What is atlassian-bot?
atlassian-bot is Atlassian's AI web crawler that indexes custom websites for Rovo, allowing the indexed content to appear in Rovo Search results and be used by Rovo Chat and Agents. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Atlassian |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | July 10, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
atlassian-bot works like Googlebot with a less predictable calendar. Expect recurring crawls across your whole site, at a frequency that tracks how often your content changes and how much authority your site carries. Visits can cluster in bursts when its index refreshes.
atlassian-bot's User Agent
| User Agent | atlassian-bot |
How To Block atlassian-bot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block atlassian-bot from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all AI search crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: atlassian-bot # https://knownagents.com/agents/atlassian-bot
Disallow: /atlassian-bot Global Insights
As of July 10, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the world's top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
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Robots.txt Blocking Trend
2% of top websites block atlassian-bot in their robots.txt files.
Overall AI Search Crawler Traffic
2.6% of all web traffic came from AI search crawlers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block atlassian-bot?
No, for the same reason you would not block Googlebot. atlassian-bot indexes your site for an AI search engine, and its results link back to you. Blocking it removes you from a whole search channel without helping your traditional rankings. For comparison, 2% of the top websites we track already have robots.txt rules for atlassian-bot.
Does atlassian-bot Respect Robots.txt?
Yes. atlassian-bot is expected to honor robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the right first move. Automatic Robots.txt adds and maintains that rule for you, and Agent Analytics confirms atlassian-bot actually honors it.
Does atlassian-bot Access Private Content?
No. atlassian-bot indexes what an anonymous visitor can load, like a traditional search crawler. The bigger risk is content that is public by accident, like a staging site, which it will happily index.
Why Is atlassian-bot Visiting My Website?
atlassian-bot is indexing your site so your pages can appear in its AI search results. It found you through links, your sitemap, or mentions of your domain, and it returns on its own schedule to keep the index fresh.
How Can I Tell if atlassian-bot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks atlassian-bot visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user agent string contains "atlassian-bot". Look for recurring visits spread across your site, like a search engine crawl. Keep in mind that atlassian-bot doesn't publish a verification method, so any client can claim its user agent string and a log match is a hint rather than proof.