How trawl.run treats AI agents
trawl.run is open to AI agents: no bot wall, no JavaScript needed, robots.txt allows crawlers, publishes llms.txt at /llms.txt. Agents should read /llms.txt instead of scraping.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Open | Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026 |
| Bot wall | None | Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026 |
| JavaScript needed | No | Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026 |
| robots.txt | Allows crawlers | Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026 |
| Machine interface | llms.txt at /llms.txt | Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026 |
| AI training (robots.txt) | No preference stated | Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026 |
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Questions
Does trawl.run block AI bots?
No. trawl.run is open to AI agents.
Does trawl.run need JavaScript?
No. The page has real content without JavaScript.
Does trawl.run have an llms.txt?
Yes, at /llms.txt.
Does trawl.run use a bot wall?
No bot wall was seen.
How should an agent fetch trawl.run?
Agents should read /llms.txt instead of scraping.
Use this from an agent
JSON: /v1/origins/trawl.run. MCP: https://onlinewebdirectory.net/mcp, tool lookup_origin. Setup: install notes.