Captured AI answer · July 2, 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
There isn't one single "magic" free tool that checks for all AI crawlers, but you can use a combination of free, standard tools to achieve the same result. Here are the best free options, from simplest to most technical: 1. Use Google's "URL Inspection" Tool (Easiest & Most Reliable) This doesn't check *all* AI crawlers, but it checks Google's AI crawler (Googlebot). Since most AI models (like those training on web data) follow Google's rules, this is the most important check. - Tool: [Google Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console/about) (Free) - How to use it: 1. Add your website to Google Search Console (it requires a simple DNS or file verification). 2. Go to the "URL Inspection" tool. 3. Paste a URL from your site. 4. Click "Test Live URL". 5. Look under "Coverage". - Success: It says "URL is available to Google." This means Googlebot (the most common crawler) can read it. - Failure: It will tell you why (e.g., "Blocked by `robots.txt`"). That's your answer. 2. Check Your `robots.txt` File (Manual Check) Every crawler, including AI crawlers like GPTBot (OpenAI), CCBot (Common Crawl), Claude-Web (Anthropic), and Google-Extended (for AI training), checks this file first. - Tool: Your browser (just type in a URL). - How to do it: 1. Go to `https://www.yourwebsite.com/robots.txt` 2. Look for lines that explicitly block AI crawlers. For example: ``` User-agent: GPTBot Disallow: / ``` This means GPTBot cannot read your site. If you don't see these specific lines, *most* well-behaved AI crawlers *can* read it. - Limitation: This doesn't tell you if a crawler *actually* visits or if it ignores your rules. It only shows your intended rules. 3. Use a `robots.txt` Tester (Free, but specific) If you want a visual check of your *rules* (not actual crawling), use a tester. Many SEO tools offer this. - Tool: [Moz Robots.txt Checker](https://www.seomator.com/free-tools/robots-txt-checker) (Free) - How to use it: 1. Paste your `robots.txt` content into the tool. 2. Enter a specific AI crawler name in the "User-agent" field (e.g., `GPTBot`, `CCBot`, `anthropic-ai`). 3. Enter a URL from your site. 4. It will show you if that specific crawler is allowed or blocked. - Limitation: It only checks your rules, not if the crawler actually follows them. 4. Check Server Logs (Advanced but Definitive
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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