Kagi Assistant
SafeUser-agent: kagi-fetcher
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Kagi
2 crawlers operated by Kagi
https://kagi.com/Who Kagi is, for site owners
Kagi operates 2 crawlers in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots and Search Engines. Of those 2, 2 rated safe for crawl behaviour.
Blocking Kagi carries an SEO impact score of 2/10 across its crawlers. The highest-impact crawler is Kagi Search: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Kagi, set by its least reassuring crawler (Kagi Search, rated safe): Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Kagi at a glance
| Operator | Kagi |
|---|---|
| Crawlers in directory | 2 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots, Search Engines |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 2 rated safe |
| Website | kagi.com |
| Official crawler docs | Kagi crawler documentation |
Crawlers operated by Kagi
Kagi Search
SafeUser-agent:
KagibotCategory: Search Engines
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
How to block or allow Kagi in robots.txt
These rules cover all 2 crawlers Kagi operates. Add them to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Kagi completely
User-agent: kagi-fetcher
User-agent: Kagibot
Disallow: /
Allow Kagi explicitly
User-agent: kagi-fetcher
User-agent: Kagibot
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 Kagi
What crawlers does Kagi run?
Kagi operates 2 crawlers in our directory: Kagi Assistant (user-agent kagi-fetcher), Kagi Search (user-agent Kagibot).
Should I block Kagi?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. That guidance follows this operator's least reassuring crawler, Kagi Search, rated safe, because allowing an operator allows every crawler it runs. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Kagi in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: kagi-fetcher then User-agent: Kagibot then Disallow: /. One Disallow line covers all 2 user-agent tokens.
Does blocking Kagi hurt my search rankings?
The highest-impact crawler here is Kagi Search, rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Kagi Search is a search-indexing crawler, so blocking it can remove your pages from the corresponding search results. Block it only if you intend to leave that index. The remaining 1 crawler in the list above does not affect search indexing and can be blocked separately.