Moonshot AI
Kimi-SearchBot
Builds the index for Kimi search.
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KimiBot
Collects content that may train Kimi foundation models.
Operated by Moonshot AI
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HTTP identifierKimiBot
IdentityVerify beyond the name
THE SIGNAL
What this visit tells you
A KimiBot fetch records content collection for potential training. It does not show that your page entered a training dataset.
Collected paths
Crawl volume
Bytes served
Your next move
Choose the KimiBot training policy independently of Kimi-SearchBot and Kimi-User.
The technical details
MarkdownHow to identify it
Look for the KimiBot 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
Disallow KimiBot to signal that your content should not be used for foundation-model training. Set Kimi-SearchBot access independently.
Optional full-site opt-out. Merge with existing rules only if intended. robots.txt does not secure private content.
User-agent: KimiBot
Disallow: /Seeing 403 or 404 responses?
403 means access was denied; 404 means the resource was not found. Compare the public path, request time, edge security event and origin response to find the cause.
Separate intended restrictions and secret-file probes from pages that should work. A User-Agent name alone does not justify allowing a request.
SourcesReviewed 2026-09-14
Identity and purpose are based on these sources. Analytics interpretation and suggested checks are Apostl guidance.
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