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Which websites block Claude-SearchBot?

Claude-SearchBot is Anthropic's crawler that improves Claude's search results. Of the 1,278 popular websites we checked, 125 (10%) block it completely and 935 restrict some paths. 123 sites name it explicitly in robots.txt.

How to block or allow Claude-SearchBot

# block
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Disallow: /

# allow
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /

Blocking Claude-SearchBot can keep your pages out of Anthropic's AI answers and citations. Check your robots.txt.

Sites that block Claude-SearchBot (125)

Popular sites that allow Claude-SearchBot

What is Claude-SearchBot?

Claude-SearchBot is operated by Anthropic. According to Anthropic's documentation, it improves Claude's search results.

How many websites block Claude-SearchBot?

125 of the 1278 popular websites in our directory (10%) block it completely in robots.txt.

Should I block Claude-SearchBot?

Only if you don't want Anthropic's AI answers to read or cite your pages. Most businesses that want to be recommended by AI assistants allow it.