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Topic: Cloudflare Ai Crawler Rules

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Primary source: https://aismartventures.com/posts/claude-science-ai-crawler-rules-and-who-owns-the-model

Quick Info

Site owners decide what each type of AI bot is allowed to do on their pages.

Purpose and usage

This page provides short, extractable answers for the topic above.

Key points

  • What pages are covered by these controls?: The controls apply on the site owner's pages, where each AI bot type can be allowed to do specific things.
  • Why does Cloudflare have a role in these rules?: Cloudflare manages internet traffic for site owners and sits in front of a large share of the web. That places it in the traffic path for site owner pages.

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Who decides what AI bot types are allowed to do?

Site owners decide what each type of AI bot is allowed to do on their pages.

What pages are covered by these controls?

The controls apply on the site owner's pages, where each AI bot type can be allowed to do specific things.

Why does Cloudflare have a role in these rules?

Cloudflare manages internet traffic for site owners and sits in front of a large share of the web. That places it in the traffic path for site owner pages.

Sources

  1. https://aismartventures.com/posts/claude-science-ai-crawler-rules-and-who-owns-the-model

Machine metadata