Stealth mode: defeat Cloudflare automation detection

Drop DefaultExecAllocatorOptions (includes --enable-automation),
add disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled, patch
navigator.webdriver via JS, and inject sessionKey cookie via CDP
into a dedicated fetch profile.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

internal/browser/fetch.go

@@ -3,34 +3,54 @@ package browser
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/chromedp/cdproto/network"
 	"github.com/chromedp/chromedp"
 
 	"git.davoryn.de/calic/claude-statusline/internal/config"
 )
 
-// FetchViaChrome navigates to a URL using headless Chrome with the persistent
+// FetchViaChrome navigates to a URL using Chrome with a dedicated browser
-// browser profile (which has Cloudflare clearance cookies) and returns the
+// profile and returns the response body. Uses stealth flags to avoid
-// response body. This bypasses Cloudflare JS challenges because Chrome runs
+// Cloudflare's automation detection (navigator.webdriver, etc.).
-// real JavaScript. Falls back to non-headless if headless fails.
 func FetchViaChrome(url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	profileDir := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir(), "browser-profile")
+	// Use a dedicated fetch profile separate from the login profile.
+	profileDir := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir(), "fetch-profile")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(profileDir, 0o755); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create browser profile dir: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create fetch profile dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Remove stale lock file from unclean shutdown
 	_ = os.Remove(filepath.Join(profileDir, "SingletonLock"))
 
 	execPath := findBrowserExec()
 
-	opts := append(chromedp.DefaultExecAllocatorOptions[:],
+	// Start with minimal options — NOT DefaultExecAllocatorOptions, which
-		chromedp.Flag("headless", true),
+	// includes flags that Cloudflare detects (--enable-automation, etc.).
+	opts := []chromedp.ExecAllocatorOption{
+		chromedp.NoFirstRun,
+		chromedp.NoDefaultBrowserCheck,
 		chromedp.UserDataDir(profileDir),
-	)
+
+		// Stealth: disable automation indicators
+		chromedp.Flag("disable-blink-features", "AutomationControlled"),
+		chromedp.Flag("enable-automation", false),
+		chromedp.Flag("disable-infobars", true),
+
+		// Window: off-screen so it doesn't flash
+		chromedp.Flag("window-position", "-32000,-32000"),
+		chromedp.Flag("window-size", "1,1"),
+		chromedp.Flag("disable-gpu", true),
+		chromedp.Flag("disable-extensions", true),
+		chromedp.Flag("no-first-run", true),
+
+		// Use non-headless — Cloudflare detects headless mode
+		chromedp.Flag("headless", false),
+	}
 	if execPath != "" {
 		opts = append(opts, chromedp.ExecPath(execPath))
 	}
@@ -41,36 +61,112 @@ func FetchViaChrome(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := chromedp.NewContext(allocCtx)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// Set a total timeout for the operation
 	ctx, timeoutCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	defer timeoutCancel()
 
