KeenableBot
KeenableBot is listed as a search crawler, and the community reference lists its operator as Keenable. In October 2026, 17 sites block it, a 0.3% share of readable files.
Who runs KeenableBot?
| Fact | KeenableBot reference entry |
|---|---|
| Operator | “Keenable” |
| Purpose | “AI Search Crawlers” |
| Does KeenableBot obey robots.txt? | “Unclear at this time.” |
| Frequency | “Unclear at this time.” |
| Cloudflare managed list for KeenableBot | No |
These facts quote the stored community ai.robots.txt reference.
“KeenableBot is a web crawler operated by Keenable for indexing web content for AI search.”
The listed use here is search. Search referrals or a user’s question can give an owner a reason to allow access while declining collection of page text for training.
How many sites block it?
The name occurs in 17 out of 6,171 readable files, a 0.3% share. Across the full sample, the whole-site Disallow: / block count is 17, or 0.3%. Files without that ban number 6,154.
From the highest 1,000 ranks, 552 files could be read. Its naming count is 1, or 0.2%, and the block count is 1. The leading sites have a lower block share, 0.2%. Compare 16 blocks among the 5,619 readable files below those ranks, or 0.3%.
| Readable files | Named by | Named share | Blocked by | Blocked share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeenableBot, all ranks | 17 | 0.3% | 17 | 0.3% |
| KeenableBot, top 1,000 | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| KeenableBot, remaining ranks | 16 | 0.3% | 16 | 0.3% |
This is a count of blocks attached to the named crawler, covering the whole site. Blanket rules for every crawler do not enter it. Of 17 blocks, 1 does not also appear in our count of files naming it. Names and bans overlap in 16 files. We also found 1 file with a name and no whole-site ban, plus 6,154 files omitting the name. Case changes and repeated spellings are merged.
How to block or allow it
Use your site’s root file, robots.txt. Specific groups for KeenableBot take precedence over User-agent: *, according to the robots.txt standard.
Block the whole site
User-agent: KeenableBot
Disallow: /Allow access
User-agent: KeenableBot
Allow: /It's the 157th most-named crawler of the 171 we counted in the crawler index.
How we counted
For KeenableBot, the survey covered 10,000 top Tranco sites, collected on 19 October 2026. A request timed out after 8 seconds, with files capped at 262,144 bytes. Missing, unreachable and oversized files do not contribute to these shares. Collection and repeat readings used scripts/robots_2026_08_06.py (robots.py at app commit 07104ff). See the full survey method.
Common questions
Can a file name it and still allow it?
The 17 files that mention its name do not all record a whole-site ban. Those without one total 1.
How do the shares compare by rank?
Leading files record 0.2% with the name and 0.2% blocking it. Across all readable files, the corresponding shares are 0.3% and 0.3%.
What other entry is close in the index?
Kimi-SearchBot is named by 17 files and blocked by 18, or 0.3%. For this crawler, 17 files name it and 17 block it, a 0.3% share.