How is this different from Google Analytics?

Google Analytics shows you traffic. Shadow shows you traffic, AI bot activity, what AI platforms say about your brand, AND tells you what to do about all of it. It's analytics + AI intelligence + action steps in one tool.

Do I need to install anything?

For basic monitoring (bot detection, AI perception, readiness score) — nope, just enter your URL. For full visitor analytics (clicks, behavior, sessions), add one script tag. One-click integrations for Vercel, Shopify, WordPress, and more.

Will it slow down my site?

No. The script is under 5KB and loads async. Zero impact on page speed or Core Web Vitals. External monitoring has literally no impact — it watches from the outside.

What AI bots does Shadow detect?

All of them. GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Bytespider, Amazonbot, and dozens more. The Shadow Network means new bots get identified across all users instantly.

What do you mean by "actionable steps"?

Shadow doesn't just show you graphs. It says things like: "ChatGPT has your pricing wrong — add structured data to /pricing to fix it" or "Your bounce rate on /features is 68% — here's why and what to change." Specific, do-it-today recommendations.

Can Shadow block bots?

Shadow is a telescope, not a shield. It shows you who's visiting and what AI says about you. It generates block rules and robots.txt configs you can apply — but it doesn't intercept traffic.

Yes. Shadow never collects PII. IP addresses are hashed after classification. No cookies on your visitors. All Shadow Network data is anonymized. GDPR compliant by design.

How do I block rogerbot?

Add this to your robots.txt file: User-agent: rogerbot / Disallow: /

Does rogerbot respect robots.txt?

Yes, rogerbot by Moz respects robots.txt directives.

SEO Respects robots.txt

rogerbot

by Moz First seen: 2009-06

About

Moz's web crawler powering Moz Pro, Open Site Explorer, and the MozBar — among the most widely used SEO tools in the industry. rogerbot feeds Moz's domain authority (DA) and page authority (PA) metrics, which are referenced by AI content tools to assess content quality and credibility. AI writing assistants and content strategy tools that integrate Moz data may use content indexed by rogerbot to inform competitive content recommendations.

Purpose

SEO metrics and AI content tool support

User Agent String

rogerbot/1.0 (http://moz.com/help/pro/what-is-rogerbot- +http://moz.com/help/pro/what-is-rogerbot)

How to Control in robots.txt

🚫 Block rogerbot

User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /

✅ Allow rogerbot

User-agent: rogerbot
Allow: /

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