Glossary
PerplexityBot
PerplexityBot is Perplexity's index crawler. Vendor docs describe it as a search-index and live-results fetcher, not a foundation-model training bot. Answer Patch records PerplexityBot as fetch. The Fix Report's Technical Access pillar checks whether robots.txt allows PerplexityBot and related fetch agents. Start with a free homepage score; the crawler table is in the paid report.
Why PerplexityBot matters for a Fix Report
The Fix Report's Technical Access crawler table scores PerplexityBot as fetch — the agent that builds Perplexity's index — not as a training token. Blocking it can keep pages out of that index. The report shows the allow-block; it does not promise a Perplexity citation.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does PerplexityBot train foundation models?
Answer Patch records PerplexityBot as fetch, following Perplexity's bot docs for search-index and live results. It is not scored as a training crawler. The Fix Report's Technical Access table shows how your robots.txt treats that token.
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See PerplexityBot in the Fix Report crawler table
Start with a free homepage score. The $19 Fix Report's Technical Access table records PerplexityBot as fetch.
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