# MistralAI-Index

> MistralAI-Index is Mistral AI's crawler for building the index its search and answers draw on. Here's how to recognize it and check a request really is it.

## MistralAI-Index facts

- **Operator:** Mistral AI
- **Type:** Crawler
- **Why it fetches:** Builds a search or answer index
- **User agent contains:** `MistralAI-Index`
- **Verified by:** published IP ranges
- **Operator's documentation:** [docs.mistral.ai/robots](https://docs.mistral.ai/robots)

## How to tell a real MistralAI-Index from an impostor

Anyone can put "MistralAI-Index" in a user agent. What can't be faked is below.

- **Check the address.** Mistral AI publishes the IP ranges MistralAI-Index uses: [mistral.ai/mistralai-index-ips.json](https://mistral.ai/mistralai-index-ips.json). A request whose user agent says MistralAI-Index from an address outside them is an impostor.

## How Punchline counts MistralAI-Index

Punchline labels a request that names MistralAI-Index with how sure it is: **verified** or **declared** when the evidence checks out, a lower tier when it can't be checked, and **impostor** when the evidence contradicts it. Each visit is counted under Mistral AI, with its purpose, so you can see whether MistralAI-Index is reading your site and which pages it reads. [How it works](https://punchlineanalytics.com/how-it-works) · [Known agents](https://punchlineanalytics.com/docs/agents)

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