Hark Agent
SafeUser-agent: HarkBot
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Hark
1 crawler operated by Hark
Who Hark is, for site owners
Hark operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Hark carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Hark: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Hark at a glance
| Operator | Hark |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Official crawler docs | Hark crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by Hark
How to block or allow Hark in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Hark operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Hark completely
User-agent: HarkBot
Disallow: /
Allow Hark explicitly
User-agent: HarkBot
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 Hark
What crawler does Hark run?
Hark operates 1 crawler in our directory: Hark Agent (user-agent HarkBot).
Should I block Hark?
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 Hark in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: HarkBot then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Hark 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 Hark 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.