ua-tracer
by Paul Kinlan
trace ylR3PdIi
what does a user agent actually fetch, follow & run?
Trace ylR3PdIi
First seen: 2026-10-08 13:56:01.461 UTC
User-Agent: Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://social.devwithzachary.com/) 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 13:56:01.461 UTC | +0 ms | homepage | GET | Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://social.devwithzachary.com/) Bot |
request headers (10){
"accept": "text/html",
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"accept-language": "en, *;q=0.5",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:56:01 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-10505368e8e1b9cbcaf7d89cd3972e93-336b6b7f024e4187-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://social.devwithzachary.com/) Bot",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net"
}
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| 2026-10-08 13:56:04.665 UTC | +3204 ms | Open Graph image | GET | Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://social.devwithzachary.com/) |
request headers (10){
"accept-encoding": "gzip",
"connection": "close",
"date": "Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:56:04 GMT",
"host": "uatracer.com",
"traceparent": "00-eb275e99d19b0b56c032216007a46903-0192678f139ae10c-01",
"tracestate": "",
"user-agent": "Mastodon/4.7.3 (http.rb/5.3.1; +https://social.devwithzachary.com/)",
"via": "HTTP/1.1 ams.vultr.prod.deno-cluster.net",
"x-deno-userspace-traceparent": "00-eb275e99d19b0b56c032216007a46903-cc03d5e90e7369fa-01",
"x-deno-userspace-tracestate": ""
}
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