-	var body string
+	// Inject the session key cookie before navigating
+	sessionKey := config.GetSessionKey()
+	if sessionKey != "" {
+		err := chromedp.Run(ctx,
+			chromedp.Navigate("about:blank"),
+			setCookieAction("sessionKey", sessionKey, ".claude.ai"),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("chrome-fetch: cookie injection failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Patch navigator.webdriver to false via CDP
 	err := chromedp.Run(ctx,
-		chromedp.Navigate(url),
+		chromedp.ActionFunc(func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		// Wait for the body to have content (Cloudflare challenge resolves via JS)
+			_, _, _, err := chromedp.Targets(ctx)
-		chromedp.WaitReady("body"),
+			_ = err
-		// Chrome renders JSON API responses inside a <pre> tag
+			return nil
-		chromedp.Text("pre", &body, chromedp.ByQuery, chromedp.NodeVisible),
+		}),
+		chromedp.Evaluate(`Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'webdriver', {get: () => undefined})`, nil),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		// Fallback: try extracting from body directly (some responses may not use <pre>)
+		log.Printf("chrome-fetch: webdriver patch failed: %v", err)
-		var bodyFallback string
+	}
-		errFb := chromedp.Run(ctx,
+
-			chromedp.Text("body", &bodyFallback, chromedp.ByQuery),
+	log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigating to %s (exec: %q)", url, execPath)
-		)
+	if err := chromedp.Run(ctx, chromedp.Navigate(url)); err != nil {
-		if errFb == nil && bodyFallback != "" {
+		log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigate failed: %v", err)
-			return []byte(bodyFallback), nil
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp navigate: %w", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigation complete, polling for JSON...")
+
+	// Poll for JSON response — Cloudflare challenge takes a few seconds
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp fetch timed out waiting for JSON response")
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			var body string
+			err := chromedp.Run(ctx,
+				chromedp.Text("pre", &body, chromedp.ByQuery),
+			)
+			if err != nil || body == "" {
+				_ = chromedp.Run(ctx,
+					chromedp.Text("body", &body, chromedp.ByQuery),
+				)
+			}
+			body = strings.TrimSpace(body)
+			if body == "" {
+				log.Printf("chrome-fetch: page body empty, waiting...")
+				continue
+			}
+			if body[0] == '[' || body[0] == '{' {
+				log.Printf("chrome-fetch: got JSON response (%d bytes)", len(body))
+				_ = extractAndSaveCookies(ctx)
+				cancel()
+				return []byte(body), nil
+			}
+			snippet := body
+			if len(snippet) > 200 {
+				snippet = snippet[:200]
+			}
+			log.Printf("chrome-fetch: non-JSON body (%d bytes): %s", len(body), snippet)
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp fetch: %w", err)
 	}
-
+}
-	if body == "" {
+
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp fetch: empty response body")
+// setCookieAction sets a cookie via the DevTools protocol.
-	}
+func setCookieAction(name, value, domain string) chromedp.Action {
-
+	return chromedp.ActionFunc(func(ctx context.Context) error {
-	// Gracefully close to flush cookies (including refreshed cf_clearance)
+		expr := network.SetCookie(name, value).
-	cancel()
+			WithDomain(domain).
-
+			WithPath("/").
-	return []byte(body), nil
+			WithHTTPOnly(true).
+			WithSecure(true)
+		return expr.Do(ctx)
+	})
+}
+
+// extractAndSaveCookies saves cf_clearance and other Cloudflare cookies
+// so plain HTTP requests can try them on subsequent polls.
+func extractAndSaveCookies(ctx context.Context) error {
+	cookies, err := network.GetCookies().Do(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var parts []string
+	for _, c := range cookies {
+		if c.Domain == ".claude.ai" || c.Domain == "claude.ai" {
+			if c.Name == "cf_clearance" || c.Name == "__cf_bm" || c.Name == "_cfuvid" {
+				parts = append(parts, c.Name+"="+c.Value)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	cfPath := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir(), "cf-cookies")
+	return os.WriteFile(cfPath, []byte(strings.Join(parts, "\n")+"\n"), 0o600)
 }

internal/fetcher/fetcher.go

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -34,13 +37,21 @@ type ParsedUsage struct {
 type UpdateCallback func(ParsedUsage)
 
 // doRequest performs an authenticated HTTP GET to the Claude API.
+// Includes any saved Cloudflare cookies from previous Chrome fallbacks.
 func doRequest(url, sessionKey string) ([]byte, int, error) {
 	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Cookie", "sessionKey="+sessionKey)
+
+	cookie := "sessionKey=" + sessionKey
+	// Append Cloudflare cookies if available (saved by Chrome fallback)
+	if cfCookies := loadCFCookies(); cfCookies != "" {
+		cookie += "; " + cfCookies
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Cookie", cookie)
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", userAgent)
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Set("Referer", "https://claude.ai/")
@@ -58,6 +69,24 @@ func doRequest(url, sessionKey string) ([]byte, int, error) {
 	return body, resp.StatusCode, nil
 }
 
+// loadCFCookies reads saved Cloudflare cookies from the cf-cookies file.
+func loadCFCookies() string {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir(), "cf-cookies"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// File has one cookie per line (name=value), join with "; "
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), "\n")
+	var valid []string
+	for _, l := range lines {
+		l = strings.TrimSpace(l)
+		if l != "" {
+			valid = append(valid, l)
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(valid, "; ")
+}
+
 // fetchWithFallback tries a plain HTTP request first, then falls back to
 // headless Chrome (which can solve Cloudflare JS challenges) on 403.
 func fetchWithFallback(url, sessionKey string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -73,11 +102,13 @@ func fetchWithFallback(url, sessionKey string) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	if status == 403 {
 		// Likely a Cloudflare JS challenge — fall back to headless Chrome
-		log.Printf("HTTP 403 for %s, falling back to headless Chrome", url)
+		log.Printf("HTTP 403 for %s, falling back to Chrome", url)
 		chromeBody, chromeErr := browser.FetchViaChrome(url)
 		if chromeErr != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth_expired") // treat as auth failure if Chrome also fails
+			log.Printf("Chrome fallback failed: %v", chromeErr)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth_expired")
 		}
+		log.Printf("Chrome fallback succeeded (%d bytes)", len(chromeBody))
 		return chromeBody, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d", status)