ua-tracer
by Paul Kinlan
trace J08Zj8Ht
what does a user agent actually fetch, follow & run?
Trace J08Zj8Ht
First seen: 2026-10-08 13:56:08.937 UTC
User-Agent: Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://pkm.social/) 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 13:56:08.937 UTC | +0 ms | homepage | GET | Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://pkm.social/) Bot |
request headers (12){
"accept": "text/html",
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"accept-language": "en, *;q=0.5",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:56:08 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-948941c974099c13cf6f8a4c0179c275-227b7a45d7a875e1-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://pkm.social/) Bot",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-948941c974099c13cf6f8a4c0179c275-042dc3eb00e06222-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-10-08 13:56:12.205 UTC | +3268 ms | Open Graph image | GET | Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://pkm.social/) |
request headers (10){
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:56:12 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-47ac0b6366cdd08b6bda2124764bbf3c-162a30a31ddf9d3f-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://pkm.social/)",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-47ac0b6366cdd08b6bda2124764bbf3c-f09ad487ff9643c1-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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