Overview
HarkBot is an observed user-directed AI agent associated with Hark.
The observed identity uses the HarkBot token and a representative HarkBot/1.0 user agent.
Hark does not currently publish a bot policy, source IP range, reverse-DNS rule, or HTTP Message Signature verification method for this identity. The user-agent string therefore should not be treated as authenticated proof of origin.
Evaluate requests using source ownership, requested paths, rate, and whether the activity is consistent with a user-directed retrieval.
Identity
- User-Agent
HarkBot- Aliases
- Hark Bot
- HTTP Agent Examples
HarkBot/1.0- Robots.txt Token
HarkBot- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Match the `HarkBot` token, then evaluate source-network ownership and user-directed request behavior. No operator-published signature, IP-range, or reverse-DNS verification method is currently available.
Classification
- Type
- AI Assistant
- Kind
- Agent
- Family
- Hark
- Purpose
- ai-assistant
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Visits web pages on behalf of Hark users as part of Hark’s personal AI service.
- Detection Notes
- Do not trust the `HarkBot` user agent alone. Review source ownership, request paths, cadence, and whether the activity is consistent with a user-directed retrieval.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- High when identified only by user agent because no operator-published authentication method is currently available.
- Risk
- Neutral
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: HarkBot Disallow: /