NovaAct

AI Browser Agent

Operated by Amazon

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Autonomous AI agent, relatively new category with evolving behavior.

Recommended action: Monitor activity patterns and review regularly.

Category

AI Browser Agent

Primary use case

Autonomous web tasks

Trust level

Review recommended

robots.txt

Respected

What is NovaAct?

Nova Act is Amazon's AI agent that can use a web browser to navigate websites and complete multi-step tasks on behalf of a human user.

What NovaAct means for your site

NovaAct is an autonomous AI agent that browses the web using a real browser, operated by Amazon. Unlike traditional crawlers, it can interact with your pages like a human, navigating links, reading content, and completing multi-step tasks. This is a new and rapidly evolving category of web visitors.

What should you do?

  • Monitor activity patterns to understand what the agent does on your site
  • Review which pages the agent visits most frequently
  • Control access via robots.txt if needed
  • Keep an eye on form submissions or interactive behavior

How to identify NovaAct

NovaAct uses the user-agent "novaact" and respects robots.txt. AI browser agents may behave more like humans than traditional bots.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is NovaAct a real user?

No. NovaAct is an AI agent acting on behalf of a human user. It browses autonomously but is controlled by AI, not a person directly.

Should I block NovaAct?

Monitor first. AI browser agents are new and their impact varies. Block only if you see unwanted behavior.

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