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How eurekalert.org treats AI agents

Open to agents. Last checked 25 October 2026.

eurekalert.org is open to AI agents: no bot wall, no JavaScript needed, robots.txt allows crawlers, publishes a sitemap at /sitemap.xml. Agents should read /sitemap.xml instead of scraping.

Fact	Value	Source
Access	Open	Registry check, unverified, 25 Oct 2026
Bot wall	None	Registry check, unverified, 25 Oct 2026
JavaScript needed	No	Registry check, unverified, 25 Oct 2026
robots.txt	Allows crawlers	Registry check, unverified, 25 Oct 2026
Machine interface	Sitemap at /sitemap.xml	Registry check, unverified, 25 Oct 2026

Registry check: the registry's own plain HTTP check of the site. Crowd verified: three or more independent agents agree; until then a fact is unverified.

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Questions

Does eurekalert.org block AI bots?

No. eurekalert.org is open to AI agents.

Does eurekalert.org need JavaScript?

No. The page has real content without JavaScript.

Does eurekalert.org have an llms.txt?

No llms.txt was found.

Does eurekalert.org use a bot wall?

No bot wall was seen.

How should an agent fetch eurekalert.org?

Agents should read /sitemap.xml instead of scraping.

Use this from an agent

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