What does Andibot do with a page?

Its recorded purpose is gathering web content for Andi's summaries and sourced answers. The public record does not specify whether each request is for immediate retrieval or advance indexing.

Does Andibot respect robots.txt?

Cloudflare's bot directory says yes, using the `Andibot` token. Because the entry is unverifiable and operator documentation is limited, confirm compliance in your own logs.

Should I block Andibot?

Block it if you do not want Andi to retrieve your pages for conversational search. Allow it if that use is acceptable, while keeping non-public content protected by authentication.

Does Andibot collect model training data?

No training use is documented in this bot. Its stated function is supplying content to Andi's AI search experience.

Can I verify Andibot by IP address or signature?

Not from the available record. It has no verified IP ranges, Web Bot Auth directory, or Cloudflare identity entry, so a matching User-Agent string is not proof of origin.

Andibot: AI Crawler Guide & robots.txt

What is Andibot?

Andibot gathers web content for Andi, a conversational AI search assistant that returns summaries and sources. Unlike a transaction agent, its recorded purpose is to make pages available to a search experience.

A request may retrieve text that Andi can use when answering a question or preparing a sourced result. The available operator material does not document Andibot's crawl schedule, whether a particular fetch is query-time or pre-indexing work, or how long retrieved content remains in Andi's systems. Those details should not be guessed from one log entry.

Access can affect visibility inside Andi because the service needs readable source material to summarize or cite a page. Allowing the bot is not a promise of inclusion, ranking, or citation. Andi still decides which sources fit a user's query.

No evidence in this bot connects Andibot to model training. It should be classified as AI search retrieval, not as a training crawler. A site can therefore make a separate access decision for Andibot without assuming the same choice applies to bots that collect training data.

The stable token is Andibot, but the entry's verification status is unverifiable. There are no recorded operator IP ranges, Web Bot Auth keys, or Cloudflare identity details. A matching User-Agent header is useful for traffic grouping, though it cannot prove that Andi sent the request.

the directory records robots.txt support as true. Because public operator documentation for this exact token is limited, confirm that observed requests stop or change after a rule update. Keep confidential content behind authentication regardless of the robots setting.

Relevant for AI search

Is Andibot relevant for AI search?

Yes. Andibot collects pages for an AI product, so what it can crawl influences how AI systems describe your brand.

Andibot crawls and indexes pages so the AI search or assistant behind it can retrieve them at answer time. A page it has never fetched cannot be quoted, summarized, or linked in that product's answers, so most sites keep it allowed to stay citable. Blocking it removes your pages from that AI surface and hands those citations to competitors.

How to handle Andibot

Allow Andibot on pages you are comfortable having summarized or cited in Andi search. Restrict duplicate, low-value, or operational paths if they should not be used as answer sources. An allow rule does not require exposing account or private content.

To request a complete block, target the recorded token:

User-agent: Andibot
Disallow: /

The entry says Andibot follows robots.txt, but its identity is marked unverifiable and no operator-backed verification method is recorded. Check subsequent access logs instead of assuming the directive worked. If access must be stopped, enforce the same path policy at the server or edge.

Do not allowlist solely on Andibot. Any client can copy that header. The absence of verified IP or signature data means the token is suitable for classification and robots preferences, not authentication.

Examples

A publisher allows Andibot to read its public explainers, then checks Andi results to see whether the pages appear as sources for relevant questions.
A documentation site disallows a staging directory for Andibot while leaving released guides available to the search assistant.
A security analyst sees the Andibot token but does not grant special access because the request has no verifiable operator identity.

Frequently asked questions about Andibot

Learn about AI visibility monitoring and how Promptwatch helps your brand succeed in AI search.

The bot is attributed to Andi and supports its conversational search product. The entry remains marked unverifiable because no operator-backed request verification method is recorded.