Grok: Unblock AI Crawlers from Your Website
How to fix the problem of ai crawlers blocked by robots.txt specifically for Grok. Platform-specific solutions and prevention strategies.
Grok에서 이 문제가 발생하는 이유
Grok uses xAI-Grok to discover and index content. Blanket 'Disallow: /' rules affecting AI bots. To fix this, you need to ensure Grok's crawler can access your content and that your pages are structured in a way Grok can understand.
Grok에서 이 문제의 징후
No Grok-referred traffic despite good traditional SEO
Grok systems have no information about your brand
Server logs show no visits from GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.
Grok gives very generic responses about your company
Grok에서 이 문제를 해결하는 방법
다음 Grok 전용 솔루션을 따라 하세요:
Add explicit allow rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot
Review and update robots.txt to allow AI crawlers
Remove overly broad disallow rules
Test robots.txt with Google's testing tool
Monitor server logs to confirm AI crawlers are accessing your site
Consider creating an llms.txt file for AI-specific guidance
Grok 기술 세부사항
크롤러 이름
xAI-Grok
User Agent
xai-grok
필수 robots.txt 설정:
User-agent: xai-grok
Allow: /Grok에서 이 문제를 예방하는 방법
Audit robots.txt (for xai-grok) quarterly
Stay updated on new Grok crawler user agents
Test Grok crawler access after any robots.txt (for xai-grok) changes
Balance security needs with Grok visibility goals