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Notes on AI crawler access, parse failures, and what an evidence-first audit can — and cannot — tell you about AI system readability.

Audit

Record what each named protocol observed.

Diagnose

Trace each production finding to evidence.

Verify

Re-run the protocol required by the remediation.

September 15, 2026

On September 15, Cloudflare changes the default. Will you know whether AI crawlers still see your site?

The blocking that exists is concentrated where organizations have paid attention. Everyone else is running an unexamined default — and most site owners cannot answer the question the moment forces.