The Ward

Lock your site down. Keep the bots out.

Run a free exposure scan. Find out exactly which AI agents are reading your site — and get the kit to stop them.

Free Exposure Scan

No account required. Results in seconds.

Protection

Three layers of defense

The Ward deploys a layered approach — stopping bots before they scrape, detecting those that get through, and trapping those that won't quit.

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Crawler Blocking

robots.txt hardening and comprehensive deny lists for known AI agents.

  • GPTBot
  • ClaudeBot
  • CCBot
  • PerplexityBot
  • Applebot
  • OAI-SearchBot
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Header Hardening

Security headers that cut off fingerprinting, reduce referrer leakage, and enforce rate limits.

  • + Content-Security-Policy
  • + X-Robots-Tag
  • + Referrer-Policy
  • + Permissions-Policy
  • + Rate limiting rules
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Honeypot & Detection

Hidden trap links catch bots that ignore robots.txt. Detection logging and exposure alerts keep you informed.

  • Invisible trap links
  • Bot access logging
  • Email exposure alerts
  • IP blocklist export

Pricing

Know your exposure. Deploy your defense.

Start with a free scan. Upgrade when you're ready to lock things down.

Ward Audit

$299one-time

Full exposure report. See every vulnerability.

  • Comprehensive exposure analysis
  • Bot inventory report
  • Data leakage assessment
  • Prioritized remediation plan
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Ward Kit

$499one-time

Everything you need to deploy protection immediately.

  • Everything in Ward Audit
  • agents.json deny configuration
  • Hardened robots.txt
  • Security header config
  • Honeypot setup guide
  • AI-specific ToS language
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Ward Monitor

$49/month

Ongoing detection. Alerts when known scrapers hit your site.

  • Continuous bot monitoring
  • Real-time exposure alerts
  • Monthly exposure reports
  • New bot detection updates
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Already blocking agents?

Get certified. Show the world you're protected.

Once your Ward is in place, The Crucible lets you certify your compliance posture — turning protection into a verifiable signal.

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