User-Agent Token
OperatorRespects robots.txt
UnknownImpact Level
Major
100M+ users - Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Perplexity, xAI
Estimated Reach
Pro subscribers ($200/mo)
🎯What is Operator?
Operator is an autonomous AI agent operated by OpenAI. Autonomous AI browsing for tasks.
📊 How Your Data is Used
Task execution. May send interaction data to OpenAI for improvement.
🚫 What Happens If You Block
Operator can't browse or interact with your site.
💡 Good to Know
Premium feature. Early adopter users willing to pay for AI assistance.
🏢About OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI operates 5 known bots for autonomous AI tasks. Their service reaches Pro subscribers ($200/mo).
🛡️Operator robots.txt Configuration
Control Operator access to your website using robots.txt directives.
Block Operator
To completely block Operator from crawling your site:
User-agent: Operator
Disallow: /Allow Operator Full Access
To explicitly allow Operator to crawl your entire site:
User-agent: Operator
Allow: /Selective Access for Operator
To allow Operator but restrict certain directories:
User-agent: Operator
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /admin/
Allow: /Operator User-Agent String
The user-agent token for Operator is:
Operator🌐Who Blocks Operator?
Blocking (48 sites)
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Explicitly Allowing (2 sites)
🔗Other OpenAI Bots
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