Anubis is a lightweight Web AI Firewall that uses challenge-based assessments to block AI-powered scraper bots from accessing your web resources.
Weighs the soul of incoming HTTP requests to stop AI crawlers
Anubis is designed for website operators and API providers who want to protect their resources from automated scraping and AI crawler traffic without relying on large third-party services like Cloudflare. It is especially useful for small communities or sites that need a cost-effective, configurable bot mitigation solution to maintain uptime and control access.
Anubis acts as a 'nuclear response' and may block smaller scrapers and some legitimate bots like the Internet Archive by default; users should configure bot policies to allowlist trusted bots. It is intended as an alternative when Cloudflare or similar services are not an option. Support is available via GitHub issues and a Patreon Discord channel.