Start with search evidence
OpenAI's bots documentation separates GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, and other access types, which means sites should not treat every OpenAI request as the same signal.
Document training crawls, answer citation, user-triggered browsing, and API access as separate rights and logging decisions.
Visibility is not demand
The useful question is not whether the page appeared somewhere; it is whether the search term, page promise, and next action fit the same reader job.
Check the page path
- Add GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, search crawlers, and site readers to the same access-rule map
- Keep the test narrow: one low-risk task or tool entry before connecting permissions, logs, failure handling, and human takeover to production
What still needs proof
Mixing bot types can cause overblocking, overexposure, or a wrong read of AI citation opportunities. Keep the original source open so the announcement, the evidence, and this site's interpretation stay separate.