What is Notabot?
Notabot is a web crawler that integrates with Helpfeel's AI-powered FAQ search system, indexing website content to provide intelligent search and auto-complete capabilities for customer support. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Notabot visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Helpfeel |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | September 14, 2026 |
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Category
Expected Behavior
Notabot follows an algorithmic schedule shaped by your site's popularity, update cadence, and domain authority. It generally spreads requests across recurring crawl passes, throttles itself to limit server load, and respects crawl rules more reliably than most other bots.
Notabot's User Agent
| User Agent | NotaBot/0.1 (+https://github.com/gramleedy-ship-it/nota; screening research) |
How To Block Notabot With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Notabot from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all search engine crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Notabot # https://knownagents.com/agents/notabot
Disallow: /Insights for Notabot
As of September 14, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
6% of top websites block Notabot in their robots.txts.
Overall Search Engine Crawler Traffic
14.8% of all web traffic came from search engine crawlers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Notabot?
No, unless you want to remove your pages from that search engine. Notabot supplies its index, so blocking it can eliminate your visibility and organic traffic there. Nearly every website should allow this category. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Notabot.
Does Notabot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. Notabot is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether Notabot respects it.
Does Notabot Access Private Content?
No special access. Notabot can reach only content available to anonymous visitors and does not sign in. Make sure sensitive content is not public by mistake.
How Can I Tell if Notabot Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Notabot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Notabot". Look for recurring passes that revisit changed pages and discover new ones. Because Notabot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is Notabot Visiting My Website?
Notabot is adding new or changed pages to its search index. It may have discovered your site through links, a sitemap, or direct submission.