phantom-fetch
Headless content fetcher with stealth mode, cookie handling, and structured output.
Purpose
Most headless browsers are detectable. phantom-fetch uses Playwright with explicit stealth configurations to reduce browser automation signals while maintaining structured output for downstream processing.
It is built for research pipelines where consistent, repeatable fetches are more important than raw throughput.
Tech Stack
Language
Automation
Focus
Project Timeline
Frustration with existing headless browser detection led to the first experiment.
Basic Playwright wrapper with custom user agent and viewport.
Added cookie persistence, stealth plugins, and structured JSON output.
Repository made public with CLI interface and examples.
Active. Core fetcher and stealth mode are working reliably.
Proxy rotation, structured extraction, backoff policies.
Current Progress
GitHub
Repository metadata placeholders for future API integration.
2026-06-12
2026-07-19
Maintained
public
github.com/d3f4lt0/phantom-fetch
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Headless content fetcher with stealth mode, cookie handling, and structured output.