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Can ChatGPT and Claude read your website? A 5-minute checklist

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Search is changing: more people ask ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity instead of opening Google. If those assistants cannot read your site, you will not be quoted. Here is a five-minute checklist. 1. robots.txt: are AI bots blocked? Open yoursite.com/robots.txt and look for these user agents: GPTBot ,…

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  1. 2026-10-16 14:38 · DEV Community — AI
    Can ChatGPT and Claude read your website? A 5-minute checklist

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