AI Audit vs Security Settings

There are now multiple places to block / manage AI bot traffic? Which is the correct path?

AI Audit is new, you can toggle specific bots and I assume that edits a robots.txt for you?

But security --> settings already has Block AI Bot scope: Block on all pages.

However that list isn't as complete as the AI Audit. Do they just do the same thing?

SuperHelpflare•7/2/25, 5:44 PM

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According to the documentation, there are indeed multiple places to block/manage AI bot traffic.

The correct path depends on your specific needs and the features you want to use.

AI Audit: This is a new feature that allows you to toggle specific bots and manage AI bot traffic. It seems to provide a more granular control over AI bot traffic, and it's likely that it edits the robots.txtrobots.txt file for you.

Security > Settings > Block AI Bot: This feature is part of the Cloudflare Bot Management system, which is a more comprehensive solution for managing bot traffic. The "Block AI Bot" scope allows you to block AI bots on all pages, but the list of bots might not be as complete as the one in AI Audit.

Key differences:

AI Audit provides more granular control over AI bot traffic, allowing you to toggle specific bots.
Security > Settings > Block AI Bot is a more general setting that blocks AI bots on all pages, but might not have the same level of granularity as AI Audit.

Do they do the same thing?

Not exactly. While both features aim to manage AI bot traffic, they have different approaches and levels of control. AI Audit provides more fine-grained control, while Security > Settings > Block AI Bot is a more general setting.

If you need more control over AI bot traffic, AI Audit might be the better choice. However, if you want a simpler, more general solution, Security > Settings > Block AI Bot might be sufficient.

Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-audit/configuration/ai-audit-with-bots/ and https://developers.cloudflare.com/bots/get-started/bot-fight-mode/

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