Timpibot
What is Timpibot?
About
Timpibot is used by Timpi's decentralized network of independent node operators. The index they build can be used to train LLMs (Large Language Models). You can see how often Timpibot visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors Agent Analytics.
Agent Type
Expected Behavior
AI data scrapers systematically crawl websites to collect training data for machine learning models. Unlike search engine crawlers that index for retrieval, these scrapers download content specifically for model training. Their crawling patterns are typically opaque. Operators rarely disclose site selection, frequency, or priorities. Scrapers may crawl more aggressively than traditional search engines, and the collected data becomes part of training datasets with limited transparency about attribution or usage.
Detail
Operated By | Timpi |
Last Updated | 10 hours ago |
Insights
Top Website Robots.txts
Country of Origin
Global Traffic
The percentage of all internet traffic coming from AI Data Scrapers
Top Visited Website Categories
Robots.txt
Should I Block Timpibot?
It's up to you. AI data scrapers usually download publicly available internet content, which is freely accessible by default. However, you might want to block them if you're concerned about attribution or how your creative work could be used in the resulting AI model.
How Do I Block Timpibot?
You can block Timpibot 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 String | Timpibot/0.9 (+http://www.timpi.io) |
# In your robots.txt ...
User-agent: Timpibot # https://darkvisitors.com/agents/timpibot
Disallow: /
⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Editing Is Not Scalable
New agents are created every day. We recommend setting up Dark Visitors Automatic Robots.txt if you want to block all agents of this type.