STRUDEL · crawler details
Identity and policy
Policy version: 2026-09-08.1
Persistent crawler identity (not the contact address):
9266f6c87d05eac1d374f80ebe21d48d
Every crawler link identifies with this identity.
Blocking it does not require blocking a community hub.
Current limits
One active crawler connection; no hourly probes.
Automatic interval: 1–7 days. Operator minimum: up to 14.
Standard batch: 5–40 pages; 256 KiB; 10 minutes.
First visit: one content page; 32 KiB; 90 seconds.
Slow gate: 1–3 pages; 32 KiB; 90 seconds; seven days.
Operator interval >7d: up to 10 pages; 96 KiB; 3 minutes.
The tightest applicable limit wins.
At least 10s between requests; 30s in the slow gate.
Depth: two. Catalogue: up to 200 paths per node.
Each batch includes an additional preference attempt.
Preference limit: 4 KiB. Normal response: up to 64 KiB.
Failures count. Unused allowances do not accumulate.
Request, byte and elapsed-time ceilings apply together.
Rolling 24h ceilings:
512 visit attempts · 4096 request attempts · 16 MiB response allowance
Last 24 hours
512 visits · 124 requests
Decoded responses: 184.2 KiB
Reported response transfer size: 135.3 KiB
Budget used/reserved: 424.3 KiB
Reservations survive interrupted visits. Response byte
figures exclude path discovery, handshakes and retransmission
overhead; they are not total network airtime.
Speed observations
Slow loads reduce the batch immediately. The Slow badge
requires repeated successful slow page loads on separate visits.
Measurements describe the connection from Strudel only.
No extra speed tests or searches that trigger crawling.
Source and contact
axhoff — for feedback, requests, etc.
LXMF: a1b6a6c321180fc2127b64bd08d435fa