<p>Your <code>robots.txt</code> is the <strong>first thing AI crawlers read</strong>.</p><h2>Recommended Strategy</h2><p>Allow search AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) while blocking training crawlers (CCBot, Google-Extended).</p><h2>Watch for WAF</h2><p>Even with perfect robots.txt, an overly restrictive WAF can block AI crawlers. AI Labs Audit automatically tests real access.</p>
When a customer asks AIs without naming a brand, someone else gets recommended. What about the brands you manage?
Every question asked to ChatGPT without the brand in the answer is a competitor recommended in its place: measured across 6,820 real AI answers.