From 5b13c2e504c843c2a95981cee1c2655d9f21c8f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: always-be-testing Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:22:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add more concise message about verified bots Co-authored-by: Glyn Normington --- README.md | 16 +--------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 303f009..a206c83 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -39,21 +39,7 @@ Alternatively, you can also subscribe to new releases with your GitHub account b ## Report abusive crawlers If you use [Cloudflare's hard block](https://blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aindependence-block-ai-bots-scrapers-and-crawlers-with-a-single-click) alongside this list, you can report abusive crawlers that don't respect `robots.txt` [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbUZ2vlNSdcsb8LyTeSF7uLzQI96s0BKGoJ6wQ6ocUFNOKEg/viewform). - -## Cloudflare Verified Bots - -If you are unable to make use of [Cloudflare's hard block](https://blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aindependence-block-ai-bots-scrapers-and-crawlers-with-a-single-click) and/or have WAF rules that use the `cf.bot_management.verified_bot` condition based on [Cloudflare's Verified Bots](https://radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/verified-bots), please note that the following AI web crawlers are considered verified bots by Cloudflare: -- Amazonbot -- Applebot -- CCBot -- ChatGPT-User -- DuckAssistBot -- GoogleOther -- GPTBot -- OAI-SearchBot -- PerplexityBot -- PetalBot - +But even if you don't use Cloudflare's hard block, their list of [verified bots](https://radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/verified-bots) may come in handy. ## Additional resources - [Blocking Bots with Nginx](https://rknight.me/blog/blocking-bots-with-nginx/) by Robb Knight