# AI-crawler access test template. - working worksheet

Reviewed alongside the Eli guide: https://hireeli.io/resources/ai-crawler-access-test-template

## Decision to make

Document public crawler eligibility across robots, WAF and rendered content

Owner: ____________________
Review date: ____________________
Canonical page or destination: ____________________

## Buyer questions

- [ ] Which fields belong in an AI-crawler access test?
- [ ] Why use a browser control request?
- [ ] What does a successful fetch prove?

## Evidence-led work plan

### 1. Test record

Store URL, timestamp, network location, user agent, robots result, response status, final URL, content type, canonical and visible text hash.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

### 2. Failure classes

Use DNS failure, timeout, redirect loop, explicit robots block, authorization requirement, WAF challenge, rate limit, empty render, canonical conflict and success.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

### 3. Control comparison

Fetch the same URL as a normal browser.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

### 4. Evidence boundary

A successful test proves that a declared user agent received the public content at that time.

Evidence or artifact: ____________________
Status: [ ] not started  [ ] working  [ ] verified  [ ] blocked

## Source ledger

- [ ] OpenAI: publishers and developers FAQ: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12627856-publishers-and-developers-faq
- [ ] Perplexity: crawler documentation: https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/resources/perplexity-crawlers
- [ ] Google Search Central: AI features and your website: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features

## Measurement boundary

Baseline date and exact context: ____________________
7-day observation: ____________________
14-day observation: ____________________
30-day observation: ____________________
Known limitations: ____________________

Keep technical eligibility, citations, recommendations, visits, leads and revenue as separate evidence. This worksheet does not guarantee an external ranking or commercial result.