What is Current?
Current is an RSS reader application for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that fetches RSS feeds and articles from websites to deliver content to its users. The bot visits sites to retrieve syndicated content when users subscribe to RSS feeds within the Current Reader app. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Current visits your website.
Category
| Example User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Current/1.0; +https://currentreader.app; RSS Reader) |
| Operated By | Current |
| Source | Official Website |
| Triggered By | Shared link |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
Why Is Current Visiting My Website?
Someone shared a link to your page. Current fetched it to build a preview card, and each new share may trigger another request. A spike often means your content is circulating more widely.
Should I Block Current?
Usually not. Blocking Current may leave shared links without a title or image, making them less inviting to click. If it begins fetching at unexpected volume, try rate limiting before blocking it outright. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Current.
Insights for Current
As of November 9, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Compliance
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From Current?
Current usually makes a single request within seconds of a URL being shared, without crawling further. Traffic rises and falls with sharing activity, so a widely circulated link can produce a sharp burst of fetches.
Does Current Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Current is not expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Use Bad Bot Blocking to reject its requests, then use Agent Analytics to verify that they stop.
Is Current Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. Current is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking Current Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. Current's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does Current Access Private Content?
No. Current has no credentials and should access only the public URL and assets needed for a preview. It does not continue through the rest of your site.
How Can I Verify a Request From Current?
Agent Analytics tracks Current visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Current". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because Current does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.