01 · Operator
Who operates Deskyobot
- Company
- Deskyo
- Type
- Other bot
- Official docs
- deskyo.com
02 · Behavior
What Deskyobot does
When a Deskyo member saves a web page link, Deskyobot visits that page. It extracts the page title, description and favicon. Deskyo shows this information next to the saved link.
03 · Impact
Why Deskyobot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Requests follow a user saving your page
- Shows your title and favicon correctly
If you block it
- Little direct traffic benefit
- No published verification method
04 · Allow
How to allow Deskyobot
robots.txt
User-agent: Deskyobot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Deskyobot")
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: Deskyobot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Deskyobot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Deskyobot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Deskyobot
Start with robots.txt. If Deskyobot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: Deskyobot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Deskyobot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Deskyobot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Deskyobot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Deskyobot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Deskyobot
The user agent published by the operator:
Deskyobot/1.0 (+https://www.deskyo.com/bot)07 · Verification
Is it really Deskyobot?
Deskyobot’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 Deskyobot
What is Deskyobot?
Deskyobot is Deskyo's fetcher. It reads the title, description and favicon of pages that Deskyo members save.
Should I block Deskyobot?
Usually not. It visits pages only when a member saves a link, so traffic is light.
Who do I contact about Deskyobot?
Deskyo's bot page directs complaints about saved links to legal@deskyo.com.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026