Captured AI answer · October 19, 2026
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The question asked
“What's a free tool to check if AI crawlers can read my website?”
The engine’s full answer
Free Tools to Check if AI Crawlers Can Read Your Website There are a few good options, depending on what you want to check: 1. Check `robots.txt` for AI bots - [robots-txt.com/robots-txt-validator](https://www.robots-txt.com/robots-txt-validator/) — free validator that shows syntax errors and how specific user-agents (like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot) are treated. - Google Search Console → robots.txt report — free, shows which bots are blocked by your directives (though it's Google-focused). 2. Simulate AI crawler access to a URL - [httpstatus.io](https://httpstatus.io/) — free; you can send requests with custom User-Agent strings (e.g., `GPTBot/1.0`, `ClaudeBot`, `PerplexityBot`) to see status codes (200, 403, 429, etc.). - `curl` from your terminal — fast and free: ```bash curl -A "GPTBot/1.0" -I https://yourdomain.com curl -A "ClaudeBot/1.0" -I https://yourdomain.com ``` 3. Check JS-rendered content (AI crawlers often can't execute JS) - Google Rich Results Test or Search Console URL Inspection — shows what's rendered without JS (use "View crawled page"). - [TechnicalSEO.com's "Fetch as Google" alternatives](https://technicalseo.com/tools/) — some free crawler-simulation tools. 4. Full AI-readiness audits - [llms.txt checker / AI visibility tools](https://llmstxt.site/) — free; checks for `llms.txt`, robots directives, and basic AI crawlability. - [Sitebulb](https://sitebulb.com/) (free trial) or Screaming Frog (free up to 500 URLs) — both let you set a custom User-Agent and crawl as "GPTBot" or "ClaudeBot" to see exactly what they'd see, including status codes, redirects, and JS rendering. Quick DIY checklist | Check | How | |---|---| | `robots.txt` allows `GPTBot`, `ClaudeBot`, `PerplexityBot`, `Google-Extended`, `CCBot` | Read your `/robots.txt` | | No `403`/`429` for those UAs | `curl -A "GPTBot/1.0" -I <url>` | | Content visible without JS | View page source, or use Search Console URL Inspection | | Optional `llms.txt` present | Check `yourdomain.com/llms.txt` | Best single free pick: use Screaming Frog (free tier) with a custom User-Agent set to `GPTBot` — it gives you the most realistic picture of what an AI crawler actually sees across your whole site.
Captured verbatim — engine: DeepSeek (model knowledge — no live web search, so treat it as what AI recalls about this market). One sample is a snapshot of what a customer heard that day — not a permanent state, in either direction.
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