Glossary

Review the definitions for terms used across Cloudflare's Bots documentation.

Term	Definition
bot	A software application programmed to do tasks that can be used for good (chatbots, search engine crawlers) or for evil (inventory hoarding, credential stuffing).
bot score	A score from 1 to 99 that indicates how likely that request came from a bot, in which 1 to 29 is likely automated and 30 to 99 is likely human.
bot tags	Additional information about a bot request, such as why Cloudflare has given it a bot score and whether the request came from a verified bot or a category of verified bots.
Challenge solve rate (CSR)	The percentage of issued challenges that were solved.
detection ID	Static rules that are used to detect predictable bot behavior with no overlap with human traffic.
direct	A label applied to a verified bot or agent operated by a single, narrow operator, usually on the operator's own infrastructure. Replaces the standalone "verified bot" classification used before July 1, 2026.
intermediary	A label applied to a verified agent that a wide range of end users can operate, such as a browser-use or agentic service. Replaces the "signed agent" classification used before July 1, 2026.
JA3 fingerprint	JA3 and JA4 fingerprints profile specific SSL/TLS clients across different destination IPs, Ports, and X509 certificates.
signed agent	A deprecated classification (retired July 1, 2026) for end-user-controlled agents that self-identify with Web Bot Auth. These agents are now verified bots labeled as intermediary.
verified bot	A bot or agent that Cloudflare has confirmed is transparent about who it is and what it does: it represents itself honestly and does not abuse the access that honesty earns.