# AI Bot Access Checker

## Quick Answer

An AI bot access checker inspects robots.txt for AI crawler rules and highlights whether bots like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot may be blocked.

## AI Summary

TruboRank AI checks AI bot access as a core discoverability signal because accidental blocks can prevent AI crawlers from reaching useful website content.

## What It Checks

- robots.txt availability
- User-agent rules for AI crawlers
- Disallow patterns
- sitemap references
- conflicts between global and bot-specific rules

## Related Links

- /blog/robots-txt-for-ai-crawlers
- /ai-discoverability-checker