Running agents as your real self via AsideAI browser + MCP to bypass bot detection
msg · x · 2026-09-27
A practical workaround for AI agents hitting antibot walls: run the @AsideAI browser with MCP on a spare always-on computer so your agent acts as you, with your real credentials, inside a real Chromium. The author uses it to get past Costco's bot detection, arguing that pairing agents with a real-browser real-identity environment sidesteps most anti-automation friction.
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