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rey0905/paywall-radar
An agent skill that spots hidden paywalls before your AI recommends a site, without signing up.…
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Install & config
Client config (built from the install command this repo gives)
{
"mcpServers": {
"rey0905-paywall-radar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["skills"]
}
}
}Parsed from the README we fetched on 2026-10-26; we have not executed it.
command/args come from the install command the repository states. When it is ambiguous, the project README wins.
VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json - the key is servers)
{
"servers": {
"rey0905-paywall-radar": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["skills"]
}
}
}Same server, but VS Code keeps it under <code>servers</code>.
Claude Code (command line)
claude mcp add --transport stdio rey0905-paywall-radar -- npx skills
Claude Code does not read a config file; add the server with this command.
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npx skills
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rey0905/paywall-radar；first catalogued 2026-10-21；last seen 2026-11-14。There is no official certification or quality rating here — we record sources and dates only.# paywall-radar
以下摘录自该仓库的 README（片段） · 在 GitHub 读完整 README →
Stop your AI from recommending sites that make you fill in a 10-step quiz, then ask for your credit card.
An agent skill that screens websites for hidden paywalls before recommending them, without signing up or giving away any of your data.
English · 简体中文
## The problem
You ask your AI for remote job sites. It gives you a list. You click one, and it asks what role you want. Then your experience level, salary range and preferred time zone, then it wants your resume. Twenty minutes later:
> Choose your plan · ⏱ 09:52 · ~~£0.43~~ £0.07 per day · 50% DISCOUNT
> Without cancellation ... will automatically charge 155.99 GBP every 1 year until I cancel.
That one is real (observed 2026-10-22). The homepage never mentions a price, never says "free", and has no pricing page. Your AI had no way of knowing, so it recommended the site anyway.
paywall-radar teaches your agent to check first.
## What it does
Whenever your agent is about to recommend websites, apps or online tools, or you ask "is this site free?", it screens each one and sorts it:
| Verdict | Meaning |
| ✅ FREE | The thing you came to do is free |
| ✅ FREE TIER OK | The free tier gets the job done; paid extras are listed |
| ❔ UNVERIFIED | Not enough evidence, so it is marked "may charge" and not passed off as free |
| ⛔ FILTERED | You can't do the core task without paying, and it says whether the price is hidden or shown openly |
Filtered sites still get one line at the end with the reason, so you recognize them if you come across them elsewhere.
## How it sees the paywall without signing up
The hard part: the paywall sits behind the quiz, and the agent can't (and shouldn't) fill the quiz in with your details. So it looks around the funnel instead of through it:
1. Public info outside the funnel. It reads the pricing page, the FAQ, and the terms (searching for auto-renew, recurring, trial, refund). It checks app store in-app purchases and Reddit/Trustpilot reviews. A money-back policy on a site that never shows a price says a lot.
2. The site's own code. Every visitor's browser downloads the site's JavaScript. If that code contains routes like choosePlan, limitedOffer or /start/payment-process, there is a plan screen at the end of the flow, whatever the homepage says.
3. Skipping ahead by URL. Funnels often number their steps (/journey/2/join/10). Changing the number sometimes lands straight on the plan page.
4. Testing the real task. It opens a job listing and checks whether "Apply" works without an account, or whether the resume export is actually free.
5. No evidence of free means not free. Genuinely free products say "free" loudly, because it's their best selling point.
The bundled probe covers the code and policy-page checks in about 7 seconds per site:
text
$ python3 scripts/probe.py https://globalwork.ai/en
=== https://globalwork.ai/en
pricing link on page: no
says 'free' out loud: no
payment provider in code: none found
paywall/funnel code signals: choose-plan step, checkout / payment step, upsell / limited offer,
subscription API, pricing API, auto-renew wording
billing terms in policy pages: YES
[choose-plan step] choosePlan:"/platform/settings/manage-subscription/choose-plan",limitedOffer:...
An agent skill that screens websites for hidden paywalls before recommending them, without signing up or giving away any of your data.
English · 简体中文
## The problem
You ask your AI for remote job sites. It gives you a list. You click one, and it asks what role you want. Then your experience level, salary range and preferred time zone, then it wants your resume. Twenty minutes later:
> Choose your plan · ⏱ 09:52 · ~~£0.43~~ £0.07 per day · 50% DISCOUNT
> Without cancellation ... will automatically charge 155.99 GBP every 1 year until I cancel.
That one is real (observed 2026-10-22). The homepage never mentions a price, never says "free", and has no pricing page. Your AI had no way of knowing, so it recommended the site anyway.
paywall-radar teaches your agent to check first.
## What it does
Whenever your agent is about to recommend websites, apps or online tools, or you ask "is this site free?", it screens each one and sorts it:
| Verdict | Meaning |
| ✅ FREE | The thing you came to do is free |
| ✅ FREE TIER OK | The free tier gets the job done; paid extras are listed |
| ❔ UNVERIFIED | Not enough evidence, so it is marked "may charge" and not passed off as free |
| ⛔ FILTERED | You can't do the core task without paying, and it says whether the price is hidden or shown openly |
Filtered sites still get one line at the end with the reason, so you recognize them if you come across them elsewhere.
## How it sees the paywall without signing up
The hard part: the paywall sits behind the quiz, and the agent can't (and shouldn't) fill the quiz in with your details. So it looks around the funnel instead of through it:
1. Public info outside the funnel. It reads the pricing page, the FAQ, and the terms (searching for auto-renew, recurring, trial, refund). It checks app store in-app purchases and Reddit/Trustpilot reviews. A money-back policy on a site that never shows a price says a lot.
2. The site's own code. Every visitor's browser downloads the site's JavaScript. If that code contains routes like choosePlan, limitedOffer or /start/payment-process, there is a plan screen at the end of the flow, whatever the homepage says.
3. Skipping ahead by URL. Funnels often number their steps (/journey/2/join/10). Changing the number sometimes lands straight on the plan page.
4. Testing the real task. It opens a job listing and checks whether "Apply" works without an account, or whether the resume export is actually free.
5. No evidence of free means not free. Genuinely free products say "free" loudly, because it's their best selling point.
The bundled probe covers the code and policy-page checks in about 7 seconds per site:
text
$ python3 scripts/probe.py https://globalwork.ai/en
=== https://globalwork.ai/en
pricing link on page: no
says 'free' out loud: no
payment provider in code: none found
paywall/funnel code signals: choose-plan step, checkout / payment step, upsell / limited offer,
subscription API, pricing API, auto-renew wording
billing terms in policy pages: YES
[choose-plan step] choosePlan:"/platform/settings/manage-subscription/choose-plan",limitedOffer:...
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