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Crawl Snapshot

A saved point-in-time copy of a crawl's results, kept for later comparison.

CrawlerProduct FeaturesAlso known as: Crawl baseline

Definition

A snapshot freezes what a crawl found at a moment in time: pages, status codes, metadata and issues. Later crawls can be compared against it.

Snapshots are useful before a migration, a redesign or a big release.

Why It Matters

Without a baseline, it is hard to prove what changed and when. A snapshot gives you a before picture.

How VisibilityKit Helps

VisibilityKit Crawler can save snapshots of a crawl and diff a new crawl against a saved snapshot, including through its MCP server. Snapshots are stored on your own machine.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should I save a snapshot?

Before any migration, redesign or large release, so you have a baseline.

Where are snapshots stored?

On your own machine, with the rest of your crawl data.

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