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title: Robots Updates: Managing Crawl Access for AI Search
slug: robots updates
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### Guide
### Why Robots Updates Are Important
Robots updates maintain proper crawl permissions so assistants can reach your AI files without exposing private data.

### How to Manage
- Review your robots.txt monthly.
- Allow access to JSON, YAML, and sitemap folders.
- Add directives for AI-specific crawlers like GPTBot or GeminiBot.

### Pro Tip
Consistent robots updates improve discoverability and reduce crawl errors in AI visibility pipelines.