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Check AI crawler access

A practical AI crawler access checker path that keeps the method and evidence visible.

5 solutions

Start free

manual

Inspect robots.txt, response headers, meta robots, canonical tags, and rendered HTML for the URL that matters.

Last checked: 2026-07-23.

open source

A local CLI for inspecting AEO-oriented content and technical signals without runtime service dependencies.

Last checked: 2026-07-23.

open source

A CLI-oriented technical audit project for reviewing answer-engine optimization signals.

Last checked: 2026-07-23.

build

Fetch robots.txt, headers, and HTML; evaluate access directives, canonical data, and rendered output; then produce a fix list.

Best for: Teams that need inspectable checks for many public URLs.
Software cost: Your own code and hosting
Runtime / provider cost: Request and rendering infrastructure costs.
Setup effort: Medium
Maintenance effort: Medium
Skill level: Intermediate
License: Not applicable
Status: Verified
Data location: Your chosen report output.
Limitation: The result is an access diagnosis, not proof of indexing or citation.
Source: Guide
Last checked: 2026-07-23

Last checked: 2026-07-23.

Paid shortcuts

Optional vendor-hosted shortcuts after you understand the free and self-directed path.

commercial

Checks robots.txt, meta robots and X-Robots-Tag access for search and AI crawlers.

Best for: Technical access diagnosis
Software cost: Free
Runtime / provider cost: Included in the listed plan unless the vendor states otherwise.
Setup effort: Low
Maintenance effort: Low
Skill level: Beginner
License: Not applicable
Status: Verified
Data location: Vendor-hosted service.
Limitation: Allowed access does not prove indexing or citation; safety scores are methodology outputs.
Source: Official source
Last checked: 2026-07-15

Last checked: 2026-07-15.

Use an AI crawler access checker to inspect the exact URL before assuming a crawler can read it.