OAI-SearchBot
Definition
OAI-SearchBot is OpenAI's crawler used to surface websites in ChatGPT's search features.
Plain English
It's the bot that helps OpenAI discover pages that can show up in ChatGPT search answers.
Why it matters
- If you block it, you reduce your chances of being discovered and cited in ChatGPT search.
- robots.txt rules are the first gate it will hit.
- You can confirm access through server logs.