About this bot
Kernel Search is a crawler associated with Kernel Technologies, Inc. and used for ai-search-indexing.
The primary identifying token is KernelSearchBot. Representative HTTP request identity: KernelSearchBot.
Directory status: Active. Identity classification: Verified with High confidence.
This identity is recorded as honoring robots.txt under KernelSearchBot.
KernelSearchBot is the dedicated Kernel search/indexing crawler and is distinct from the Kernel Browsers automation platform.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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KernelSearchBot
Details
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Kernel
- Purpose
- AI search indexing
- Common Use
- KernelSearchBot is the dedicated Kernel search/indexing crawler and is distinct from the Kernel Browsers automation platform.
- Respects robots.txt
- Yes
Verification
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Match `KernelSearchBot` as the documented identity signal and corroborate it with request-context, network, DNS, or cryptographic signals where available.
- Detection Notes
- Match the `KernelSearchBot` identity token in the HTTP User-Agent or documented request identity. User-Agent text alone remains spoofable.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
User-agent: KernelSearchBot Disallow: /