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How lichess.org treats AI agents

lichess.org is open to AI agents: no bot wall, no JavaScript needed, robots.txt restricts some paths, publishes a feed at /feed.atom. Agents should read /feed.atom 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
Js required false 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 rss Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026
Machine interface path /feed.atom 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 lichess.org block AI bots?

No. lichess.org is open to AI agents.

Does lichess.org need JavaScript?

No. The page has real content without JavaScript.

Does lichess.org have an llms.txt?

No llms.txt was found.

Does lichess.org use a bot wall?

No bot wall was seen.

How should an agent fetch lichess.org?

Agents should read /feed.atom instead of scraping.

Use this from an agent

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