Who operates DeepSeek Bot?

DeepSeek Bot is operated by DeepSeek. It functions as DeepSeek's AI crawler.

Does DeepSeek Bot respect robots.txt?

Yes. DeepSeek Bot generally follows robots.txt directives, so you can allow or disallow it with a rule for its user agent.

Should I block DeepSeek Bot?

Block it if you do not want your content used to train AI models. Allow it if you want to contribute to and potentially be referenced by those systems.

Can I see when DeepSeek Bot crawls my site?

Yes. Promptwatch classifies DeepSeek Bot from your server and CDN logs in real time, showing which pages it hits, the response codes it gets, and how its crawls relate to AI citations.

DeepSeek Bot - What It Is & How to Handle It

What is DeepSeek Bot?

DeepSeek Bot is DeepSeek's AI crawler. DeepSeek Bot crawls web content used to train and improve DeepSeek's generative AI models.

DeepSeek Bot matters for AI visibility because the pages it collects can shape what large language models learn about your brand, products, and expertise. Allowing it can strengthen how accurately AI systems describe and recommend you, while disallowing it keeps your content out of training data. Either way, knowing DeepSeek Bot visits is the first step to managing how your brand shows up in AI search.

Tracking which AI crawlers and agents reach your site, and what they do once there, is the foundation of generative engine optimization. See our guides to AI crawlers and robots.txt to control automated access and protect your AI search visibility.

Promptwatch tracks DeepSeek Bot in real time from your server and CDN logs, so you can see exactly when it visits, which pages it requests, and how those crawls relate to citations. Learn more in AI crawler logs.

Track DeepSeek Bot with Promptwatch

Promptwatch classifies DeepSeek Bot (DeepSeekBot) in real time from your server and CDN logs. See exactly when it visits, which pages it requests, the status codes it gets, and how those crawls map to AI citations.

How to handle DeepSeek Bot

If you do not want DeepSeek Bot using your content for AI training, disallow it in robots.txt. If you are comfortable contributing to AI systems, leave it allowed.

To control DeepSeek Bot, add a rule for its user agent to your robots.txt:

User-agent: DeepSeekBot
Disallow: /

DeepSeek Bot generally honors robots.txt directives.

Examples

A publisher reviews server logs, sees DeepSeek Bot requesting long-form articles, and decides whether to allow or disallow it in robots.txt.
A site owner adds a Disallow rule for DeepSeek Bot to keep premium guides out of AI training datasets.

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