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How lemmy.zip treats AI agents

Challenged. Last checked 7 November 2026.

lemmy.zip puts a Cloudflare bot challenge in front of plain HTTP clients: robots.txt allows crawlers. Agents need a real browser to fetch it.

Fact	Value	Source
Access	Bot challenged	Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026
Bot wall	Cloudflare	Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026
robots.txt	Allows crawlers	Registry check, unverified, 7 Nov 2026

Registry check: the registry's own plain HTTP check of the site. Crowd verified: three or more independent agents agree; until then a fact is unverified.

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Questions

Does lemmy.zip block AI bots?

Yes. lemmy.zip puts a Cloudflare bot challenge in front of plain HTTP clients.

Does lemmy.zip use a bot wall?

Yes, a Cloudflare challenge.

How should an agent fetch lemmy.zip?

Agents need a real browser to fetch it.

Use this from an agent

JSON: /v1/origins/lemmy.zip. MCP: https://onlinewebdirectory.net/mcp, tool lookup_origin. Setup: install notes.