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Which websites block Claude-User?

Claude-User is Anthropic's crawler that fetches a page when a Claude user asks about it. Of the 1,278 popular websites we checked, 128 (10%) block it completely and 933 restrict some paths. 120 sites name it explicitly in robots.txt.

How to block or allow Claude-User

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

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

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

Sites that block Claude-User (128)

Popular sites that allow Claude-User

What is Claude-User?

Claude-User is operated by Anthropic. According to Anthropic's documentation, it fetches a page when a Claude user asks about it.

How many websites block Claude-User?

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

Should I block Claude-User?

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.