AI Crawling
AI Crawling is the process by which AI bots (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) scan the web to collect data. This crawl feeds language models and powers AI-generated responses.
Why It Matters for GEO
Without AI Crawling, your content does not exist for AI engines. The first step of any GEO strategy is ensuring AI bots can access and index your site.
How to Optimize
- Check robots.txt (allow AI bots)
- Create an accessible sitemap.xml
- Ensure content is not behind a login wall
- Avoid JavaScript-only rendering
Bots to Allow
- GPTBot (OpenAI)
- ClaudeBot + anthropic-ai (Anthropic)
- PerplexityBot (Perplexity)
- Google-Extended (Google AI)