anthropic-ai
What is anthropic-ai?
About
anthropic-ai is a unconfirmed agent possibly used by Anthropic to download training data for its LLMs (Large Language Models) that power AI products like Claude. You can see how often anthropic-ai visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors agent analytics.
Detail
| Operator | Anthropic |
Type
Expected Behavior
Since the operator isn't currently sharing details about the agent's purpose, it's difficult to know how it's expected to behave. Theoretically, it could be used for multiple purpose with different behavioral patterns.
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Top Websites
Robots.txt
Should I Block anthropic-ai?
It's difficult to say. The purpose or purposes of undocumented AI agents could either be good or bad for your website, depending on what they are.
How Do I Block anthropic-ai?
You can block anthropic-ai or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
anthropic-ai |
Should match instances of anthropic-ai |
# robots.txt
# This should block anthropic-ai
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
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