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The user agents crawling HN today
by Bender·May 20, 2026·5 points·5 comments
AI Analysis
●●SolidNiche GemDark Horse
Live feed of crawler user agents hitting HN right now.
Strengths
- •Updates in real-time showing actual traffic patterns rather than static monthly reports.
- •Identifies specific AI scrapers like 'intel-collector' and 'GCombinator' by name.
- •Raw text format makes it easy to pipe directly into firewall blocklists.
Weaknesses
- •Lacks historical context or trend analysis beyond the current snapshot.
- •No filtering options to separate benign bots from aggressive scrapers.
Category
Target Audience
Security researchers and HN admins
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