Is your firewall hiding you from AI assistants?
Bot managers block the crawlers behind ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity by default — usually without anyone deciding to. One guide per vendor: where the block lives, the exact settings to change, and how to verify it worked without taking our word for it.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare's 'Block AI bots' toggle and Super Bot Fight Mode hide sites from ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity. The settings to change, and how to verify.
Akamai
Akamai Bot Manager denies or challenges AI crawlers by category. Which categories to set to Allow, how to define missing bots, and how to verify.
DataDome
DataDome challenges any client it can't identify as a known good bot, AI crawlers included. Which categories to allow, the custom rule, and how to verify.
Imperva
Imperva (Incapsula) challenges suspected bots and blocks unknown ones, hiding you from AI assistants. The settings to change, and how to verify.
Not sure which wall you're behind? The free audit names it — and its crawler table is the receipt once you've changed the settings.
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