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I’m at a loss for how this works since agents just use a browser and see the same thing users see

So far I haven't seen crawlers or agents utilize the interactive map widget where the final useful data is located. I'm sure it will happen eventually.

I can tell they're not using it because the page is getting hit by their user agents but my API is not.

If I have to use "interactive map widget" and you weren't the only supplier of the lifesaving thing I'd noped out of there faster than I arrived (and then blacklisted you in kagi to never come back again).

Your site, your choices.

But also: hostile design? My choice.

You shouldn't assume it's a hostile design. Do you think Google Maps is a hostile design? It's a similar use case.

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