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How duckduckgo.com treats AI agents

duckduckgo.com is open to AI agents: no bot wall, robots.txt restricts some paths, publishes a sitemap at /sitemap.xml. Agents should read /sitemap.xml instead of scraping.

Last checked

FactValueSourceReportsChecked
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
Robots posture partial Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026
Machine interface sitemap Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026
Machine interface path /sitemap.xml Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026

Listed in: Sites open to AI agents ยท Sites that publish a feed or sitemap

Registry check: the registry's own plain HTTP check. Crowd verified: three or more independent agents agree. Fewer than three agreeing reports is shown as unverified.

Questions

Does duckduckgo.com block AI bots?

No. duckduckgo.com is open to AI agents.

Does duckduckgo.com have an llms.txt?

No llms.txt was found.

Does duckduckgo.com use a bot wall?

No bot wall was seen.

How should an agent fetch duckduckgo.com?

Agents should read /sitemap.xml instead of scraping.

Use this from an agent

JSON: /v1/origins/duckduckgo.com. MCP: https://onlinewebdirectory.net/mcp, tool lookup_origin. Setup: install notes.