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title: "DuckAssistBot: block or allow this AI crawler · DotsAgent"
description: "DuckAssistBot is run by DuckDuckGo and listed under search. Its robots.txt token, whether it follows the rules, its IP list and how to control it."
url: https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/bots/duckassistbot
---

DuckDuckGo · Search

# What is DuckAssistBot?

Fetches pages for DuckDuckGo's real-time AI answers. DuckDuckGo says the content is not used for training.

- **robots.txt token**: `DuckAssistBot`
- **Operator**: DuckDuckGo
- **Purpose**: Search
- **Obeys robots.txt**: The operator says it follows robots.txt.
- **Documented by operator**: Yes, on the operator's own pages.
- **Published IP list**: [duckduckgo.com/duckassistbot.json](https://duckduckgo.com/duckassistbot.json)
- **Documentation**: [duckduckgo.com](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/duckassistbot)

DuckDuckGo says robots.txt changes take effect within 72 hours.

## Block DuckAssistBot from your whole site

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /
```

## Allow it, but keep private paths out

`robots.txt`

```
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /admin/
```

[Add it to a robots.txt in the generator →](https://dotsagent.io/agent-ready/robots-txt)

## Sources

1. [duckduckgo.com](https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/duckassistbot)/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/duckassistbot

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