Kimi (Moonshot AI)
SafeUser-agent: Kimi-User
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Moonshot AI
3 crawlers operated by Moonshot AI
https://www.moonshot.ai/Who Moonshot AI is, for site owners
Moonshot AI operates 3 crawlers in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Of those 3, 2 rated safe, 1 rated caution for crawl behaviour.
Blocking Moonshot AI carries an SEO impact score of 2/10 across its crawlers. Every crawler here carries the same blocking impact: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Moonshot AI, set by its least reassuring crawler (Kimi Crawler, rated caution): Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Moonshot AI at a glance
| Operator | Moonshot AI |
|---|---|
| Crawlers in directory | 3 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 2 rated safe, 1 rated caution |
| Website | www.moonshot.ai |
| Official crawler docs | Moonshot AI crawler documentation |
Crawlers operated by Moonshot AI
How to block or allow Moonshot AI in robots.txt
These rules cover all 3 crawlers Moonshot AI operates. Add them to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Moonshot AI completely
User-agent: Kimi-User
User-agent: KimiBot
User-agent: Kimi-SearchBot
Disallow: /
Allow Moonshot AI explicitly
User-agent: Kimi-User
User-agent: KimiBot
User-agent: Kimi-SearchBot
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 Moonshot AI
What crawlers does Moonshot AI run?
Moonshot AI operates 3 crawlers in our directory: Kimi (Moonshot AI) (user-agent Kimi-User), Kimi Crawler (user-agent KimiBot), Kimi Search (user-agent Kimi-SearchBot).
Should I block Moonshot AI?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. That guidance follows this operator's least reassuring crawler, Kimi Crawler, rated caution, 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 Moonshot AI in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Kimi-User then User-agent: KimiBot then User-agent: Kimi-SearchBot then Disallow: /. One Disallow line covers all 3 user-agent tokens.
Does blocking Moonshot AI hurt my search rankings?
Every crawler here carries the same blocking impact: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Moonshot AI 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.