Short answer
GoogleOther is Google's generic crawler for publicly accessible content, not tied to one specific product.
AI crawler guide
GoogleOther: set robots.txt correctly
GoogleOther is Google's generic crawler for publicly accessible content, not tied to one specific product.
Crawler facts
Facts about GoogleOther
User-agent token
GoogleOther
Operator
KI-Console group
AI search
Search or index crawler: sitemap, crawlability, and classic SEO still matter.
robots.txt
Yes, documented
Documentation
Open source documentationWhat is GoogleOther?
GoogleOther may be used by various Google product teams, for example for one-off crawls, research, or development. It is not Googlebot.
Purpose and SEO meaning
The KI-Console group is search. Google says GoogleOther does not affect any specific product directly, but it can matter for Google-internal fetches of public content.
Visibility and privacy note
Blocking GoogleOther can reduce how systems from Google see, index, train on, or retrieve your public content. Allowing it improves technical access, but it never guarantees crawling, ranking, citation, or a positive AI answer.
Google lists GoogleOther under common crawlers and documents that these automatic crawls respect robots.txt rules.
robots.txt for GoogleOther
Use the exact token GoogleOther in your robots.txt. Keep private paths blocked separately if only part of the site should be available.
Allow :bot
User-agent: GoogleOther
Allow: /Block :bot
User-agent: GoogleOther
Disallow: /Straight answers
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What is GoogleOther?
GoogleOther is a crawler or robots.txt control token operated by Google. The facts above show its purpose, robots.txt behavior, and exact allow or block rules.
How do I block GoogleOther in robots.txt?
Use User-agent: GoogleOther and Disallow: /. robots.txt is a directive for compliant crawlers, not a technical access barrier.
Does blocking GoogleOther reduce AI visibility?
It can reduce visibility in systems from Google if those systems can no longer crawl, index, train on, or retrieve your content. The effect depends on the bot type and product.
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