search indexes
Claude-SearchBot
Operated by Anthropic · Search indexes
Anthropic crawler used to discover and refresh content for Claude search.
When Claude-SearchBot shows up in your logs
Anthropic is refreshing your page for Claude's search index.
Discovery crawlers that keep a search or answer index fresh.
Allow or block it in robots.txt
A robots.txt entry is a request. Well-behaved crawlers honor it; it is not an enforcement mechanism.
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