# Kimi-SearchBot

Operator: Moonshot AI
Purpose: AI search
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: Kimi-SearchBot
robots.txt token: Kimi-SearchBot

## What is Kimi-SearchBot?

Builds the index for Kimi search.

## How to identify it

Look for the Kimi-SearchBot identifier in a request’s User-Agent. This is a name match, not identity verification. Version strings may change.

## How to check identity

Match the source IP against the current Kimi-published list for this specific crawler, linked from its crawler policy.

## Access and robots.txt

Kimi states that disallowing Kimi-SearchBot prevents your site from appearing in Kimi search results. Allowing it does not guarantee inclusion.

Optional full-site opt-out; merge with existing rules only if intended. Not a security control.

```text
User-agent: Kimi-SearchBot
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

Search crawling shows retrieval preparation; it does not prove an answer cited your page.

## Useful measures

Fetched pages; Failed retrievals; Repeat fetches.

## What to check next

Check intended search pages for successful responses and separately measure referrals.

## Sources

- [kimi.ai](https://www.kimi.ai/policies/kimi-crawlers)

Operator facts are source-backed; interpretation and actions are Apostl guidance.

## Related profiles

- [KimiBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/kimibot)
- [Kimi-User](https://apostl.dev/bots/kimi-user)
- [OAI-SearchBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/oai-searchbot)

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