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How ycombinator.com treats AI agents

Open to agents. Last checked 24 October 2026.

ycombinator.com is open to AI agents: no bot wall, no JavaScript needed, robots.txt restricts some paths, publishes a feed at /blog/feed. Agents should read /blog/feed instead of scraping.

Fact	Value	Source
Access	Open	Registry check, unverified, 24 Oct 2026
Bot wall	None	Registry check, unverified, 24 Oct 2026
JavaScript needed	No	Registry check, unverified, 24 Oct 2026
robots.txt	Restricts some paths	Registry check, unverified, 24 Oct 2026
Machine interface	Feed at /blog/feed	Registry check, unverified, 24 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 ycombinator.com block AI bots?

No. ycombinator.com is open to AI agents.

Does ycombinator.com need JavaScript?

No. The page has real content without JavaScript.

Does ycombinator.com have an llms.txt?

No llms.txt was found.

Does ycombinator.com use a bot wall?

No bot wall was seen.

How should an agent fetch ycombinator.com?

Agents should read /blog/feed instead of scraping.

Use this from an agent

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