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description: Assign read-only access to AI Crawl Control for team members who need to monitor crawler activity without edit permissions.
title: AI Crawl Control Read Only role now available
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-01-13-ai-crawl-control-read-only-role/og.png?v=48a911b21d4ab2d0
---

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January 13, 2026

## AI Crawl Control Read Only role now available

[AI Crawl Control](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/)

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Account administrators can now assign the **AI Crawl Control Read Only** role to provide read-only access to AI Crawl Control at the domain level.

Users with this role can view the **Overview**, **Crawlers**, **Metrics**, **Robots.txt**, and **Settings** tabs but cannot modify crawler actions or settings.

This role is specific for AI Crawl Control. You still require correct permissions to access other areas / features of the dashboard.

To assign, go to **Manage Account** > **Members** and add a policy with the **AI Crawl Control Read Only** role scoped to the desired domain.

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