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How fastcompany.com treats AI agents

fastcompany.com blocks plain HTTP clients: no bot wall, robots.txt restricts some paths, publishes a sitemap at /sitemap.xml. Agents should not fetch it.

Last checked

FactValueSourceReportsChecked
Access posture blocked 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 that block 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 fastcompany.com block AI bots?

Yes. fastcompany.com blocks plain HTTP clients.

Does fastcompany.com have an llms.txt?

No llms.txt was found.

Does fastcompany.com use a bot wall?

No bot wall was seen.

How should an agent fetch fastcompany.com?

Agents should not fetch it.

Use this from an agent

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