Cursor Agent
SafeUser-agent: Cursor
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Anysphere
1 crawler operated by Anysphere
Who Anysphere is, for site owners
Anysphere operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Anysphere carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Anysphere: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Anysphere at a glance
| Operator | Anysphere |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
Crawler operated by Anysphere
How to block or allow Anysphere in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Anysphere operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Anysphere completely
User-agent: Cursor
Disallow: /
Allow Anysphere explicitly
User-agent: Cursor
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about Anysphere
What crawler does Anysphere run?
Anysphere operates 1 crawler in our directory: Cursor Agent (user-agent Cursor).
Should I block Anysphere?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Anysphere in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Cursor then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Anysphere hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Anysphere does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.