# Kimi-User

Operator: Moonshot AI
Purpose: User-requested fetch
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: Kimi-User
robots.txt token: Kimi-User

## What is Kimi-User?

Retrieves pages in response to Kimi user actions.

## How to identify it

Look for the Kimi-User 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 robots.txt may not directly apply to user-triggered actions. Do not assume the training crawler’s policy applies to Kimi-User.

## What it means in your analytics

A fetch may follow a request to read or summarize a specific page.

## Useful measures

Requested URLs; Response codes; Redirect chains.

## What to check next

Check the requested document and the response returned during the user’s task.

## 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-SearchBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/kimi-searchbot)
- [ChatGPT-User](https://apostl.dev/bots/chatgpt-user)

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