Dark Visitor Client
What is Dark Visitor Client?
About
Dark Visitor Client is a headless browser operated by Dark Visitors. 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. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often Dark Visitor Client visits your website.
Detail
| Operator | Dark Visitors |
Type
Expected Behavior
The behavior of headless browsers generally depends who is using them and what exactly they're using them for. Patterns could vary significantly depending whether the operator is human-guided software (e.g. performance testing), or an autonomous AI agent acting like a human.
Analytics
Visits to Your Website
Half of your traffic probably comes from artificial agents, and there are more of them every day. Track their activity with agent analytics.
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Robots.txt
Should I Block Dark Visitor Client?
Probably not. Headless browsers normally don't follow robots.txt rules anyway.
How Do I Block Dark Visitor Client?
You can block Dark Visitor Client 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 |
|---|---|
Dark Visitor Client |
Should match instances of Dark Visitor Client |
# robots.txt
# This should block Dark Visitor Client
User-agent: Dark Visitor Client
Disallow: /
Recommended Solution
Instead of doing this manually, use automatic robots.txt to keep your rules updated with the latest AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.
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