AI Crawler Audit Checklist

Igor Nuk
Igor Nuk Feb 7, 2026 · PDF checklist
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Description

A practical, printable checklist that walks IT and communications teams through a complete audit of AI crawler activity on their website. Designed to be completed in under two hours with standard web server access.

What's Inside

  • Complete list of known AI crawler user-agent strings (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, CCBot, Bytespider, Meta-ExternalAgent, and 15+ others) with associated companies and purposes
  • Server log analysis instructions for Apache, Nginx, and common CDN platforms
  • robots.txt audit template with AI-specific directives
  • AI model knowledge test: 20 questions to ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity about your organization
  • Findings documentation template with risk ratings
  • Recommended next steps based on findings
  • Escalation guide: when to involve legal, leadership, or external support

Target Audience

IT managers, web administrators, and digital communications leads at international organizations and NGOs who need to quickly assess their AI exposure.

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