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

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package browser
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,32 +15,42 @@ import (
 	"git.davoryn.de/calic/claude-statusline/internal/config"
 )
 
-// FetchViaChrome navigates to a URL using Chrome with the persistent browser
+// FetchViaChrome navigates to a URL using Chrome with a dedicated browser
-// profile (which has Cloudflare clearance cookies) and returns the response
+// profile and returns the response body. Uses stealth flags to avoid
-// body. Uses non-headless mode with a minimized/hidden window to avoid
+// Cloudflare's automation detection (navigator.webdriver, etc.).
-// Cloudflare's headless detection, which causes infinite challenge loops.
 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()
 
-	// Use non-headless mode: Cloudflare detects headless Chrome and loops
+	// Start with minimal options — NOT DefaultExecAllocatorOptions, which
-	// the JS challenge forever. A real (but hidden) browser window passes.
+	// includes flags that Cloudflare detects (--enable-automation, etc.).
-	opts := append(chromedp.DefaultExecAllocatorOptions[:],
+	opts := []chromedp.ExecAllocatorOption{
-		chromedp.Flag("headless", false),
+		chromedp.NoFirstRun,
-		chromedp.Flag("window-position", "-32000,-32000"), // off-screen
+		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("no-first-run", true),
 		chromedp.Flag("disable-extensions", true),
-		chromedp.UserDataDir(profileDir),
+		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))
 	}
@@ -50,17 +61,42 @@ func FetchViaChrome(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := chromedp.NewContext(allocCtx)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// Total timeout for the operation
 	ctx, timeoutCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	defer timeoutCancel()
 
-	// Navigate and wait for Cloudflare challenge to resolve.
+	// Inject the session key cookie before navigating
-	// Poll the page content until we get valid JSON (not the challenge page).
+	sessionKey := config.GetSessionKey()
-	if err := chromedp.Run(ctx, chromedp.Navigate(url)); err != nil {
+	if sessionKey != "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp navigate: %w", err)
+		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)
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Poll for JSON response — Cloudflare challenge takes a few seconds to clear
+	// Patch navigator.webdriver to false via CDP
+	err := chromedp.Run(ctx,
+		chromedp.ActionFunc(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			_, _, _, err := chromedp.Targets(ctx)
+			_ = err
+			return nil
+		}),
+		chromedp.Evaluate(`Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'webdriver', {get: () => undefined})`, nil),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("chrome-fetch: webdriver patch failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigating to %s (exec: %q)", url, execPath)
+	if err := chromedp.Run(ctx, chromedp.Navigate(url)); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigate failed: %v", err)
+		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()
 
@@ -70,33 +106,48 @@ func FetchViaChrome(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp fetch timed out waiting for JSON response")
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			var body string
-			// Try <pre> first (Chrome wraps JSON in <pre> tags)
 			err := chromedp.Run(ctx,
 				chromedp.Text("pre", &body, chromedp.ByQuery),
 			)
 			if err != nil || body == "" {
-				// Fallback: try body directly
 				_ = chromedp.Run(ctx,
 					chromedp.Text("body", &body, chromedp.ByQuery),
 				)
 			}
 			body = strings.TrimSpace(body)
 			if body == "" {
+				log.Printf("chrome-fetch: page body empty, waiting...")
 				continue
 			}
-			// Check if we got actual JSON (starts with [ or {), not a challenge page
 			if body[0] == '[' || body[0] == '{' {
-				// Also extract any fresh cookies for future plain HTTP attempts
+				log.Printf("chrome-fetch: got JSON response (%d bytes)", len(body))
 				_ = extractAndSaveCookies(ctx)
-				cancel() // graceful close, flushes cookies to profile
+				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)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// setCookieAction sets a cookie via the DevTools protocol.
+func setCookieAction(name, value, domain string) chromedp.Action {
+	return chromedp.ActionFunc(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		expr := network.SetCookie(name, value).
+			WithDomain(domain).
+			WithPath("/").
+			WithHTTPOnly(true).
+			WithSecure(true)
+		return expr.Do(ctx)
+	})
+}
+
 // extractAndSaveCookies saves cf_clearance and other Cloudflare cookies
-// alongside the session key, so plain HTTP requests can try them next time.
+// 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 {
@@ -116,7 +167,6 @@ func extractAndSaveCookies(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Write Cloudflare cookies to a file the fetcher can read
 	cfPath := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir(), "cf-cookies")
 	return os.WriteFile(cfPath, []byte(strings.Join(parts, "\n")+"\n"), 0o600)
 }

internal/fetcher/fetcher.go

@@ -102,11 +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)