Agent Grade / AI bots by site / repubblica.it
Does repubblica.it block ChatGPT?
repubblica.it is open to Google but blocks Perplexity. ChatGPT search is allowed, and OpenAI's training bot is blocked. From its public robots.txt, checked 23 to 24 October 2026. It ranks #955 on the Tranco list of top sites.
| Bot | What it does | Home page | Deciding rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Googlebot | Google Search | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| Bingbot | Bing / Copilot | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| OAI-SearchBot | ChatGPT search | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| ChatGPT-User | ChatGPT (user asks) | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| GPTBot | OpenAI training | Blocked | User-agent: GPTBot / Disallow: / |
| Claude-SearchBot | Claude search | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| Claude-User | Claude (user asks) | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic training | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity search | Blocked | User-agent: PerplexityBot / Disallow: / |
| Perplexity-User | Perplexity (user asks) | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| Google-Extended | Gemini training | Blocked | User-agent: Google-Extended / Disallow: / |
| Applebot-Extended | Apple AI training | Blocked | User-agent: Applebot-Extended / Disallow: / |
| CCBot | Common Crawl | Blocked | User-agent: CCBot / Disallow: / |
| meta-externalagent | Meta AI | Allowed | User-agent: * / Allow: / |
| Bytespider | ByteDance | Blocked | User-agent: Bytespider / Disallow: / |
"Blanket rule": repubblica.it never names that bot; a rule for every bot (User-agent: *) applies. llms.txt: Yes. robots.txt is what a site asks bots to do; some sites also block bots at the network edge.
Questions
Does repubblica.it block ChatGPT search?
No. In its robots.txt as checked 23 to 24 October 2026, repubblica.it lets OAI-SearchBot, the crawler behind ChatGPT search, read its home page.
Does repubblica.it block GPTBot?
Yes. repubblica.it blocks GPTBot, OpenAI's training crawler (User-agent: GPTBot / Disallow: /).
Does repubblica.it block Claude?
ClaudeBot (Anthropic training): allowed. Claude-SearchBot (Claude search): allowed. Claude-User (fetches for a person): allowed.
Does repubblica.it have an llms.txt file?
Yes, repubblica.it serves an llms.txt file.
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