AI crawlers & access
Which crawlers fetch your site, and what blocks them from reading it.
How do AI crawlers discover my website?
Through links, sitemaps, and search indexes — much the same way traditional crawlers do.
Read answerCan AI crawlers read JavaScript-rendered content?
Often not. Assume anything that requires client-side rendering may be missed entirely.
Read answerShould I block AI crawlers in robots.txt?
Decide per crawler — blocking training crawlers is a legitimate choice, but blocking retrieval agents removes you from answers.
Read answerDoes site speed affect AI visibility?
Indirectly. Speed itself is not scored, but a page that times out during a fetch simply is not read.
Read answerCould my CDN or firewall be blocking AI crawlers?
Very often, yes — bot-protection rules commonly reject unfamiliar user agents without anything appearing in robots.txt.
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