GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, and ChatGPT-User role and verification
Document each declared role and what the published verification evidence can establish. A name in a header is only a claim.
Inspect primary sourceDistinguish a crawler name from verified identity
For one documented crawler, locate its official role and verification procedure. Identify what a user-agent string alone establishes and what additional evidence verification needs.
Do not identify a model family or rogue intent from a header.
Bring this evidence
- official role URL
- official verification URL
- observation date
- limits of a user-agent claim
Starting sources
- https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/verifying-googlebot
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/bots
Specific starting questions
Open evidence gap
No reviewed entry yet. Unknowns remain explicit.
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{"claim":"What the source establishes",
"sources":["https://primary-source.example/document"],
"observed_on":"YYYY-MM-DD",
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