Guide

Overview of OpenAI Crawlers (official docs)

OpenAI · developers.openai.com

Primary source on GPTBot vs OAI-SearchBot vs ChatGPT-User, so you allow search and control training separately.

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It answers 2 questions

  1. What technical setup does my site need so AI crawlers can find, read, and cite it?
  2. How do I get my startup recommended and cited in AI answers (AEO/GEO)?

Read with it

  1. Google confirms no special files or markup are required, which saves you from snake oil. developers.google.com Guide AI Features and Your Website (official docs) Google Search Central
  2. a16z on the shift from ranking to being referenced in AI answers, and what that means for content and measurement. a16z.com Article How Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) rewrites the rules of search a16z
  3. Graphite's Ethan Smith on answer engine optimization: why citations from many sites matter, how Reddit, YouTube and help-center... lennysnewsletter.com Podcast The ultimate guide to AEO: how to get ChatGPT to recommend your product Lenny's Podcast with Ethan Smith
  4. Explains the infrastructure-level controls, and why a Cloudflare toggle can silently override your robots.txt. blog.cloudflare.com Article Control content use for AI training with Cloudflare's managed robots.txt Cloudflare
  5. The clearest allow/block decision framework: keep search bots in, choose your policy on training bots. anagram.ai Article AI Crawlers Explained: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and How to Let Them In Anagram
  6. Shows what ChatGPT's crawler actually renders, which is why JS-only sites go invisible. anagram.ai Article GPTBot Explained: How ChatGPT Crawls, Sees, and Cites Your Site Anagram
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