Timpibot
Timpibot is the web crawler for Timpi, a privacy-focused decentralised search engine based in Auckland, New Zealand. Its primary job is to index the web so Timpi can serve up-to-date search results. Timpi also acknowledges that the index it builds can be used to train language models, giving it a secondary role in the AI ecosystem. Timpi currently has a small market share, so the direct impact on your visibility in tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity is limited — but allowing it costs little and may contribute to future AI training datasets if the engine grows.
- User-agent
TimpibotTimpibot/0.9- Does it respect robots.txt?
- Partially
- Official documentation
- https://knownagents.com/agents/timpibot
How to allow it in your robots.txt
User-agent: Timpibot
Allow: /How to block it (not recommended)
User-agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /Frequently asked questions
Should I allow Timpibot or block it?
There is no strong reason to block it for most businesses. Timpi is a niche search engine with limited reach today, but its index may feed AI training down the line. Allowing it costs almost nothing and carries potential long-term upside. Only block it if you have a specific reason to restrict all third-party crawlers.
Can Timpibot improve my visibility in ChatGPT or Perplexity?
Not directly. Timpibot does not feed ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity. Timpi does state its index can be used to train AI models, but there is no confirmed link to the major AI assistants your customers use today. Think of any benefit as indirect and speculative for now.
How do I know if Timpibot is visiting my site?
Check your server logs for the string Timpibot. To block it, add two lines to your robots.txt file: User-agent: Timpibot on the first line and Disallow: / on the next. If you are unsure how to access your logs, your hosting provider can point you in the right direction.