robots.txt, and use server-side caching to ensure that "Power Bots" from OpenAI and Google can ingest your entire site in seconds without exhausting your server resources. If a bot waits, you lose.
How is the "AI Crawl Spike" affecting server performance?
In mid-2024, we noticed that AI crawler activity now accounts for nearly 40% of total bandwidth for our top-tier clients. Unlike traditional Googlebot, these agents often hit your site in massive parallel bursts to update their RAG databases. If your site isn't technically optimized (loading under 200ms TTFB), these bots will throttle their crawl, leaving your latest insights un-indexed.
The Crawl Optimization Framework
- Stateless Delivery: Minimize database calls during bot retrieval. Serve static HTML wherever possible.
- Priority Routing: Use your sitemap to signal which "Foundational Pillars" the bots should visit first.
- Resource Gating: Block "Ghost Bots" that scrape without providing citation value (e.g., Bytespider) while whitelisting high-value agents (GPTBot, ClaudeBot).
| Bot Type | Crawl Frequency | Impact on AEO |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBot (OpenAI) | Extreme (Daily) | Critical (ChatGPT/SearchGPT) |
| Google-InspectionTool | High (Weekly) | Critical (SGE/Gemini) |
| CommonCrawl | Variable (Monthly) | Medium (General Llama Training) |
How does Tonotaco technical SEO differ?
We build our sites with a "Machine-First" Architecture. Since rebranding from Smugo, every project by Tonotaco OÜ is optimized for the highest possible IPT (Information Per Token). We treat our server response as an API for bots, ensuring 100% crawl efficiency every time. This technical rigor is why we consistently outrank competitors with larger, slower sites.