What is KimiBot? AI crawler guide
KimiBot is a crawler or fetcher associated with Moonshot AI. See source-graded user-agent, robots.txt, verification, and observation guidance.
What is KimiBot?
KimiBot is a documented Moonshot AI crawler or fetcher. Moonshot AI crawler for content that may be used to improve its Kimi models.
Evidence status
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Evidence | Officially documented |
| Lifecycle | Active |
| Purpose | training |
| robots.txt posture | honors |
| Source checked | 2026-08-11 |
Documented user-agent
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko); compatible; KimiBot/1.0; +https://www.kimi.com/policies/kimi-crawlers
robots.txt allow example
User-agent: KimiBot Allow: /
robots.txt block example
User-agent: KimiBot Disallow: /
What the rule can and cannot do
Robots.txt expresses an access policy to compliant automated crawlers. It does not authenticate the sender, remove content already collected, or guarantee that a model will use or not use content.
How to verify a request
- Match the complete documented user-agent where one exists. A match is only a clue.
- Use the operator-published check: Published IP ranges.
- Keep the observed request, operator documentation, and any inference as separate fields.
JavaScript behavior
The cited operator material does not verify JavaScript rendering. Serve useful HTML before client-side JavaScript where possible.
Related bots
- GPTBot: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- MistralAI-Training: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- Bytespider: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- Applebot-Extended: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- Meta-ExternalAgent: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- CCBot: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- ClaudeBot: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- AI2Bot: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- Google-Extended: Also tracked as a training crawler.
- AI Training Opt-Out: KimiBot is a training crawler tied to this policy decision.
- Robots.txt: Robots.txt is the control file used to allow or block KimiBot.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is KimiBot?
KimiBot is a officially documented crawler or fetcher record associated with Moonshot AI.
What user-agent does KimiBot use?
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko); compatible; KimiBot/1.0; +https://www.kimi.com/policies/kimi-crawlers. Check the evidence status before attributing a matching request.
Can KimiBot be blocked in robots.txt?
The record identifies KimiBot as the token to review. Robots.txt is a request policy, not proof of model use or non-use.
How can I verify a KimiBot request?
Start with the full user-agent, then use published ip ranges from the operator. A user-agent match alone is not proof.
Data & Sources
- Moonshot AI documentation - Primary source for KimiBot crawler details.
- KimiBot verification: Published IP ranges - Verification information published for KimiBot.