Why It Matters for Developer Relations
As DevRel, you need metrics that show developer tool adoption and discovery. AI Crawl Frequency helps you if ai bots aren't crawling your site regularly, your latest content won't appear in ai responses. monitoring crawl frequency ensures your ai visibility pipeline is working.
How to Measure
Analyze server logs for AI bot user agents
Track crawl frequency by bot type
Monitor which pages are being crawled
Compare crawl patterns over time
Action Items for Developer Relations
Analyze server logs for AI bot user agents
Track crawl frequency by bot type
Track AI Crawl Frequency for documentation and tutorials
Measure how community content affects this metric
Share insights with engineering on technical improvements
Industry Benchmarks
High frequency: Daily crawls of key pages
Good frequency: Weekly crawls
Low frequency: Monthly or less
Not crawled: No AI bot activity
Reporting Tips for Developer Relations
Track AI Crawl Frequency weekly to identify trends early
Benchmark against competitors to contextualize performance
Segment by documentation section
Track tutorial vs. reference doc performance
Correlate with developer community activity
Improvement Strategies
Ensure robots.txt allows AI crawlers
Improve site speed for crawler efficiency
Update content regularly to attract crawls
Submit sitemap and build internal linking