CGMSearchBot
recommended: allowCGMSearchBot indexes submitted websites and sitemaps so their pages can appear in CGMIMM search results.
What it does
CGMSearchBot follows an algorithmic schedule shaped by your site's popularity, update cadence, and domain authority. It generally spreads requests across recurring crawl passes, throttles itself to limit server load, and respects crawl rules more reliably than most other bots.
How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
CGMSearchBot
robots.txt
Well-behaved crawlers honor robots.txt. To control CGMSearchBot:
Allow full access
User-agent: CGMSearchBot
Allow: /
Block entirely
User-agent: CGMSearchBot
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
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See CGMSearchBot on your own site
Botscope shows every bot and AI agent hitting your site — and lets you allow, challenge, or block each one. Observe first, enforce when you're ready.
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