AI crawler profile
What is Timpibot? How to allow or block Timpi's crawler
Operator
Timpi
Purpose
AI search & live answers
robots.txt
Compliance unknown
Official docs
None published
Timpibot builds the index for Timpi, a decentralized search project whose index is also positioned as training-quality data for AI. It's a young project with a smaller footprint than the major crawlers — you'll see it occasionally in logs rather than constantly.
Does Timpibot respect robots.txt?
Timpi publishes limited crawler documentation; compliance reports are sparse. If blocking matters, verify behavior in your logs and back the block with a firewall rule.
Block Timpibot with robots.txt
User-agent: Timpibot Disallow: /
⚠ Because Timpibot's robots.txt compliance is unreliable, pair this with a firewall or CDN rule matching the user-agent string if blocking actually matters to you.
Explicitly allow Timpibot
User-agent: Timpibot Allow: /
Should you block Timpibot?
For most sites, no. Timpibot powers visibility: blocking it removes your pages from the cited answers Timpi's assistant shows its users — the AI-era equivalent of de-indexing yourself from a search engine. Block it only if you deliberately don't want that audience. Our guide on blocking AI bots covers the trade-offs in detail.
Check and monitor Timpibot on your site
- AI Crawler Access Checker — see whether your current robots.txt allows or blocks Timpibot.
- robots.txt Generator for AI Bots — build a robots.txt with per-bot rules for all 28 known AI crawlers.
- AI Bot Log Analyzer — paste server logs and count real Timpibot hits, entirely in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
What is Timpibot?
Timpibot is Timpi's agent for AI search and live answers. Crawler for Timpi's decentralized search index.
Does Timpibot respect robots.txt?
Timpi publishes limited crawler documentation; compliance reports are sparse. If blocking matters, verify behavior in your logs and back the block with a firewall rule.
How do I block Timpibot?
Add "User-agent: Timpibot" followed by "Disallow: /" to your robots.txt file. Because this bot's robots.txt compliance is not reliable, enforce the block with firewall or CDN rules (for example a Cloudflare WAF rule matching the user agent) if it matters to you.
Does blocking Timpibot hurt my Google rankings?
No. Timpibot is separate from Googlebot, which handles Google Search indexing. Blocking Timpibot has no effect on your traditional search rankings, but it does remove your pages from the AI answers Timpi's assistant serves to its users.
How can I tell if Timpibot is crawling my site?
Search your server access logs for the string "Timpibot". Our free AI Bot Log Analyzer does this in your browser: paste a log file and it counts hits per AI crawler, including Timpibot, with per-path breakdowns.
Part of our directory of every known AI crawler, refreshed monthly. Last verified: 2026-07-18.