Glossary
Google-Extended
Google-Extended is the robots.txt token Google documents for Gemini and related AI features. Vendor docs and Answer Patch's audit-core roster disagree on whether to treat it as training or retrieval, so that purpose stays contested here. Google-Extended does not block Googlebot. The Fix Report's Technical Access table shows how your robots.txt treats the token without picking a side.
Why Google-Extended matters for a Fix Report
The Fix Report's Technical Access crawler table includes Google-Extended on the scoring roster. Use the report to see the allow-block on your site. This page does not pick a side between training-token and retrieval-token readings when those sources disagree.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Google-Extended a training crawler or a fetch crawler?
Sources disagree. Google's docs present Google-Extended as an opt-out for Gemini and related AI features. Answer Patch's audit-core roster scores it as training. This site's robots.txt also lists it among explicit Allow groups used for live-answer fetchers. Google-Extended does not block Googlebot. The Fix Report shows your robots.txt rule; this page does not pick a side.
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See Google-Extended in the Fix Report crawler table
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