Cohere: Unblock AI Crawlers from Your Website
AI Crawlers Blocked by Robots.txt on Cohere? Here's the step-by-step fix — the causes, the exact solution, and how to prevent it long-term.
Cohere Context
Position your brand for visibility in Cohere-powered enterprise AI applications and search systems.
Focus on enterprise-relevant content and solutions
Create comprehensive documentation and resources
Implement structured data for clear content understanding
Why This Problem Matters
Your robots.txt is preventing AI systems from accessing your content. This simple fix can dramatically improve your AI visibility.
No AI-referred traffic despite good traditional SEO
AI systems have no information about your brand
Server logs show no visits from GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.
Why This Happens in Cohere
Cohere uses Cohere-AI to discover and index content. Blanket 'Disallow: /' rules affecting AI bots. To fix this, you need to ensure Cohere's crawler can access your content and that your pages are structured in a way Cohere can understand.
Signs You Have This Problem in Cohere
No Cohere-referred traffic despite good traditional SEO
Cohere systems have no information about your brand
Server logs show no visits from GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.
Cohere gives very generic responses about your company
How to Fix This in Cohere
Follow these Cohere-specific solutions:
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
Cohere Technical Details
Crawler Name
Cohere-AI
User Agent
cohere-ai
Required robots.txt configuration:
User-agent: cohere-ai
Allow: /Prevent This Problem in Cohere
Audit robots.txt (for cohere-ai) quarterly
Stay updated on new Cohere crawler user agents
Test Cohere crawler access after any robots.txt (for cohere-ai) changes
Balance security needs with Cohere visibility goals
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does ai crawlers blocked by robots.txt happen in Cohere?
Cohere uses Cohere-AI to discover and index content. Blanket 'Disallow: /' rules affecting AI bots. To fix this, you need to ensure Cohere's crawler can access your content and that your pages are structured in a way Cohere can understand.
What is the first fix to prioritize in Cohere?
Add explicit allow rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot