Chrome-Lighthouse
Operated by Google. Last seen today.
What is Chrome-Lighthouse?
About
Chrome-Lighthouse is a developer helper operated by Google. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
Type
Developer Helper
Used by developers to test website functionality
Expected Behavior
Developer Helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.
Insights
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Chrome-Lighthouse?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
Chrome-Lighthouse |
Should match instances of Chrome-Lighthouse |
You can block Chrome-Lighthouse or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This blocks Chrome-Lighthouse
User-agent: Chrome-Lighthouse
Disallow: /