YouBot
SafeUser-agent: YouBot
Category: AI & LLM Bots
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
You
1 crawler operated by You
https://you.com/Who You is, for site owners
You operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under AI & LLM Bots. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking You carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for You: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
You at a glance
| Operator | You |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | AI & LLM Bots |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Website | you.com |
| Official crawler docs | You crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by You
How to block or allow You in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler You operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block You completely
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /
Allow You explicitly
User-agent: YouBot
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 You
What crawler does You run?
You operates 1 crawler in our directory: YouBot (user-agent YouBot).
Should I block You?
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 You in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: YouBot then Disallow: /.
Does blocking You 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 You 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.