The Internet's Open Source AI Paywall

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I built DarkForest Protocol after watching sites get hammered by AI search bots.Robots.txt isn't working. Some sites are using Nepenthes/Quixotic to poison models, but that's a lose-lose approach.DarkForest is an open-source middleware (Express/Next.js/Vite) that lets any site establish clear boundaries with AI systems. One line of code redirects crawlers to a message about respecting content - no poisoning required.This is just the start. The long-term vision is to build: (1) A collective intelligence network where sites share crawler patterns, and (2) An internet scale information marketplace for powering AI. Think Google Ads, but for AI systems seeking real-time access to your content.I b

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