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Introducing Precursor: detecting agentic behavior with continuous client-side signals
Cloudflare introduces Precursor, a continuous behavioral validation engine that detects bot activity through session-level signals while minimizing friction for legitimate users.
Precursor, our new continuous behavioral validation engine for bot management, offers visibility into how humans and bots actually interact across the full user journey.
By turning session-level behavior into bot detection signals, it identifies advanced automation with higher precision — while reducing friction for legitimate users.
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