ua-tracer
by Paul Kinlan
trace 3T13mKBK
what does a user agent actually fetch, follow & run?
Trace 3T13mKBK
First seen: 2026-10-08 13:55:43.889 UTC
User-Agent: Mastodon/4.7.2 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.uy/) Bot
Bot verification: Not a known bot (no IP-range check applies).
What this user agent did
Directly-referenced assets:
✗ fetched CSS
✗ fetched JS
✗ fetched image
✗ fetched font (HTML)
Document-level link hints:
✗ fetched favicon
✗ fetched apple-touch-icon
✗ fetched web manifest
✗ fetched preload
✗ fetched prefetch
Second-level follows (proves it parsed the linking file):
✗ followed CSS background-image
✗ followed CSS @font-face
✗ followed manifest icon
✗ followed CSS @import
Frames (does it descend into iframes?):
✗ fetched iframe document
✗ descended into iframe (loaded inner image)
Reporting (a report-only CSP is violated by inline styles; reports can arrive via HTTP headers with no JS, or via in-page beacons):
✗ sent a CSP/Reporting report (any path)
✗ delivered via report-uri/Report-To header (no JS)
✗ delivered via in-page beacon (securitypolicyviolation / ReportingObserver)
Social embed (Open Graph / Twitter card images):
✓ fetched og:image
✗ fetched twitter:image
JavaScript execution:
✗ EXECUTED classic JS
✗ EXECUTED ES module
✗ posted client timing
Server-side request waterfall
Every request the server received for this trace, in receive order. +ms is the delta from the
homepage request.
| Received | Δ | Kind | Method | User-Agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 13:55:43.889 UTC | +0 ms | homepage | GET | Mastodon/4.7.2 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.uy/) Bot |
request headers (12){
"accept": "text/html",
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"accept-language": "es, *;q=0.5",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:55:43 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-d72a7c2f3d5ce0313a008c8bee609eec-e592b77eed0f35d6-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.7.2 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.uy/) Bot",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-d72a7c2f3d5ce0313a008c8bee609eec-3a118e77697150ac-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-08 13:55:47.857 UTC | +3968 ms | Open Graph image | GET | Mastodon/4.7.2 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.uy/) |
request headers (10){
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:55:47 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-a8c6aad04d0cb687088edfdc7a01d93b-93285257b7b0de8d-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.7.2 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.uy/)",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-a8c6aad04d0cb687088edfdc7a01d93b-70a786a9fc2c2594-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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