SemrushBot-OCOB
SemrushBot-OCOB is an AI crawler from Semrush used for AI-related crawling, retrieval, search, or assistant activity.
SemrushBot-OCOBUser-agent strings can be copied. Use this record for identification, logging, filtering, and review. For allow lists or low-friction rules, pair the identifier with operator documentation, reverse DNS, IP ranges, request signatures, or another verification method when available.
Identification
User-Agent: SemrushBot-OCOB
HTTP Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SemrushBot-OCOB/1; +https://www.semrush.com/bot/)
Robots Token: SemrushBot-OCOB
Purpose: ai-training
Identity: verified-bot
Handling
Common Use: AI crawling, assistant retrieval, AI search, or model-supporting discovery depending on the user-agent.
Detection Notes: Match `SemrushBot-OCOB` as a case-insensitive substring in HTTP user-agent logs. Use bot_http_agent for full user-agent examples when the client sends a longer browser-like string. Do not treat a user-agent match alone as proof of identity for allow-listing.
Risk: neutral
Should Block: depends
Respects Robots: no
Rules
Block Snippet
User-agent: SemrushBot-OCOB Disallow: /