AI CRAWLER ACCESS CHECKER

Can ChatGPT Search and Other AI Crawlers Reach Your Website?

AI search visibility starts with access. Verify whether OAI-SearchBot and other relevant crawler policies block critical pages.

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Free AI crawler access check

Enter a domain. The scan isolates crawl and AI-access evidence.

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Public HTTP/HTTPS surfaces only. Private or local targets fail closed.

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One robots.txt verdict is not enough.

AI access is evaluated across base crawlability, bot policies, and discovery surfaces.

01 / BASE ACCESS

HTTP & Indexability

HTTP status codes, redirect chains, sitemaps and noindex headers are evaluated together.

02 / BOT POLICIES

Bot-Specific Governance

Evaluates training crawlers vs search crawlers separately, including fallback wildcard groups.

03 / DISCOVERY

Agent Discovery Layer

Ensures AI crawler permissions and content guidance are decoupled and correctly signaled.

EPISTEMIC BOUNDARY

What this check does not assume

Allowing AI bots does not guarantee inclusion in ChatGPT answers or search citations.

DISCLOSURE

We do not simulate behind-the-login or authenticated crawler sessions.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between GPTBot and OAI-SearchBot?

GPTBot collects data for model training, whereas OAI-SearchBot powers real-time search queries inside ChatGPT Search.

Should I block all AI crawlers?

Blocking all crawlers prevents both model training and citation in AI search engines. A granular policy is generally recommended.

How does HTML&HTML test robots.txt?

It parses the canonical robots.txt according to RFC 9309 and evaluates specific user-agent rules against public URLs.

Prove the claim 'AI can access us.'

Convert robots, header, and redirect findings into implementation contracts with tests and rollback plans.

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Your customer asks AI ‘who should I choose?’ Is your website in the consideration set?

If you want AI search visibility, start with the basic question: can the relevant crawler reach your critical page? Verify OAI-SearchBot and other AI crawler policies with evidence.

BE DISCOVERABLE BY AI

robots.txt, sitemaps, canonicals, indexability and AI crawler access form the discovery foundation.

BE UNDERSTANDABLE

GEO, AEO, LLMO, entity graphs, schema and answer extractability reduce machine ambiguity.

BE SOURCE-READY

RAG/retrieval, original information, E-E-A-T, freshness and evidence support source eligibility.

TURN OPPORTUNITY INTO DEMAND

AAO, accessible journeys, intact links, measurable referrals and clear CTAs connect AI discovery to commercial action.

Recommendations, rankings, citations, traffic, customers and revenue are not guaranteed. HTML&HTML measures website-side technical and content blockers; it does not claim control over external AI systems.