Manage how you interact with AI

Discover how you can manage, promote and monetize your digital assets.

Sign Up Now
Back to Dictionary
Access Control

robots.txt for AI

Configuration file that controls which AI crawlers can access your website content.

Definition

robots.txt for AI refers to using the standard robots.txt file to specifically control access by AI crawlers like GPTBot, Claude-Web, PerplexityBot, and others, determining what content they can crawl.

Why It's Important

Properly configuring robots.txt for AI crawlers is essential for controlling how AI systems access and use your content, protecting sensitive information while allowing beneficial access.

How It Works

The robots.txt file uses User-agent directives to specify rules for different AI crawlers, with Allow and Disallow rules determining which parts of your site they can access.

How Opttab Helps

Opttab provides a robots.txt generator specifically designed for AI crawlers, making it easy to configure access controls for each AI platform.

Try Opttab Free