Who runs it
DuckDuckGo. It names itself with the token DuckDuckBot.
User agent, as DuckDuckGo documents it
DuckDuckBot/1.1; (+http://duckduckgo.com/duckduckbot.html)What it does
DuckDuckGo says DuckDuckBot's job is to constantly improve its search results. A sibling, DuckAssistBot, has its own page at DuckDuckGo.
Renders JavaScript
Not yet observed. DuckDuckGo doesn't say whether DuckDuckBot runs scripts, and this site hasn't recorded a verified visit yet.
How to verify it
Match the visiting address against DuckDuckGo's published list. DuckDuckGo documents no reverse DNS check.
robots.txt
DuckDuckGo says the crawler respects WWW::RobotRules, and the token is DuckDuckBot. It states no further robots.txt detail.
Questions
Is DuckAssistBot the same machine?
No. DuckAssistBot is a separate machine with its own page at DuckDuckGo.
Last checked against DuckDuckGo's documentation: 31 Oct 2026Verified visits recorded here: shown once the site is live