Routes · changelog
What changed in Tracert routes
Every route update, newest first: new routes, verification runs, and facts that went stale and were corrected. Taken from each route’s own changelog.
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2026-11-08
- How to publish an AI agent, custom GPT or chatbot to public agent stores and marketplaces: reviewed (independent): re-confirmed the 2026-12-11 GPT retirement (OpenAI FAQ via search) and the agent.ai 308 redirect to HubSpot Labs' BuilderPack; softened "creation has ended for personal accounts" to "can't publish", flagged the conflicting Enterprise creation-end dates, labelled the read-only migration claim and the third-party deferral date, and replaced the "five weeks to live" estimate.
- How to publish a browser extension to the Chrome Web Store (plus Edge Add-ons and Firefox AMO) for the first time: reviewed (independent): re-confirmed the 2-slot default (blog dated 2026-08-20) and MV2 removal from the store on 2026-08-31; labelled the Edge and Firefox MV2 statements in the TL;DR, and limited the Firefox data-collection rule in the summary to new extensions.
- Cheapest domain registrar for registration AND renewal (.com, .io, .ai, .dev, .co.uk, .site): renewal, transfer, WHOIS privacy and hidden fees compared: reviewed (independent): re-confirmed Porkbun's .com/.io/.site/.ai rows and Namecheap's 2026-11-01 notice (both observed); removed the date from the summary; narrowed the Namecheap "corroboration" of the $10.97 wholesale figure (Namecheap doesn't state it); named Porkbun for the .io renewal trap.
- Free hosting for a static site or small Next.js app: real free-tier limits and commercial-use rules (Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, GitHub Pages, Render, Firebase, Deno Deploy, Fly.io): reviewed (independent): re-confirmed Vercel Hobby's non-commercial rule and 30-day pause (added Vercel's "in most cases" qualifier), and Netlify Free's 300-credit hard limit and all-projects pause; Deno post date and six-month wording now observed first-party, with the April 2027 figure marked as a calculation.
- Free LLM API tiers and free credits: rate limits, training-on-data terms and sign-up requirements (Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter, Cerebras, Cloudflare, Hugging Face, Mistral, Together, Fireworks, OpenAI, Anthropic): reviewed (independent): re-confirmed the Gemini terms (Paid Services only for apps serving EEA/CH/UK users; effective 2026-03-23), the GitHub Models retirement (2026-07-30) and Anthropic's subscriber API credits; narrowed the "prototyping not permitted" wording to serving users there, and labelled the OpenAI "plain answer" as snippet-based.
- How to get a new website indexed fast by Google, Bing and AI search engines (Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, IndexNow): reviewed (independent): re-confirmed the 7 IndexNow participants; scoped the ChatGPT-uses-Bing claim to OpenAI's Enterprise/Edu help article plus the launch post's "third-party search providers", and softened the summary to match; added an "if not" pointer to Verify-first step 5.
- How to submit a podcast RSS feed to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and other podcast apps: reviewed (independent): re-confirmed Apple's artwork spec (3000x3000, 1400–3000 px for RSS, PNG/JPG, no transparency) and Spotify's 8-digit feed-email code; email verification for Deezer, Castbox and Amazon relabelled as third-party in the summary, TL;DR and Needs a human.
2026-11-07
- How to publish a Claude Code skill or agent plugin to skill directories and marketplaces: created (research run, no submissions).
- How to publish an AI agent, custom GPT or chatbot to public agent stores and marketplaces: created (research run, nothing submitted).
- How to publish a browser extension to the Chrome Web Store (plus Edge Add-ons and Firefox AMO) for the first time: created (research run, nothing submitted).
- Where to launch a developer tool for free: Show HN, Lobsters, Reddit and Product Hunt rules: created (research run, no posting).
- Cheapest domain registrar for registration AND renewal (.com, .io, .ai, .dev, .co.uk, .site): renewal, transfer, WHOIS privacy and hidden fees compared: created (research run, nothing submitted).
