RankshiftFetcher
recommended: observeRankshiftFetcher retrieves web pages cited by AI assistants and search engines for Rankshift. The platform uses the content to track brand mentions, source citations, and visibility across services such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.
What it does
RankshiftFetcher's traffic pattern depends on the intelligence being collected. It may revisit specific pages on a schedule, crawl broader sections of your site, or appear only when information is requested. Its request scope and frequency reflect the underlying objective.
How to identify it
User-agent contains any of:
RankshiftFetcher
robots.txt
Well-behaved crawlers honor robots.txt. To control RankshiftFetcher:
Allow full access
User-agent: RankshiftFetcher
Allow: /Block entirely
User-agent: RankshiftFetcher
Disallow: /
Grey-area scrapers ignore robots.txt. Botscope enforces your policy at the edge or origin regardless —
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See RankshiftFetcher on your own site
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