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Kernel

GoodBotVerifiedAGENT

Kernel is a browsers as a service platform that enables AI agents to browse the internet. Operated by Kernel.

GoodBot
Assessment
AI Assistant
Category
AGENT
Kind
1
Data sources
AI-generated summary, drawn from Cloudflare, operator docs, and community data

What is Kernel?

Kernel is a web crawler operated by Kernel. Kernel is a browsers as a service platform that enables AI agents to browse the internet.

Helpful — Verified, safe crawler. Respects robots.txt and provides operator documentation.

Identification

Bot name
Kernel
Operator
Kernel
Category
AI Assistant
Kind
AGENT
Verification
Verified bot
Cloudflare slug
kernel
User-agent patterns
User-agent string
Main use cases
Web crawlingData collection

Why it crawls your site

Kernel crawls websites to collect and process web content. It is operated by Kernel as part of their web crawling infrastructure. If you see this bot in your server logs, it is a verified crawler and generally safe.

Block or allow Kernel

Block it

Add a Disallow rule for in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.

# Block Kernel from crawling your entire site
User-agent: 
Disallow: /

# Allow Kernel full access
User-agent: 
Allow: /
Allow & verify

Ensure your robots.txt allows . Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Kernel's documentation.

Traffic & trends

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Data sources

This profile is compiled from the following sources.

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Last updated July 21, 2026