What is Siteimprove Crawl?
Siteimprove Crawl is an SEO crawler operated by Siteimprove. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Siteimprove Crawl visits your website.
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| Operated By | Siteimprove |
| Triggered By | Customer-configured crawl |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
Why Is Siteimprove Crawl Visiting My Website?
Your domain appears in the ranking, backlink, or competitor data maintained by Siteimprove Crawl's operator. A customer may be tracking your site, one of your competitors, or a backlink that connects another site to yours.
Should I Block Siteimprove Crawl?
Consider blocking Siteimprove Crawl only if you do not want your pages included in SEO databases. It does not influence how search engines rank you, and blocking it will not hide backlinks to your site because those are discovered on the linking sites. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Siteimprove Crawl.
How Do I Block Siteimprove Crawl Using Robots.txt?
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block Siteimprove Crawl from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all SEO crawlers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Siteimprove Crawl # https://knownagents.com/agents/siteimprove-crawl
Disallow: /Insights for Siteimprove Crawl
As of October 30, 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 Compliance
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Siteimprove Crawl Traffic
Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From Siteimprove Crawl?
Siteimprove Crawl usually performs comprehensive, link-following crawls rather than spot checks. Visit frequency may rise while a customer actively monitors your site or a related market.
Does Siteimprove Crawl Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Siteimprove Crawl is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step if you want to block it. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether Siteimprove Crawl respects it.
Is Siteimprove Crawl Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. Siteimprove Crawl is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking Siteimprove Crawl Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. Siteimprove Crawl's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does Siteimprove Crawl Access Private Content?
No. Siteimprove Crawl can reach only public pages, and authentication prevents it from accessing private content.
How Can I Verify a Request From Siteimprove Crawl?
Agent Analytics tracks Siteimprove Crawl visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Siteimprove Crawl". Look for comprehensive site crawls that follow internal links. Because Siteimprove Crawl does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
How Is Siteimprove Crawl Different From Other Siteimprove Agents?
Siteimprove operates separate agents for different purposes, so each agent should be evaluated and controlled independently.
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