What Is atlassian-bot?

atlassian-bot is Atlassian's AI web crawler that indexes custom websites for Rovo, allowing the indexed content to appear in Rovo Search results and be used by Rovo Chat and Agents. You can use Agent Analytics to see how often atlassian-bot visits your website.

Agent Type

Expected Behavior

AI search crawlers index websites to power AI-driven search engines, similar to how traditional search crawlers work for Google or Bing. They regularly scan sites to build and update their index, with crawl frequency varying based on content freshness, site authority, and perceived importance. Unlike traditional search engines with relatively predictable crawl schedules, AI search crawlers may visit more sporadically or in bursts depending on their algorithmic indexing priorities.

Detail

Robots.txt

In this example, all pages are blocked. You can customize which pages are off-limits by swapping out / for a different disallowed path.

User-agent: atlassian-bot # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/atlassian-bot
Disallow: /

Frequently Asked Questions About atlassian-bot

Should I Block atlassian-bot?

Generally no. atlassian-bot enables users to discover your content through an AI-powered search engine. These platforms typically provide attribution and link back to original sources, potentially driving traffic to your site. Blocking it may reduce your visibility in those AI search results.

How Do I Block atlassian-bot?

If you want to, you can block or limit atlassian-bot's access by configuring user agent token rules in your robots.txt file. The best way to do this is using Robots.txt Categories, which update automatically as new agents are discovered. While the vast majority of agents operated by reputable companies honor these robots.txt directives, bad actors may choose to ignore them entirely. In that case, you'll need to implement alternative blocking methods such as firewall rules or server-level restrictions. You can verify whether atlassian-bot is respecting your rules by setting up Agent Analytics to monitor its visits to your website.

Will Blocking atlassian-bot Hurt My SEO?

Blocking AI search crawlers will likely hurt your SEO performance in AI-powered search engines. As these platforms gain market share, preventing indexing could significantly reduce your visibility in AI search results and organic traffic from users who prefer AI-powered search interfaces.

Does atlassian-bot Access Private Content?

AI search crawlers generally only index publicly accessible content, similar to traditional search engines. They typically respect authentication barriers and don't attempt to access private content behind login walls. However, they may index content that's publicly accessible but not intended for search engines, such as staging environments or development sites if they're not gated properly.

How Can I Tell if atlassian-bot Is Visiting My Website?

Setting up Agent Analytics will give you realtime visibility into atlassian-bot visiting your website, along with hundreds of other AI agents, crawlers, and scrapers. This will also let you measure human traffic to your website coming from AI search and chat LLM platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.

Why Is atlassian-bot Visiting My Website?

atlassian-bot discovered your site through standard web discovery methods like following links from other indexed sites, processing your sitemap, or finding references to your domain elsewhere on the web. Your site was selected for indexing to make your content searchable through their AI-powered search engine.

How Can I Authenticate Visits From atlassian-bot?

Agent Analytics authenticates agent visits from many agents, letting you know whether each one was actually from that agent, or spoofed by a bad actor. This helps you identify suspicious traffic patterns and make informed decisions about blocking or allowing specific user agents.