Shadow AI FinderWriting and translation domains
7 services, 8 domains. Text pasted in for rewriting, checking or translation leaves the company, including anything confidential in it.
Block or allow the whole category
One list for the whole category. Most teams approve one or two services and block the rest, so remove the ones you approve before using it.
Plain domain list
One domain per line. Most DNS filters, secure web gateways and firewalls accept this for custom lists; set the list to include subdomains.
# Block list — Plain domain list # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # One domain per line. Most DNS filters, secure web gateways and firewalls accept this for custom lists; set the list to include subdomains. copy.ai deepl.com grammarly.com grammarly.io jasper.ai quillbot.com wordtune.com writesonic.com
Wildcard list (*.domain)
Each domain plus a *.domain entry, for gateways that need explicit wildcards.
# Block list — Wildcard list (*.domain) # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # Each domain plus a *.domain entry, for gateways that need explicit wildcards. copy.ai *.copy.ai deepl.com *.deepl.com grammarly.com *.grammarly.com grammarly.io *.grammarly.io jasper.ai *.jasper.ai quillbot.com *.quillbot.com wordtune.com *.wordtune.com writesonic.com *.writesonic.com
Hosts file
Blocks exact names only; subdomains not listed here still resolve. Use a DNS filter for full coverage.
# Block list — Hosts file # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # Blocks exact names only; subdomains not listed here still resolve. Use a DNS filter for full coverage. 0.0.0.0 copy.ai 0.0.0.0 www.copy.ai 0.0.0.0 deepl.com 0.0.0.0 www.deepl.com 0.0.0.0 grammarly.com 0.0.0.0 www.grammarly.com 0.0.0.0 grammarly.io 0.0.0.0 www.grammarly.io 0.0.0.0 jasper.ai 0.0.0.0 www.jasper.ai 0.0.0.0 quillbot.com 0.0.0.0 www.quillbot.com 0.0.0.0 wordtune.com 0.0.0.0 www.wordtune.com 0.0.0.0 writesonic.com 0.0.0.0 www.writesonic.com
dnsmasq
address=/domain/ also blocks every subdomain.
# Block list — dnsmasq # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # address=/domain/ also blocks every subdomain. address=/copy.ai/0.0.0.0 address=/deepl.com/0.0.0.0 address=/grammarly.com/0.0.0.0 address=/grammarly.io/0.0.0.0 address=/jasper.ai/0.0.0.0 address=/quillbot.com/0.0.0.0 address=/wordtune.com/0.0.0.0 address=/writesonic.com/0.0.0.0
Unbound
Add to unbound.conf under server:. always_nxdomain covers subdomains.
# Block list — Unbound # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # Add to unbound.conf under server:. always_nxdomain covers subdomains. local-zone: "copy.ai." always_nxdomain local-zone: "deepl.com." always_nxdomain local-zone: "grammarly.com." always_nxdomain local-zone: "grammarly.io." always_nxdomain local-zone: "jasper.ai." always_nxdomain local-zone: "quillbot.com." always_nxdomain local-zone: "wordtune.com." always_nxdomain local-zone: "writesonic.com." always_nxdomain
BIND response policy zone (RPZ)
Records for a response-policy zone. Add your zone's SOA and NS records at the top.
; Block list — BIND response policy zone (RPZ) ; Writing and translation (8 domains) ; Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) ; Records for a response-policy zone. Add your zone's SOA and NS records at the top. copy.ai CNAME . *.copy.ai CNAME . deepl.com CNAME . *.deepl.com CNAME . grammarly.com CNAME . *.grammarly.com CNAME . grammarly.io CNAME . *.grammarly.io CNAME . jasper.ai CNAME . *.jasper.ai CNAME . quillbot.com CNAME . *.quillbot.com CNAME . wordtune.com CNAME . *.wordtune.com CNAME . writesonic.com CNAME . *.writesonic.com CNAME .
Pi-hole regex
Add as regex blacklist (or whitelist) entries. Each line matches the domain and its subdomains.
# Block list — Pi-hole regex # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # Add as regex blacklist (or whitelist) entries. Each line matches the domain and its subdomains. (\.|^)copy\.ai$ (\.|^)deepl\.com$ (\.|^)grammarly\.com$ (\.|^)grammarly\.io$ (\.|^)jasper\.ai$ (\.|^)quillbot\.com$ (\.|^)wordtune\.com$ (\.|^)writesonic\.com$
Squid dstdomain
A leading dot matches the domain and all subdomains. Use with an acl ... dstdomain "/path/file" rule.
# Block list — Squid dstdomain # Writing and translation (8 domains) # Generated by Shadow AI Finder (shadowaifinder.com) # A leading dot matches the domain and all subdomains. Use with an acl ... dstdomain "/path/file" rule. .copy.ai .deepl.com .grammarly.com .grammarly.io .jasper.ai .quillbot.com .wordtune.com .writesonic.com
See which of these your company uses
Drop a DNS, proxy or sign-in export into the finder to see which of these services actually show up.