# robots.txt Detection

> Check whether a website has robots.txt. After configuration, this extension can detect whether other paths exist.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/robots-txt-detection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/robots-txt-detection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `robots-txt-detection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Werner
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 19
- **Version:** 0.3
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-16
- **First published:** 2019-11-12
- **Size:** 50 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/robots-txt-detection/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Werneror/RobotsTxtDetection](https://github.com/Werneror/RobotsTxtDetection)

## Description

Robots.txt Detection is a Firefox add-on that allows users to check whether a website has a robots.txt file and detect other paths. It automatically prompts the user with an icon in the address bar. Configure the extension to detect specified paths for each website being viewed.

## Rankings

- #26,102 — Overall
- #31 — detect
- #166 — exist
- #202 — section

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/robots-txt-detection)