01 · Operator
Who operates SBIntuitionsBot
- Company
- SB Intuitions Corp.
- Type
- AI training crawler
- Official docs
- sbintuitions.co.jp
02 · Behavior
What SBIntuitionsBot does
The bot fetches public web pages for AI development and information analysis. SB Intuitions states it follows the Robots Exclusion Protocol (RFC 9309). A separate crawler, SBIntuitions-SearchBot, serves its Sarashina service.
03 · Impact
Why SBIntuitionsBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Documented operator and purpose
- Follows robots.txt
- Your content may inform Japanese language models
If you block it
- Collects content for AI training
- No direct traffic back to your site
04 · Allow
How to allow SBIntuitionsBot
robots.txt
User-agent: SBIntuitionsBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "SBIntuitionsBot")
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: SBIntuitionsBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "SBIntuitionsBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} SBIntuitionsBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block SBIntuitionsBot
SBIntuitionsBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: SBIntuitionsBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "SBIntuitionsBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: SBIntuitionsBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "SBIntuitionsBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} SBIntuitionsBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for SBIntuitionsBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SBIntuitionsBot/0.1; +https://www.sbintuitions.co.jp/bot/)07 · Verification
Is it really SBIntuitionsBot?
SBIntuitionsBot’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 SBIntuitionsBot
What is SBIntuitionsBot?
It is the web crawler of SB Intuitions Corp. It gathers data for AI development and information analysis.
Does SBIntuitionsBot respect robots.txt?
Yes. SB Intuitions says its crawlers comply with the Robots Exclusion Protocol in RFC 9309.
How do I block SBIntuitionsBot?
Add "User-agent: SBIntuitionsBot" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt file.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026