SKILL.md
AI Crawler Access Analysis Skill
Purpose
This skill analyzes a website's accessibility to AI crawlers -- the bots that AI companies use to discover, index, and train on web content. If AI crawlers are blocked, the site's content cannot appear in AI-generated responses regardless of its quality. Crawler access is the foundational technical requirement for GEO.
Key Insight
As of early 2026, many websites inadvertently block AI crawlers through overly aggressive robots.txt rules, inherited from legacy SEO configurations. An Originality.ai 2025 study found that over 35% of the top 1,000 websites block at least one major AI crawler, and 5-10% block all AI crawlers. Blocking AI crawlers is the single fastest way to become invisible in AI-generated search results.
Complete AI Crawler Reference
Tier 1: Critical for AI Search Visibility (RECOMMEND: ALLOW)
These crawlers power the AI search products where users actively look for answers. Blocking them directly reduces your visibility in AI-generated responses.