Cythector

What is this bot?

CytherAI-DirectorBot is a research web crawler operated by CytherAI. It collects publicly available film-related text (screenplays, film analyses, cinematography guides) for training a cinematic director AI model that generates professional shot lists from scene descriptions.

Non-commercial Research Use Low Volume

User-Agent String

CytherAI-DirectorBot/1.0 (+https://cytherai.com/bots/cythector; contact: Aethdev@cytherai.com)

Crawling Behavior

• Respects robots.txt — We honor all directives in your robots.txt file
• Rate limited — Maximum 1 request per 2 seconds per domain
• Low volume — Typically <500 pages per domain total
• Caches responses — We don't re-request pages unnecessarily
• Identifies itself — Always sends the User-Agent string above

What We Collect

• Public domain screenplays
• Film analysis and educational content
• Cinematography technique descriptions
• Shot breakdowns and film studies

We do not collect: personal data, login-protected content, copyrighted material without clear licensing, or any sensitive information.

How to Block This Bot

Add the following to your robots.txt file:

User-agent: CytherAI-DirectorBot
Disallow: /

Or to block specific directories:

User-agent: CytherAI-DirectorBot
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /members/

Contact

If you have concerns about our crawler's behavior or would like us to remove cached content from your site, please contact us and we will address it promptly.

Technical Details

• IP Range: Currently operates from dynamic IPs (residential/cloud)
• Request headers: Standard HTTP/1.1 with gzip support
• JavaScript: Does not execute JavaScript (static HTML only)
• Cookies: Does not store or send cookies