Overview
PopeTech-CrawlBot is a site-discovery crawler operated by Pope Tech.
Its current documented user agent is PopeTech-CrawlBot/1.0 (+https://pope.tech). It discovers pages that can be included in a configured accessibility scanning workflow.
Match the exact token and operator URL. The user-agent string can be copied, so confirm source ownership and whether a Pope Tech crawl is expected.
Sites using Pope Tech may need to allow this crawler. Other sites can monitor or restrict it according to policy.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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PopeTech-CrawlBot - Aliases
- Pope Tech CrawlBot; Pope Tech Crawl Bot
- HTTP Agent Examples
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PopeTech-CrawlBot/1.0 (+https://pope.tech) - Robots Token
- PopeTech-CrawlBot
- Identity Type
- Officially documented
- Evidence Method
- Match the exact `PopeTech-CrawlBot/1.0 (+https://pope.tech)` user agent and correlate the activity with a configured Pope Tech site crawl.
Classification
- Type
- Crawler
- Kind
- Crawler
- Family
- Pope Tech
- Operator
- Pope Tech
- Company
- Pope Tech
- Purpose
- Accessibility site discovery
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Discovers pages for inclusion in a configured website accessibility scan.
- Detection Notes
- The exact token and operator URL are documented by Pope Tech. Confirm source ownership and expected crawl timing when trust matters.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- Medium because the documented user agent can be copied; corroborate it with source ownership and expected crawl activity.
- Risk
- Safe
- Recommended Handling
- Depends
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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# Blocking can interrupt a configured Pope Tech website crawl. User-agent: PopeTech-CrawlBot Disallow: /