Short answer
YandexAdditional is observed as an additional Yandex crawler token; clear documentation for this exact token is limited.
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YandexAdditional: set robots.txt correctly
YandexAdditional is observed as an additional Yandex crawler token; clear documentation for this exact token is limited.
Crawler facts
Facts about YandexAdditional
User-agent token
YandexAdditional
Operator
Yandex
KI-Console group
AI search
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 YandexAdditional?
Yandex operates classic search crawlers, but the exact YandexAdditional token is less clearly documented for international webmasters than YandexBot.
Purpose and SEO meaning
The KI-Console group is search and the acquisition category is regional. It mainly matters for markets where Yandex visibility matters.
Visibility and privacy note
Blocking YandexAdditional can reduce how systems from Yandex 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 rules for YandexAdditional are a useful policy. Verify effect and authenticity through logs and Yandex-related signals.
robots.txt for YandexAdditional
Use the exact token YandexAdditional in your robots.txt. Keep private paths blocked separately if only part of the site should be available.
Allow :bot
User-agent: YandexAdditional
Allow: /Block :bot
User-agent: YandexAdditional
Disallow: /Straight answers
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What is YandexAdditional?
YandexAdditional is a crawler or robots.txt control token operated by Yandex. The facts above show its purpose, robots.txt behavior, and exact allow or block rules.
How do I block YandexAdditional in robots.txt?
Use User-agent: YandexAdditional and Disallow: /. robots.txt is a directive for compliant crawlers, not a technical access barrier.
Does blocking YandexAdditional reduce AI visibility?
It can reduce visibility in systems from Yandex 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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