01 · Operator
Who operates Mediatoolkitbot
- Company
- Determ (formerly Mediatoolkit)
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- determ.com
02 · Behavior
What Mediatoolkitbot does
Mediatoolkitbot collects online content for Determ's media monitoring platform. Determ tracks brand mentions across online media and social channels. It offers alerts, sentiment analysis and reports for PR teams.
03 · Impact
Why Mediatoolkitbot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Lets brands find mentions on your site
- Can make your coverage visible to PR teams
If you block it
- No direct traffic to your site
- Your content feeds a commercial monitoring product
04 · Allow
How to allow Mediatoolkitbot
robots.txt
User-agent: Mediatoolkitbot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Mediatoolkitbot")
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: Mediatoolkitbot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Mediatoolkitbot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Mediatoolkitbot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Mediatoolkitbot
Start with robots.txt. If Mediatoolkitbot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: Mediatoolkitbot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Mediatoolkitbot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Mediatoolkitbot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Mediatoolkitbot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Mediatoolkitbot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Mediatoolkitbot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mediatoolkitbot (complaints@mediatoolkit.com)07 · Verification
Is it really Mediatoolkitbot?
Mediatoolkitbot’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 Mediatoolkitbot
What is Mediatoolkitbot?
It is the crawler of Mediatoolkit, now called Determ. It collects online content for media monitoring.
How do I block Mediatoolkitbot?
Add a robots.txt group for "Mediatoolkitbot" with "Disallow: /", or block the user agent on your server.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026