Gemini-Deep-Research

AI Assistant

Operated by Google

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Enables AI to cite your content in conversations.

Recommended action: Allow access and monitor which pages get cited.

Category

AI Assistant

Primary use case

AI-powered conversations

Trust level

Generally safe

robots.txt

Respected

Gemini-Deep-Research Traffic (Last 90 Days)

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What is Gemini-Deep-Research?

Gemini-Deep-Research is the agent responsible for collecting resources used in Google Gemini's Deep Research feature, which acts as a personal research assistant that browses the web on behalf of users.

What Gemini-Deep-Research means for your site

Gemini-Deep-Research fetches your pages in real-time when someone asks Google a question your content can answer. Your content may be quoted, summarized, or linked in the AI's response. This is a new form of visibility: your pages help answer real questions, but the traffic often stays within the AI platform. Pages with clear structure, direct answers, and strong branding are more likely to be cited and clicked.

What should you do?

  • Allow Gemini-Deep-Research access to your content
  • Ensure important pages have clear, structured answers near the top
  • Add branded CTAs so users recognize your site when cited
  • Monitor which pages get cited most in BotSights
  • Compare citation volume with click-through to identify optimization opportunities

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BotSights tracks every Gemini-Deep-Research visit in real time, including which pages it crawls, how often, and from where.

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How to identify Gemini-Deep-Research

Gemini-Deep-Research identifies itself with the user-agent pattern "gemini-deep-research". It respects robots.txt. Each visit corresponds to a real user query, not systematic crawling.

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How to block Gemini-Deep-Research

Three robots.txt options below. Pick the one that matches your goal. Each snippet lists every known Gemini-Deep-Research user-agent pattern so the rules apply regardless of which one the bot announces.

Edit robots.txt with care

A single misplaced line can de-index your entire site. Common mistake: pasting User-agent: * followed by Disallow: / blocks every bot, not just Gemini-Deep-Research, including Googlebot. Always paste the snippet between existing rules (not over them), keep the User-agent line scoped to Gemini-Deep-Research's patterns, and verify with Google's robots.txt tester before deploying. If you are not sure, ask a developer first.

Option 1: Block all access

Tells Gemini-Deep-Research not to crawl any URL on your site. Use this when you want the bot completely off your content.

User-agent: gemini-deep-research
User-agent: Gemini-Deep-Research
Disallow: /

Option 2: Block specific paths only

Keep public content crawlable but exclude sensitive or non-public sections. Add one Disallow: line per path. Replace the example paths with your own.

User-agent: gemini-deep-research
User-agent: Gemini-Deep-Research
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /checkout/

Option 3: Slow down with a crawl delay

Crawl-delay is a voluntary directive that asks the bot to wait the given number of seconds between requests. Useful when Gemini-Deep-Research is hammering your origin and slowing the site down for real visitors, but you do not want to block it outright. The value is in seconds, so 10 means at most one request every ten seconds. Not all bots honour this directive (Googlebot ignores it; Bingbot, Yandex, and many AI crawlers do respect it).

User-agent: gemini-deep-research
User-agent: Gemini-Deep-Research
Crawl-delay: 10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the User-Agent for Gemini-Deep-Research?

Gemini-Deep-Research identifies itself with the User-Agent string "gemini-deep-research" (alternate forms: Gemini-Deep-Research). You can use this in robots.txt rules or server-side filters.

Should I block Gemini-Deep-Research?

Blocking Gemini-Deep-Research prevents this AI from citing your content in real-time user answers. Unless you have a specific reason to restrict access, allowing it increases your AI visibility and potential referral traffic.

Is Gemini-Deep-Research the same as a training crawler?

No. Training crawlers (like GPTBot or ClaudeBot) download content to improve AI models. Gemini-Deep-Research fetches pages in real-time to answer specific user questions and cites sources back. Blocking a training crawler does not block Gemini-Deep-Research.

Does Gemini-Deep-Research send traffic to my site?

Sometimes. When Gemini-Deep-Research cites your content, the AI response often includes a link. Whether users click depends on how prominently your content is presented and how your title and meta description are written. BotSights tracks both citations and click-through rates.

Does Gemini-Deep-Research respect llms.txt?

llms.txt is an emerging standard for guiding AI assistants. Google have not yet committed to honoring it formally. Gemini-Deep-Research does respect robots.txt, which is the established control mechanism today.

How can I verify that a request is really Gemini-Deep-Research?

Check the request's User-Agent against "gemini-deep-research", then verify the source IP. Check the operator's docs for IP ranges or reverse-DNS verification. BotSights does this automatically and shows a verified badge per visit.

Can I see exactly which pages Gemini-Deep-Research cites?

Yes. BotSights tracks every visit from Gemini-Deep-Research per page, plus the click-through rate from real users who follow citations back to your site. This is page-level visibility you cannot get from server logs alone.

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