Link CLI
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How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
link-cli
How to verify it's genuine
Link CLI 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 Link CLI:
Allow full access
User-agent: link-cli
Allow: /Block entirely
User-agent: link-cli
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
see how →
References
See Link CLI on your own site
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