Google-Agent
by Google
Fetches a page when a user asks an assistant to answer with fresh web context.
Google user-triggered fetcher used by AI or product experiences.
What it usually means
A person asked an AI assistant a question, and the assistant fetched this URL to answer with fresh context or citations.
How to identify it
google-agent User-agent: Google-Agent How it's verified
2404:f340:10:4000::/642404:f340:10:4001::/642404:f340:10:4002::/642404:f340:10:4003::/642404:f340:10:4004::/642404:f340:10:4005::/642404:f340:10:4006::/642404:f340:10:4007::/642404:f340:4010:4000::/642404:f340:4010:4001::/64 2 IP sources configured
Sources
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