Google-GeminiNotebook
Named Google-NotebookLM until August 2026.
- Class
- User fetch
- robots.txt
- Ignores robots.txt
Proving it is real
- Check the IP against Google's User-triggered fetchers file.
Blocking it
User-agent: Google-GeminiNotebook
Disallow: /(http.user_agent contains "Google-GeminiNotebook")if ($http_user_agent ~* "Google-GeminiNotebook") {
return 403;
}Matching a name only blocks bots that tell the truth about it. Before you do this, read what each decision costs.
Last reviewed Nov 2, 2026