01 · Operator
Who operates BuddyBot
- Company
- BuddyBotLearning
- Type
- AI assistant fetcher
02 · Behavior
What BuddyBot does
The ai.robots.txt project lists BuddyBot as an AI learning companion operated by BuddyBotLearning. The product answers children's questions by voice. Its web requests likely fetch content for those answers. The operator does not publish crawler documentation.
03 · Impact
Why BuddyBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Can surface your content in an educational AI product
- Operator is identified
If you block it
- No crawler documentation or verification method
- Unclear whether it respects robots.txt
04 · Allow
How to allow BuddyBot
robots.txt
User-agent: BuddyBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "BuddyBot")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: BuddyBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "BuddyBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} BuddyBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block BuddyBot
Start with robots.txt. If BuddyBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: BuddyBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "BuddyBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: BuddyBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "BuddyBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} BuddyBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for BuddyBot
The operator does not publish a full user agent string. Requests contain the token “BuddyBot”.
07 · Verification
Is it really BuddyBot?
BuddyBot’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about BuddyBot
Who operates BuddyBot?
The ai.robots.txt project attributes BuddyBot to BuddyBotLearning (buddybotlearning.com), maker of an AI learning companion for kids.
Does BuddyBot respect robots.txt?
This is not documented. The ai.robots.txt project lists its robots.txt behavior as unclear.
How do I block BuddyBot?
Add "User-agent: BuddyBot" and "Disallow: /" to robots.txt, or block the user agent on your server.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026