Kagi Assistant
SafeUser-agent: kagi-fetcher
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Kagi
1 crawler operated by Kagi
https://kagi.com/Who Kagi is, for site owners
Kagi operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Kagi carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Kagi: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Kagi at a glance
| Operator | Kagi |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Website | kagi.com |
| Official crawler docs | Kagi crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by Kagi
How to block or allow Kagi in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Kagi operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Kagi completely
User-agent: kagi-fetcher
Disallow: /
Allow Kagi explicitly
User-agent: kagi-fetcher
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 Kagi
What crawler does Kagi run?
Kagi operates 1 crawler in our directory: Kagi Assistant (user-agent kagi-fetcher).
Should I block Kagi?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Kagi in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: kagi-fetcher then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Kagi hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Kagi 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.