Claude-SearchBot User-Agent & Blocking Rules

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What is Claude-SearchBot?

Claude-SearchBot is a crawler used to index content specifically for search-related features within the Claude ecosystem.

Owner Anthropic
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Test if Claude-SearchBot can access your URL

Enter URL to test if Claude-SearchBot is allowed or blocked.

https://
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Is Claude-SearchBot Safe?

Yes, Claude-SearchBot is considered safe.

This bot is verified and generally respected by the SEO community.

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User-Agent String used by Claude-SearchBot

Claude-SearchBot

How to Block Claude-SearchBot?

Add the following standard robots.txt rule to prevent Claude-SearchBot from accessing your site.

User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Disallow: /