SpyderBot Documentation

AI Traffic Quick Start

Complete this setup in about ten minutes to start observing Machine Traffic and AI Referral Traffic for a website.


Steps

  1. Add or select a website.
  2. Open Measurement Setup.
  3. Review capabilities already available for that site.
  4. Connect the recommended bot and/or human analytics source.
  5. Confirm the integration state shows connected and receiving data.
  6. Define important pages or import them from a sitemap or CMS.
  7. Configure primary and secondary goals if human outcomes are required.
  8. Open Overview and review Measurement Health.
  9. Review the highest-priority finding or opportunity.
  10. Open the evidence and follow the recommended action or GEO Audit route.

Setup recipes by goal

  • Bot activity: Cloudflare, WordPress server/plugin, or supported server tracking.
  • AI referrals: GA4 or SpyderBot Script.
  • Commerce: Shopify or configured GA4 ecommerce.

Choose sources based on the question you need to answer—not every integration at once. See Choose Measurement Setup.


Where to go next