Andibot
Andibot is the web crawler behind Andi (andisearch.com), a search engine that responds to queries with a direct AI-generated answer drawn from multiple websites — rather than showing a ranked list of blue links. If Andibot visits your site and finds it relevant, your business could appear as a source in those answers when someone searches for what you offer. Andi has a smaller audience than Google or ChatGPT, so the visibility impact is currently modest, but it represents a growing AI-powered search channel worth being aware of. Its robots.txt compliance is not entirely clear: there are signs it partially respects the file, but Andi has not published any official documentation on how their crawler behaves.
- User-agent
Andibot- Does it respect robots.txt?
- Partially
- Official documentation
- https://knownagents.com/agents/andibot
How to allow it in your robots.txt
User-agent: Andibot
Allow: /How to block it (not recommended)
User-agent: Andibot
Disallow: /Frequently asked questions
Should I block Andibot?
It depends on your goal. If you want your business to appear in more AI-powered search engines, allowing it makes sense. Andi has far less traffic than the major players, but blocking their crawler means you are excluded from their results entirely. If you have content you would rather not index, you can block it via robots.txt using 'User-agent: Andibot', though full compliance is not guaranteed.
Can Andibot help my business appear in AI answers?
Yes, in principle. If Andibot crawls your site and determines it is relevant to a search, your content can be cited as a source in Andi's responses. There is no guarantee, and Andi's user base is considerably smaller than ChatGPT's or Google's, but it is an additional channel at no extra cost if your site is already well-structured.
How do I know if Andibot is visiting my website?
Check your server access logs or tools like Cloudflare Analytics and filter by the user agent string 'Andibot'. Most hosting control panels or CDN dashboards let you filter by user agent. If you do not have log access, ask your hosting provider or web developer to pull a quick report.