What Is GoogleAgent-Mariner?
GoogleAgent-Mariner is an AI agent created by Google that can use a web browser. It can intelligently navigate and interact with websites to complete multi-step tasks on behalf of a human user. You can see how often GoogleAgent-Mariner visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics.
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AI agents are autonomous programs that browse websites to complete tasks on behalf of human users or systems. Unlike traditional bots that follow simple scripts, AI agents can make decisions, navigate through multi-page workflows, interact with forms, and adapt their behavior based on page content. They typically execute JavaScript, handle cookies and sessions, and may spend varying amounts of time on pages while processing information. Request patterns can be unpredictable since they depend on the agent's goals rather than following fixed crawl paths.
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The percentage of the world's top 1000 websites who are blocking GoogleAgent-Mariner
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The percentage of all internet traffic coming from AI agents
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: GoogleAgent-Mariner # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/googleagent-mariner
Disallow: /Frequently Asked Questions About GoogleAgent-Mariner
Should I Block GoogleAgent-Mariner?
Generally no. GoogleAgent-Mariner acts on behalf of human users to complete tasks, so blocking it prevents those users from being productive with your content. This can create frustration and negative sentiment about your website. Allowing GoogleAgent-Mariner enables users to interact with your website through their preferred tools and workflows.
How Do I Block GoogleAgent-Mariner?
If you want to, you can block or limit GoogleAgent-Mariner's access by configuring user agent token rules in your robots.txt file. The best way to do this is using Automatic Robots.txt, which blocks all agents of this type and updates continuously as new agents are released. 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 GoogleAgent-Mariner is respecting your rules by setting up Agent Analytics to monitor its visits to your website.
Will Blocking GoogleAgent-Mariner Hurt My SEO?
Blocking AI agents is unlikely to directly impact traditional SEO rankings since search engines don't rely on these tools for indexing. However, as AI-powered search becomes more prevalent, preventing AI agents from accessing your content could limit user engagement through AI-assisted workflows.
Does GoogleAgent-Mariner Access Private Content?
AI agents typically only access publicly available content that users can reach through normal browsing. However, if configured with authentication credentials or given access to private systems, they could potentially access private content within their granted permissions. The scope depends entirely on how they're deployed and what access they've been given.
How Can I Tell if GoogleAgent-Mariner Is Visiting My Website?
Setting up Agent Analytics will give you realtime visibility into GoogleAgent-Mariner 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 GoogleAgent-Mariner Visiting My Website?
GoogleAgent-Mariner likely discovered your site through links from other websites, search results, or by following specific instructions to complete a task that led it to your content. GoogleAgent-Mariner may also visit your site if it contains information relevant to a user's request or if your site is part of a workflow it's executing.
How Can I Authenticate Visits From GoogleAgent-Mariner?
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.