[PR #2957] [CLOSED] Add Conduit to Web Crawling section #13616

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/2957
Author: @bkauto3
Created: 3/11/2026
Status: Closed

Base: masterHead: add-conduit


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  • 3eb3bc5 Add Conduit to Web Crawling section

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📄 Description

Summary

Add Conduit to the Web Crawling section.

Conduit is a free, MIT-licensed headless browser for Python that adds cryptographic audit trails to browser automation and web crawling:

  • SHA-256 hash chain linking every action into a tamper-evident log
  • Ed25519 digital signatures for proof of session integrity
  • Self-verifiable proof bundles exportable as JSON for independent verification
  • BFS crawler with robots.txt compliance and budget enforcement
  • MCP server for AI agent integration (Claude, GPT, etc.)
  • Built on Patchright (stealth Playwright fork) for reliable modern web automation

Install: pip install conduit-browser

Hidden Gem Justification

Conduit solves a problem no other Python browser automation tool addresses: cryptographic proof of what happened during a browser session. Every action is SHA-256 hash-chained and Ed25519 signed, producing self-verifiable proof bundles that anyone can independently verify without trusting the tool or operator.

This is uniquely valuable for:

  • AI agent accountability (proving what autonomous agents did)
  • Compliance auditing of automated browser workflows
  • Digital forensics involving web-based activity

No other tool in the Web Crawling section (or on PyPI) provides tamper-evident, cryptographically signed browser session logs.

Note: This list already includes browser-use for AI browser automation. Conduit serves a different purpose -- it focuses on cryptographic accountability and tamper-evident proof for browser sessions, rather than making websites accessible for AI agents.


🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/pull/2957 **Author:** [@bkauto3](https://github.com/bkauto3) **Created:** 3/11/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `add-conduit` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`3eb3bc5`](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python/commit/3eb3bc5e71c31dd001ce4f64eeba8ebfe3d8ca01) Add Conduit to Web Crawling section ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+1 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description ## Summary Add [Conduit](https://github.com/bkauto3/Conduit) to the Web Crawling section. Conduit is a free, MIT-licensed headless browser for Python that adds cryptographic audit trails to browser automation and web crawling: - **SHA-256 hash chain** linking every action into a tamper-evident log - **Ed25519 digital signatures** for proof of session integrity - **Self-verifiable proof bundles** exportable as JSON for independent verification - **BFS crawler** with robots.txt compliance and budget enforcement - **MCP server** for AI agent integration (Claude, GPT, etc.) - Built on **Patchright** (stealth Playwright fork) for reliable modern web automation Install: `pip install conduit-browser` ## Hidden Gem Justification Conduit solves a problem no other Python browser automation tool addresses: cryptographic proof of what happened during a browser session. Every action is SHA-256 hash-chained and Ed25519 signed, producing self-verifiable proof bundles that anyone can independently verify without trusting the tool or operator. This is uniquely valuable for: - AI agent accountability (proving what autonomous agents did) - Compliance auditing of automated browser workflows - Digital forensics involving web-based activity No other tool in the Web Crawling section (or on PyPI) provides tamper-evident, cryptographically signed browser session logs. **Note:** This list already includes [browser-use](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use) for AI browser automation. Conduit serves a different purpose -- it focuses on cryptographic accountability and tamper-evident proof for browser sessions, rather than making websites accessible for AI agents. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>
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Reference: github-starred/awesome-python#13616