Crawl Control Tool

    robots.txt Generator — Control Search & AI Crawlers

    Build a valid robots.txt in minutes: allow or block Googlebot, GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers, then validate and download — free.

    Configuration
    Configure crawl rules and bot access permissions

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    Advanced Control

    Unlock advanced features for professional-grade bot management and earn XP

    Advanced Crawl Delay
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    Set custom crawl delays for different bots to control server load

    +15 XP

    Multiple Sitemaps
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    Define multiple sitemaps for better organization and faster indexing

    +20 XP

    Bot-Specific Rules
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    Create customized access rules for different search engines and AI bots

    +25 XP

    Advanced Path Patterns
    Locked

    Use wildcards and advanced patterns for precise crawl control

    +30 XP

    Host Directive
    Locked

    Specify preferred domain for search engines (useful for www vs non-www)

    +10 XP

    Request Rate Limiting
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    Control bot request rates to prevent server overload

    +25 XP
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    This is how your robots.txt file will look

    Quick Tips

    • Place the robots.txt file in your website's root directory
    • Use specific paths for better control over crawling
    • Premium fields provide advanced bot management capabilities
    • Unlock premium features to earn XP and level up your expertise

    A robots.txt file tells web crawlers which parts of your site they may request. It lives at the root of your domain and is the first thing well-behaved bots check before crawling.

    Use the generator above to assemble a syntactically correct file — set a default access policy, fine-tune path rules, declare your sitemap, and validate before you publish.

    How it works

    1. 1

      Choose a default access policy

      Start by allowing all crawlers, blocking all crawlers, or switching to custom rules for fine-grained control.

    2. 2

      Add path and crawl rules

      List the directories to disallow or allow, and optionally set a crawl-delay to ease load from aggressive bots.

    3. 3

      Declare your sitemap

      Point crawlers at your sitemap.xml so they can discover every important page on your site.

    4. 4

      Validate and download

      Check the syntax with one click, then download robots.txt and upload it to your domain's root directory.

    Examples

    Allow every crawler

    The most permissive baseline — an empty Disallow allows everything.

    robots.txt
    User-agent: *
    Disallow:

    Block AI training crawlers, keep search engines

    AI training tokens are separate from search crawlers, so this stays fully indexable in Google and Bing.

    robots.txt
    User-agent: GPTBot
    Disallow: /
    
    User-agent: CCBot
    Disallow: /
    
    User-agent: Google-Extended
    Disallow: /

    Block a private area for all bots

    Keep admin and checkout paths out of crawlers while exposing your sitemap.

    robots.txt
    User-agent: *
    Disallow: /admin/
    Disallow: /cart/
    
    Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

    Frequently asked questions