cohere-ai
What is cohere-ai?
About
cohere-ai is an unconfirmed agent possibly dispatched by Cohere's AI chat products in response to user prompts when it needs to retrieve content on the internet. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often cohere-ai visits your website.
Detail
| Operator | Cohere |
Type
Expected Behavior
Since the operator isn't currently sharing details about the agent's purpose, it's difficult to know how it's expected to behave. Theoretically, it could be used for multiple purpose with different behavioral patterns.
Analytics
Visits to Your Website
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Robots.txt
Should I Block cohere-ai?
It's difficult to say. The purpose or purposes of undocumented AI agents could either be good or bad for your website, depending on what they are.
How Do I Block cohere-ai?
You can block cohere-ai or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
cohere-ai |
Should match instances of cohere-ai |
# robots.txt
# This should block cohere-ai
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
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