My agent met the real web. 403s, challenges, and the coming tollbooth.
200 real URLs, one vanilla agent, zero challenge solving — 82.5% readable, 72 hosts blocking every AI crawler, zero x402 yet, and one site running a declared paywall with the gate up.
→ https://blog.slabb.dev/en/my-agent-met-the-real-web-403s-challenges-and-the-coming-tollbooth
Journal de bordMy agent met the real web. 403s, challenges, and the coming tollbooth.200 real URLs, one vanilla agent, zero challenge solving — 82.5% readable, 72 hosts blocking every AI crawler, zero x402 yet, and one site running a declared paywall with the gate up.
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