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From: "mintlify[bot]" <109931778+mintlify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 23:20:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add bot protection section to assistant docs

Generated-By: mintlify-agent
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 ai/assistant.mdx | 15 +++++++++++++++
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@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ You can add up to three starter questions. Click **Ask AI** for recommended ques
   <img src="/images/assistant/search-suggestions-dark.png" alt="The search suggestions panel in the dashboard with contextual starter questions enabled." className="hidden dark:block" />
 </Frame>
 
+### Bot protection
+
+In the Bot Protection section, enable invisible captcha to protect your assistant from automated abuse. The captcha uses [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy), which is privacy-friendly and invisible to nearly all visitors.
+
+To enable bot protection:
+
+1. Go to the [Assistant settings](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/products/assistant/settings) page in your dashboard.
+2. In the **Bot Protection** section, toggle **Invisible Captcha** on.
+
+Changes take up to 10 minutes to propagate.
+
+<Note>
+  If you use custom [Content Security Policy headers](/deploy/csp-configuration), make sure `hcaptcha.com` and `*.hcaptcha.com` are included in your allowlist.
+</Note>
+
 ## Customize assistant behavior
 
 Add a `.mintlify/Assistant.md` file at the root of your documentation project to give the assistant custom instructions that shape how it responds (`Assistant.md` is also an accepted filename). The assistant uses these instructions as system-level context for every response.