AI Model Controls

Google-Extended (Gemini) Access Checker

Google's control token enabling webmasters to opt-out of having their public site data used to train Gemini and Vertex AI models.

Verify Robots.txt blocks for Google-Extended (Gemini)

Enter your domain to run a live AI crawl check auditing user agent directives.

https://

Official User-Agent String

Google-Extended (Evaluated as a robots.txt directive token under Googlebot checks)

Verification Directives

To Block Crawler (Disallow)
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
To Allow Crawler (Allow)
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

Google-Extended (Gemini) Search Optimization FAQs

Q: What is Google-Extended?

Google-Extended is a robots.txt token introduced by Google that gives webmasters control over Gemini model data ingestion.

Q: Does disallowing Google-Extended block Google Search?

No. Disallowing Google-Extended only blocks Gemini training. Googlebot will still index your site for standard Google Search results.

Q: Why should I use Google-Extended?

It is the only official way to opt out of Google's AI training models without losing your presence in Google Search.