Short answer
Kimi-User is observed as a user agent for Kimi-related, user-triggered AI fetches; clear official bot documentation is not available.
AI crawler guide
Kimi-User: set robots.txt correctly
Kimi-User is observed as a user agent for Kimi-related, user-triggered AI fetches; clear official bot documentation is not available.
Crawler facts
Facts about Kimi-User
User-agent token
Kimi-User
Operator
Moonshot AI / Kimi
KI-Console group
Live fetches
Regional crawler with lower priority for CH/DACH unless the target market fits.
robots.txt
Not clearly documented
Documentation
No clear official documentation found for this exact token.
What is Kimi-User?
Kimi is an AI assistant from Moonshot AI. For the exact Kimi-User token, no strong public operator documentation comparable to OpenAI or Google is known.
Purpose and SEO meaning
The KI-Console group is live fetch and the acquisition category is regional. Treat visits as a possible Kimi or Moonshot signal, not as confirmed product proof.
Visibility and privacy note
Blocking Kimi-User can reduce how systems from Moonshot AI / Kimi 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.
robots.txt behavior for Kimi-User is not clearly documented officially. The snippets are still the right public policy for compliant crawlers.
robots.txt for Kimi-User
Use the exact token Kimi-User in your robots.txt. Keep private paths blocked separately if only part of the site should be available.
Allow :bot
User-agent: Kimi-User
Allow: /Block :bot
User-agent: Kimi-User
Disallow: /Straight answers
What skeptical website owners usually ask first
KI-Console does not sell magic visibility. It makes your website more readable for AI systems and shows evidence where it can.
What is Kimi-User?
Kimi-User is a crawler or robots.txt control token operated by Moonshot AI / Kimi. The facts above show its purpose, robots.txt behavior, and exact allow or block rules.
How do I block Kimi-User in robots.txt?
Use User-agent: Kimi-User and Disallow: /. robots.txt is a directive for compliant crawlers, not a technical access barrier.
Does blocking Kimi-User reduce AI visibility?
It can reduce visibility in systems from Moonshot AI / Kimi 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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