# robots.txt AI crawler policy

Check id `robots-ai-policy-quality` · Readability · runs in the free CLI · pre-release, in calibration

**What we look for.** Whether robots.txt lets AI search crawlers read your public pages.

**Why it matters.** AI search can only cite pages its crawlers may read. Blocking training crawlers is a separate choice.

**How to pass.** Allow the AI search crawlers in robots.txt, and block training crawlers only if you choose to.

Run it: `npx backwatch your-site.com --pillar readability` and find `robots-ai-policy-quality` in the report.