Tool Profile

Anubis

Anubis — anti-bot software that adds proof-of-work friction for crawlers.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-05-31

Last seen:2026-05-31

Sightings:1

Source:github.com

What it is

Anubis — anti-bot software that adds proof-of-work friction for crawlers.

Why developers recommend it

A practical anti-bot tool surfaced as a low-friction alternative for sites fighting scrapers.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-31

One commenter said OpenWRT uses Anubis and preferred waiting over "finding Waldos"; another described it as the tool that uses proof-of-work instead.

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