gsc_zero_click_demand_signal
GSC zero-click demand signal
Proves: Google is testing the robots txt google generator query and route.
Does not prove: It does not prove human traffic, CTR success, ranking, or a working live robots.txt file.
Current observation: 35 impressions and 0 clicks for robots txt google generator.
Next action: Keep the exact-query quick-start page stable, improve proof clarity, and wait for Search Console refresh before judging CTR.
generated_draft_not_live_proof
Generated draft is not live proof
Proves: The user has a copy-ready candidate robots.txt draft.
Does not prove: It does not prove the public /robots.txt was uploaded, reachable, or interpreted by Googlebot.
Next action: Run the live Googlebot checker after publishing and cite the live report.
live_robots_txt_fetch_signal
Live robots.txt fetch signal
Proves: The public robots.txt endpoint is reachable and can be inspected.
Does not prove: It does not prove priority paths are crawlable unless path rules are tested for Googlebot.
Next action: Pair the live fetch with Googlebot path tests for homepage, public pages, admin, cart, checkout, account, and staging paths.
googlebot_search_access_signal
Googlebot Search access signal
Proves: Googlebot is not blocked for tested public paths by the generated or live rules.
Does not prove: It does not guarantee rankings, clicks, snippets, or indexing.
Next action: Keep Googlebot separate from wildcard and Google-Extended policy groups.
google_extended_policy_signal
Google-Extended policy signal
Proves: The publisher has made a separate Google-Extended product-token policy decision.
Does not prove: It does not affect Google Search inclusion and is not a Google Search ranking signal.
Next action: Do not describe Google-Extended as Googlebot or as a Search ranking control.
robots_txt_not_access_control
Robots.txt is not access control
Proves: Crawler preferences are public and voluntary.
Does not prove: It does not prove a page is private, secure, deindexed, or inaccessible.
Next action: Use authentication for private content and avoid listing secret URLs in robots.txt.
noindex_requires_crawl_signal
Noindex needs crawl access
Proves: If hiding a crawlable web page from Search is the goal, noindex or password protection is the safer path.
Does not prove: A Disallow rule alone does not prove Google has seen a noindex directive.
Next action: Do not block a page in robots.txt when Google still needs to crawl it to see noindex.
sitemap_absolute_discovery_signal
Absolute Sitemap discovery signal
Proves: A fully qualified Sitemap line gives crawlers a discovery hint.
Does not prove: It is not an Allow rule and is not tied to one user-agent group.
Next action: Keep the Sitemap URL absolute and validate canonical host consistency.
traffic_proof_required
Traffic proof required
Proves: Real traffic requires clicks, sessions, qualified referrals, tool activations, or conversions.
Does not prove: Impressions, generated drafts, crawler hits, and self-clicks are not traffic proof.
Next action: Measure Search Console clicks and generator/tool events only after recrawl.