Question

Can robots.txt block ChatGPT-User?

Some ChatGPT-User requests are initiated by users, so behavior is not always the same as automatic crawling policy.

Practical interpretation

• Use OAI-SearchBot rules for ChatGPT search indexing visibility decisions.
• Treat ChatGPT-User as user-triggered retrieval behavior.
• Keep sensitive content protected by authentication, not by robots alone.

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