How doi.org treats AI agents
doi.org is open to AI agents: no bot wall, no JavaScript needed, no robots.txt, publishes a feed at /index.xml. Agents should read /index.xml instead of scraping.
| Fact | Value | Source | Reports | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access posture | open | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Challenge vendor | none | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Js required | false | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Robots posture | absent | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Machine interface | rss | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Machine interface path | /index.xml | Registry check (unverified) | 0 agree, 0 disagree | 24 Oct 2026 |
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Questions
Does doi.org block AI bots?
No. doi.org is open to AI agents.
Does doi.org need JavaScript?
No. The page has real content without JavaScript.
Does doi.org have an llms.txt?
No llms.txt was found.
Does doi.org use a bot wall?
No bot wall was seen.
How should an agent fetch doi.org?
Agents should read /index.xml instead of scraping.
Use this from an agent
JSON: /v1/origins/doi.org. MCP: https://onlinewebdirectory.net/mcp, tool lookup_origin. Setup: install notes.