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# Verified bot: definition | Agent Ready Crawlers

> Verified bot: A bot that a security provider has confirmed belongs to its stated operator, by IP validation or signature. Read 2026-11-04.

Source: https://agentreadycrawlers.com/glossary/verified-bot
Site: Agent Ready Crawlers
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

Glossary

# Verified bot

In short

A bot that a security provider has confirmed belongs to its stated operator, by IP validation or signature, and lists in a directory site owners can write rules against. The profile of each row quotes Cloudflare's status where it was read; most rows say it was not checked. Example: Cloudflare Radar lists GPTBot as Verified (read 2026-11-04).

## Definition

A bot that a security provider has confirmed belongs to its stated operator, by IP validation or signature, and lists in a directory site owners can write rules against.

## Sourced example

Cloudflare Radar lists GPTBot as Verified (read 2026-11-04). [Source](https://radar.cloudflare.com/bots/directory/gptbot), read 2026-11-04.

## How it shows up here

The profile of each row quotes Cloudflare's status where it was read; most rows say it was not checked.

-   [How Cloudflare's verified bot list works](https://agentreadycrawlers.com/guides/cloudflare-verified-bots/)
-   [Cloudflare profile](https://agentreadycrawlers.com/vendors/cloudflare/)

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## Sources

-   [radar.cloudflare.com: gptbot](https://radar.cloudflare.com/bots/directory/gptbot) read 2026-11-04

Last reviewed 2026-11-04