Kernel
recommended: observeKernel is a browsers as a service platform that enables AI agents to browse the internet.
How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
kernel
How to verify it's genuine
Kernel signs its requests with Web Bot Auth. Botscope verifies the HTTP Message Signature against the operator's published key directory — a forged signature is flagged instantly. View the key directory ↗
robots.txt
Well-behaved crawlers honor robots.txt. To control Kernel:
Allow full access
User-agent: kernel
Allow: /Block entirely
User-agent: kernel
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
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References
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