ua-tracer
by Paul Kinlan
trace pBRiLVWb
what does a user agent actually fetch, follow & run?
Trace pBRiLVWb
First seen: 2026-07-05 15:07:03.329 UTC
User-Agent: Mastodon/4.5.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.xyz/) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 15:07:03.329 UTC | +0 ms | homepage | GET | Mastodon/4.5.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.xyz/) Bot |
request headers (12){
"accept": "text/html",
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"accept-language": "en, *;q=0.5",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:07:02 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-2646aba3b8fc2783e225f9643bda87ff-703b43c47c2e0ad4-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.5.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.xyz/) Bot",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-2646aba3b8fc2783e225f9643bda87ff-65dd034d21f45c2a-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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| 2026-07-05 15:07:05.141 UTC | +1812 ms | Open Graph image | GET | Mastodon/4.5.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.xyz/) |
request headers (10){
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:07:05 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-4f2b71b1ec61790aff2f8b95c79bed99-2781f71150efb9fc-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.5.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://mastodon.xyz/)",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-4f2b71b1ec61790aff2f8b95c79bed99-a6d7c2a3988c6b32-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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