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AI Crawlers Blocked by Robots.txt on Cohere? Here's why it happens, the fix, and how to prevent it.
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 Cohere from accessing your content. This simple fix can dramatically improve your AI visibility.
Why This Happens in Cohere
Cohere states it does not use its own bots or user agents to crawl the web. Its models answer from documents the deploying company supplies (RAG), so visibility depends on being in the sources those companies connect. There is no Cohere-specific rule to unblock, so the real question is whether standard crawlers and the sources it relies on can reach your pages.
Signs You Have This Problem in Cohere
Key pages are missing from the documents and search sources each deploying company connects
No Cohere-referred traffic despite good traditional SEO
Cohere have no information about your brand
Cohere gives very generic responses about your company
How to Fix This in Cohere
Follow these Cohere-specific solutions:
Check your WAF or bot-management rules for challenges served to AI agents
Repeat your private-path Disallow rules in any AI crawler group, since a named group ignores the * group
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
Cohere states it does not use its own bots or user agents to crawl the web. Its models answer from documents the deploying company supplies (RAG), so visibility depends on being in the sources those companies connect.
Source: docs.cohere.com
Prevent This Problem in Cohere
Audit robots.txt quarterly
Stay updated on new AI crawler user agents
Test AI crawler access after any robots.txt changes
Balance security needs with AI visibility goals
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Get Your AI Visibility AuditFrequently Asked Questions
Why is this happening in Cohere?
Cohere states it does not use its own bots or user agents to crawl the web. Its models answer from documents the deploying company supplies (RAG), so visibility depends on being in the sources those companies connect. There is no Cohere-specific rule to unblock, so the real question is whether standard crawlers and the sources it relies on can reach your pages.
What is the first fix to prioritize in Cohere?
Check your WAF or bot-management rules for challenges served to AI agents