:

npm run canary:check
npm run contract:test:live

OpenClaw cron examples:

openclaw-cron-commands.md

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