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What changed
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler anthropic-ai (Anthropic)
- 🤖 AIBlocked Bytespider (ByteDance) entirely
- 🤖 AIBlocked CCBot (Common Crawl) entirely
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler ChatGPT-User (OpenAI)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler Claude-Web (Anthropic)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler ClaudeBot (Anthropic)
- 🤖 AIBlocked Diffbot (Diffbot) entirely
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler FacebookBot (Meta)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler Google-Extended (Google)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler GPTBot (OpenAI)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler meta-externalagent (Meta)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler OAI-SearchBot (OpenAI)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler Perplexity-User (Perplexity)
- 🤖 AIAdded rules for AI crawler PerplexityBot (Perplexity)
- Removed Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2018_kbcm_saas_survey_pdf.pdf for *
- Removed Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/keynavigator_microsite/lockbox-faq.pdf for *
- Removed Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_ach_instruction.pdf for *
- Removed Disallow: /content/dam/kco/stand-alone/kbcm_saas_suvey_9-22-1_2_pdf.pdf for *
- Removed Disallow: /kco/images/2019_KBCM_saas_survey_final.pdf for *
Diff old (2026-06-20T01:10:31Z) → new (2026-08-14T10:10:35Z)
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| 1 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 2 | + # key.com robots.txt | |
| 3 | + # Last updated: August 2026 | |
| 4 | + # AI crawler governance added — see sections below | |
| 5 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 6 | + | |
| 7 | + | |
| 8 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 9 | + # SECTION 1: GENERAL CRAWLERS (all bots not named below) | |
| 10 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 1 | 11 | User-agent: * |
| 2 | 12 | Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf |
| 3 | - Disallow: /kco/images/2019_KBCM_saas_survey_final.pdf | |
| 4 | - Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2018_kbcm_saas_survey_pdf.pdf | |
| 5 | 13 | Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf |
| 6 | 14 | Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf |
| 7 | 15 | Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf |
| 8 | - Disallow: /content/dam/kco/stand-alone/kbcm_saas_suvey_9-22-1_2_pdf.pdf | |
| 9 | - Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/keynavigator_microsite/lockbox-faq.pdf | |
| 10 | - Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_ach_instruction.pdf | |
| 11 | 16 | Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf |
| 12 | 17 | Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf |
| 13 | 18 | Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ |
| 14 | 19 | |
| 20 | + | |
| 21 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 22 | + # SECTION 2: AI SEARCH & RETRIEVAL CRAWLERS (ALLOW) | |
| 23 | + # These bots power AI search results and citations. | |
| 24 | + # Allowing them keeps KeyBank visible in ChatGPT Search, | |
| 25 | + # Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and similar products. | |
| 26 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 27 | + | |
| 28 | + # OpenAI — SearchGPT / ChatGPT Search | |
| 29 | + User-agent: OAI-SearchBot | |
| 30 | + Allow: / | |
| 31 | + | |
| 32 | + # OpenAI — live user requests in ChatGPT | |
| 33 | + User-agent: ChatGPT-User | |
| 34 | + Allow: / | |
| 35 | + | |
| 36 | + # Perplexity AI — search retrieval | |
| 37 | + User-agent: PerplexityBot | |
| 38 | + Allow: / | |
| 39 | + | |
| 40 | + # Perplexity AI — live user requests | |
| 41 | + User-agent: Perplexity-User | |
| 42 | + Allow: / | |
| 43 | + | |
| 44 | + # Anthropic — Claude search retrieval (legacy) | |
| 45 | + User-agent: Claude-Web | |
| 46 | + Allow: / | |
| 47 | + | |
| 48 | + | |
| 49 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 50 | + # SECTION 3: AI TRAINING CRAWLERS | |
| 51 | + # Public content allowed for brand presence in future models. | |
| 52 | + # Proprietary research and internal assets are blocked. | |
| 53 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 54 | + | |
| 55 | + # OpenAI — GPT model training | |
| 56 | + User-agent: GPTBot | |
| 57 | + Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf | |
| 58 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 59 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 60 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf | |
| 61 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf | |
| 62 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf | |
| 63 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ | |
| 64 | + | |
| 65 | + # Anthropic — Claude model training | |
| 66 | + User-agent: ClaudeBot | |
| 67 | + Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf | |
| 68 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 69 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 70 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf | |
| 71 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf | |
| 72 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf | |
| 73 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ | |
| 74 | + | |
| 75 | + # Anthropic — legacy training crawler | |
| 76 | + User-agent: anthropic-ai | |
| 77 | + Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf | |
| 78 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 79 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 80 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf | |
| 81 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf | |
| 82 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf | |
| 83 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ | |
| 84 | + | |
| 85 | + # Google — Gemini training (policy token only — no separate user agent string) | |
| 86 | + User-agent: Google-Extended | |
| 87 | + Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf | |
| 88 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 89 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 90 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf | |
| 91 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf | |
| 92 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf | |
| 93 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ | |
| 94 | + | |
| 95 | + # Meta — Llama model training | |
| 96 | + User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent | |
| 97 | + Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf | |
| 98 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 99 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 100 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf | |
| 101 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf | |
| 102 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf | |
| 103 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ | |
| 104 | + | |
| 105 | + # Meta — Facebook AI training | |
| 106 | + User-agent: FacebookBot | |
| 107 | + Disallow: /kco/images/2017_KBCM_Technology_Group_Private_SaaS_Company_Survey.pdf | |
| 108 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2024_kbcm_sapphire_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 109 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/kbcm_2023_sapphire_ventures_saas_survey.pdf | |
| 110 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/businesses___institutions/2022_kbcm_saas_survey_10-20-22_vF.pdf | |
| 111 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/cf/disclosure/businesses-institutions/lockbox-processing-platform-updates.pdf | |
| 112 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/documents/small_business/kbbo_pay_with_wire_user_guide.pdf | |
| 113 | + Disallow: /content/dam/kco/internal-assets/ | |
| 114 | + | |
| 115 | + | |
| 116 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 117 | + # SECTION 4: AGGRESSIVE / NON-COMPLIANT SCRAPERS (BLOCK ALL) | |
| 118 | + # These crawlers feed less-regulated pipelines and have a | |
| 119 | + # poor track record of honoring robots.txt directives. | |
| 120 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 121 | + | |
| 122 | + # ByteDance / TikTok AI training | |
| 123 | + User-agent: Bytespider | |
| 124 | + Disallow: / | |
| 125 | + | |
| 126 | + # Common Crawl — bulk scraper used by many unvetted pipelines | |
| 127 | + User-agent: CCBot | |
| 128 | + Disallow: / | |
| 129 | + | |
| 130 | + # Diffbot — commercial data extraction | |
| 131 | + User-agent: Diffbot | |
| 132 | + Disallow: / | |
| 133 | + | |
| 134 | + | |
| 135 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 136 | + # SITEMAP | |
| 137 | + # ============================================================ | |
| 15 | 138 | Sitemap: https://www.key.com/about/seo/sitemap.xml |