Overview
GoogleAgent-Mariner is an agent associated with Google, used for AI crawler discovery, assistant retrieval, AI search support, or model-related web access.
Its primary user-agent pattern is GoogleAgent-Mariner; related patterns include GoogleAgent-Mariner; a representative HTTP user-agent is GoogleAgent-Mariner.
GoogleAgent-Mariner is unverified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Observed.
GoogleAgent-Mariner is documented as honoring robots.txt directives.
This identity is not included in the operator’s current published crawler list.
Treat the user-agent or identity as a claim and corroborate it with published network data, reverse DNS, signed-request evidence, or current operator documentation when available.
Identity
- User-Agent
GoogleAgent-Mariner- Aliases
- GoogleAgent-Mariner
- HTTP Agent Examples
GoogleAgent-Mariner- Robots.txt Token
GoogleAgent-Mariner- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Verify GoogleAgent-Mariner by matching `GoogleAgent-Mariner` to Google evidence, then corroborating the request with source-network ownership, reverse DNS, signed request data, or current operator documentation.
Classification
- Type
- AI
- Kind
- Agent
- Family
- Google Mariner
- Purpose
- agentic browsing
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- GoogleAgent-Mariner is used for AI crawler discovery, assistant retrieval, AI search support, or model-related web access.
- Detection Notes
- GoogleAgent-Mariner traffic is primarily detected by `GoogleAgent-Mariner`; related patterns include `GoogleAgent-Mariner`; a representative HTTP user-agent is `GoogleAgent-Mariner`. Treat these values as identification claims and corroborate them with source-network ownership, reverse DNS, signed request data, or current operator documentation.
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
- Spoofing Risk
- GoogleAgent-Mariner can be spoofed if identification relies only on a user-agent string; corroborate the request with stronger operator-controlled evidence when available.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: GoogleAgent-Mariner Disallow: /