> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usegrowthos.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Robots.txt Generator

> Create an optimized robots.txt file for your website that ensures AI crawlers can discover and understand your content.

## Make Your Website AI-Crawler Friendly

The Robots.txt Generator is a free tool from GrowthOS that helps you create a properly configured robots.txt file -- the file that tells search engines and AI crawlers which parts of your site they can access.

<Info>
  This tool is completely free and doesn't require a GrowthOS account.
</Info>

## Why Your robots.txt Matters for AI

Your robots.txt file is one of the first things AI crawlers look at when they visit your site. If it's misconfigured, AI systems might skip your most important content entirely -- and you'd never know.

<Warning>
  An overly restrictive robots.txt can block AI crawlers from accessing your content, reducing your chances of being cited in AI-generated answers.
</Warning>

## What the Generator Does

### AI-Friendly Configurations

The generator creates robots.txt rules that balance security with discoverability. It ensures the major AI crawlers (like those from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others) can access the content you want them to see.

### Best Practices Built In

Every generated file follows current best practices for:

* Allowing access to important content pages
* Blocking sensitive or duplicate content
* Pointing crawlers to your sitemap
* Handling common AI-specific crawler user agents

### Customizable Rules

You can adjust the generated file to match your specific needs -- allow or block certain paths, add custom rules, and configure crawl delays.

## How to Use It

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter your website details">
    Provide your website URL and any specific preferences for crawler access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure your rules">
    Review the suggested rules and customize them for your needs. The defaults are a great starting point for most websites.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Download and deploy">
    Copy the generated robots.txt content and upload it to the root of your website.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  After updating your robots.txt, use the Sitemap Analytics tool to verify your sitemap is properly linked and accessible.
</Tip>

## Common AI Crawlers to Know About

Here are some of the AI crawlers your robots.txt should account for:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="GPTBot (OpenAI)">
    OpenAI's crawler that gathers content for ChatGPT and other OpenAI products. Allowing GPTBot helps your content appear in ChatGPT responses.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Google-Extended">
    Google's AI-specific crawler used for training Gemini and powering AI Overviews. Separate from the regular Googlebot.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="ClaudeBot (Anthropic)">
    Anthropic's crawler for Claude. Allowing ClaudeBot helps your content appear in Claude's responses.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="PerplexityBot">
    Perplexity's crawler that indexes content for its AI search engine.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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