robots txt AI crawlers
Robots.txt and AI Crawlers
How SaaS teams should think about robots.txt rules for search crawlers and AI answer engines.
Separate public and private pages
Public marketing pages, docs, and comparison pages usually benefit from discovery. App screens, account pages, internal search, and private files should stay blocked or noindexed.
Avoid accidental full-site blocks
A single Disallow: / rule under the wrong user-agent can remove the pages you want cited. Review robots.txt after migrations, redesigns, and CMS changes.
Use sitemaps for clarity
A sitemap does not guarantee crawling, but it helps search systems discover the canonical set of pages you want evaluated.
Apply the workflow
Use the tools below to turn this guide into a concrete audit, schema block, answer snippet, or content brief.