Overview
DeepSeekBot is an AI crawler from DeepSeek used for AI crawler discovery, assistant retrieval, AI search support, or model-related web access.
Its primary user-agent pattern is DeepSeekBot; related patterns include DeepSeek; Deepseekbot.
DeepSeekBot is not independently verified with Low confidence. The identity type is Observed, and the evidence basis is observed traffic patterns and user-agent evidence.
Robots.txt behavior is not currently confirmed.
DeepSeekBot should be handled according to the site owner’s AI crawler policy, with allow, block, or rate-limit rules applied deliberately.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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DeepSeekBot - Aliases
- DeepSeek; Deepseekbot
- HTTP Agent Examples
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DeepSeekBot - Robots Token
- DeepSeekBot
- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Verify DeepSeekBot by matching `DeepSeekBot` to DeepSeek evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
Classification
- Type
- AI
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- DeepSeek
- Operator
- DeepSeek
- Company
- DeepSeek
- Purpose
- AI model data collection
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- DeepSeekBot is used for AI crawler discovery, assistant retrieval, AI search support, or model-related web access.
- Detection Notes
- DeepSeekBot traffic is primarily detected by the `DeepSeekBot` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `DeepSeek; Deepseekbot`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with DeepSeek infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- DeepSeekBot has high spoofing risk because the pattern is low-confidence or observation-based; do not trust the user-agent by itself.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.