01 · Operator
Who operates qoderclicn
- Company
- Qoder CN (Alibaba)
- Type
- AI assistant fetcher
- Official docs
- help.aliyun.com
02 · Behavior
What qoderclicn does
Qoder CLI runs an AI coding agent in the terminal. Its built-in tools include WebFetch and WebSearch. The China edition identifies as qoderclicn, the international edition as qodercli. Fetches are triggered by the agent during a user session.
03 · Impact
Why qoderclicn matters for your site
If you allow it
- Developers can read your documentation through their coding agent
- Requests are user-driven and low in volume
If you block it
- No robots.txt requests were observed from it
- No verification method is published
04 · Allow
How to allow qoderclicn
robots.txt
# qoderclicn has no documented robots.txt token and does not read robots.txt.
# Use a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule instead.Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "qoderclicn")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# qoderclicn has no documented robots.txt token and does not read robots.txt.
# Use a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule instead.nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "qoderclicn") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} qoderclicn [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block qoderclicn
qoderclicn has been reported to ignore robots.txt. Block it at your CDN or web server as well.
robots.txt
# qoderclicn has no documented robots.txt token and does not read robots.txt.
# Use a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule instead.Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "qoderclicn")
Action: BlockWordPress
# qoderclicn has no documented robots.txt token and does not read robots.txt.
# Use a Cloudflare, nginx or Apache rule instead.nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "qoderclicn") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} qoderclicn [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for qoderclicn
The user agent published by the operator:
qoderclicn/1.1.59 (+https://qoder.cn)07 · Verification
Is it really qoderclicn?
qoderclicn’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 qoderclicn
What is qoderclicn?
It is the user agent of the China edition of Qoder CLI, an AI coding agent from Alibaba.
Does qoderclicn respect robots.txt?
No robots.txt requests were observed from it in a published traffic analysis. Its fetches are user-driven.
How does it differ from qodercli?
qodercli is the international edition and links to qoder.com. qoderclicn is the China edition and links to qoder.cn.
Last updated Oct 19, 2026