Agent passports? Reddit debates how websites should admit good bots
the-real-news · reddit · 2026-09-26
The author argues the internet was designed to block bots, but with agents on the rise, sites need to learn to admit "good bots". As an example, his OpenClaw agent was blocked from looking up golf clubs on Golftown; a verified "agent passport" might have allowed it. He asks what tools and standards people are seeing building toward agent identity and permissions.
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