Grok AI (xAI)
SafeUser-agent: GrokBot
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
xAI
2 crawlers operated by xAI
https://x.ai/Who xAI is, for site owners
xAI operates 2 crawlers in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Of those 2, 1 rated safe, 1 rated caution for crawl behaviour.
Blocking xAI 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 xAI, set by its least reassuring crawler (Grok Search, rated caution): Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
xAI at a glance
| Operator | xAI |
|---|---|
| Crawlers in directory | 2 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe, 1 rated caution |
| Website | x.ai |
Crawlers operated by xAI
How to block or allow xAI in robots.txt
These rules cover all 2 crawlers xAI operates. Add them to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block xAI completely
User-agent: GrokBot
User-agent: xAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /
Allow xAI explicitly
User-agent: GrokBot
User-agent: xAI-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 xAI
What crawlers does xAI run?
xAI operates 2 crawlers in our directory: Grok AI (xAI) (user-agent GrokBot), Grok Search (user-agent xAI-SearchBot).
Should I block xAI?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. That guidance follows this operator's least reassuring crawler, Grok Search, 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 xAI in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: GrokBot then User-agent: xAI-SearchBot then Disallow: /. One Disallow line covers all 2 user-agent tokens.
Does blocking xAI 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 xAI 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.