Cloudflare launches BotBase for Operators with submission management and behavior modeling
Cloudflare has introduced a dedicated dashboard section where bot operators can submit, track, and edit their bot declarations, including a behavior model for content usage.
Briefing
- Cloudflare Ai Bots: Cloudflare has introduced a dedicated dashboard section where bot operators can submit, track, and edit their bot declarations, including a behavior model for content usage.
Why it matters
This update gives bot operators a structured, transparent path to declare their bots to Cloudflare's directory, which could reduce false positives in bot detection and improve trust between scrapers and site owners. The behavior model requirement forces operators to specify how their bots use content, potentially setting a new standard for responsible scraping. For the extraction industry, this may become a key gatekeeping mechanism for accessing sites protected by Cloudflare.
Sources
- Primary source · Cloudflare Ai Bots · 2026-08-28 — BotBase for Operators: A clearer path to joining Cloudflare's directory of bots and agents
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