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robots.txt allows Google-Extended

GEOWeight 5.0% (This check's share of the GEO score)Score 100

What this is

Whether your robots.txt (the file that tells crawlers which parts of the site they may visit) blocks Google-Extended. It is a setting, not a separate crawler: it controls whether Google may use your content to train Gemini or to ground Gemini's answers.

Why it matters

Google-Extended does not affect your Google Search ranking or whether you are indexed; regular Google Search works the same either way. It only decides use in Gemini and similar AI products, so allowing it is your choice.

What counts as passing

Passes unless robots.txt has a section for Google-Extended with “Disallow: /” (block the whole site); not scored if the site has no robots.txt.

Evidence

Crawler nameGoogle-Extended
CrawlerGoogle-Extended
BlockedNo
Has its own rulesNo
Raw data

Check ID geo.robots.allowsGoogleExtended

{
  "bot": "Google-Extended",
  "label": "Google-Extended",
  "blocked": false,
  "matched": false
}

Suggestion

Pro plan only

Allow Google-Extended

robots.txt currently blocks Google-Extended, preventing AI answer engines from indexing the site.

Before / After

Current
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
Suggested
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: