DuckDuckGo · AI-answer fetcher
DuckAssistBot: what it is & how to allow or block it
DuckAssistBot supports DuckDuckGo's AI-assisted answer features, fetching content to generate summaries with sources. DuckDuckGo documents that DuckAssistBot honors robots.txt.
- User-agent
DuckAssistBot- Operator
- DuckDuckGo
- Type
- AI-answer fetcher
- robots.txt
- DuckDuckGo documents that DuckAssistBot honors robots.txt.
- Official docs
- duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/duc
What allowing or blocking DuckAssistBot means
Allowing DuckAssistBot makes your content eligible for DuckDuckGo's AI answers and source links.
Block DuckAssistBot (robots.txt)
# Block DuckAssistBot User-agent: DuckAssistBot Disallow: /
Allow DuckAssistBot (robots.txt)
# Allow DuckAssistBot User-agent: DuckAssistBot Allow: /
Declare your policy in llms.txt
robots.txt controls access; llms.txt states your intent in a machine-readable way LLMs prefer. Keep them consistent. The llms.txt generator lets you set DuckAssistBot to allowed or restricted and emits a compliant file.
FAQ
How do I control DuckAssistBot?
Set your preference with a User-agent: DuckAssistBot rule in robots.txt; DuckDuckGo documents that it is honored.