AI Bot Directory / ClaudeBot
What is ClaudeBot?
ClaudeBot is Anthropic's bulk crawler that collects web content for training AI models. It doesn't drive traffic back to your site directly, but the content it collects shapes what future models know — and say — about you.
Last 7 days: 69 hits across 1 reporting sites. Live aggregate data on the AI Crawler Traffic Report.
How to spot ClaudeBot in your logs
Look for this token in the request User-Agent (case-insensitive):
claudebot
Should you allow or block ClaudeBot?
Blocking it keeps your content out of future training data, at the cost of future models knowing less about you. Most brands chasing AI visibility leave it allowed.
To block it anyway, add this to your robots.txt:
User-agent: ClaudeBot Disallow: /
Note: robots.txt is a request, not a lock — well-behaved crawlers honor it; verify with your own traffic data.
Is ClaudeBot visiting your site?
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