SaltyBot
Salty, operated by Amaracus Ltd · Last updated 9 October 2026
SaltyBot is the reader behind Salty's site import. It
identifies itself as SaltyBot/1.0 (+https://usesalty.com/bot).
What it does
- It reads a page only when a business that uses Salty has chosen that page of its own website and confirmed it owns the site.
- When a business types its site's address, SaltyBot suggests pages to
choose from. For that it reads only the site's robots.txt, its sitemap
(and at most a few sitemaps an index lists) and a short list of common
addresses such as
/pages/faq. - It reads at most ten pages per import or check, about one a second, and does not follow links, crawl or read any other site.
- A business can ask for its chosen pages to be checked again once a week. A weekly check reads the same pages, and nothing else.
- It follows robots.txt. If robots.txt cannot be read, it reads nothing.
- It does not run JavaScript, log in or submit forms.
- It keeps no copy of the pages: only the facts the business approves, with the page address and a short quote.
Blocking or allowing it
To block SaltyBot, add this to your robots.txt:
User-agent: SaltyBot
Disallow: /If you use Salty and an import says robots.txt does not allow SaltyBot, allow it for the pages you chose, or paste their text into the Knowledge page instead.
Contact
Amaracus Ltd — filippos@amaracus.org