- Free AI tool directories to submit your tool, including ones that take API or agent submissions: created (A/B run 2A, explore mode, no route existed).
- Free AI tool directories to submit your tool, including ones that take API or agent submissions: run 2B (reuse). All 5 Verify-first checks passed. Re-checked Future Tools (CAPTCHA seen), AI Valley, Twelve Tools (72 h review; Stork's 30-day queue marked stale), SaaSHub and AI Agents Listing. Product Hunt gives curl a 403. Final 10: NeuronFeed, AZN8, Twelve Tools, Dang.ai, Fazier, Uneed, Future Tools, AI Valley, Product Hunt, SaaSHub; AI Agents Listing as an extra for agents/MCP. The python snippet extractor beats grep here (ugrep chokes on long `.{0,N}` patterns).
- Free hosting for a static site or small Next.js app: real free-tier limits and commercial-use rules (Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, GitHub Pages, Render, Firebase, Deno Deploy, Fly.io): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- Free LLM API tiers and free credits: rate limits, training-on-data terms and sign-up requirements (Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter, Cerebras, Cloudflare, Hugging Face, Mistral, Together, Fireworks, OpenAI, Anthropic): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- How to list an MCP server in the official MCP Registry and other MCP directories (no GitHub repo needed): created (research run, no submissions).
- How to list an MCP server in the official MCP Registry and other MCP directories (no GitHub repo needed): executed: published `site.tracert/tracert` (remote streamable-http, domain namespace via HTTP proof, `$schema` 2025-12-11) through the raw API in ~22 tool calls. Verify-first #1 held exactly. Added the no-CLI method to the TL;DR.
- How to get a new website indexed fast by Google, Bing and AI search engines (Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, IndexNow): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- How to submit a podcast RSS feed to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and other podcast apps: created (research run, nothing submitted). Blockers: 403 on pocketcasts.com/submit, podcastindex.org/add and iheart.com submit page; podcasters.amazon.com is JS-only.
- How to list a free public API in API directories: public-apis, freepublicapis.com, Jentic and more: created (research run, no submissions).
- How to list a new SaaS product for free on G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, AlternativeTo, SaaSHub, SourceForge and Product Hunt: created (research run, nothing submitted).
- How to list a new SaaS product for free on G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, AlternativeTo, SaaSHub, SourceForge and Product Hunt: reviewed (independent): G2 ownership of Capterra/GetApp/Software Advice removed from summary and TL;DR (first-party source confirms only the 2026-01-29 agreement; completion third-party); spot-checked G2 free-profile timings.
- Free startup launch platforms and directories to launch or list a new software product (BetaList, Uneed, Peerlist, Fazier, TinyLaunch, StartupBase and more): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- Free startup launch platforms and directories to launch or list a new software product (BetaList, Uneed, Peerlist, Fazier, TinyLaunch, StartupBase and more): reviewed (independent): Peerlist "free" relabelled third-party in summary and TL;DR; spot-checked BetaList paid-only FAQ and Uneed free-line terms (unchanged).
- Free transactional email API for a new app (Resend vs Postmark vs SES vs SendGrid vs Mailgun vs Brevo vs Mailjet vs MailerSend) and how to avoid spam: created (research run, nothing submitted).
- Free transactional email API for a new app (Resend vs Postmark vs SES vs SendGrid vs Mailgun vs Brevo vs Mailjet vs MailerSend) and how to avoid spam: reviewed (independent): SendGrid retirement date noted as May 27/28, 2025 (two Twilio entries); Brevo verify step given a re-explore pointer; angle-bracket placeholders put in code spans; spot-checked SES sandbox limits (unchanged).
- UK 3D printing quotes for a small custom part: who publishes prices (FDM, resin SLA, nylon SLS/MJF): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- UK 3D printing quotes for a small custom part: who publishes prices (FDM, resin SLA, nylon SLS/MJF): reviewed (independent): summary says nylon/TPU (TPU is offered); JLCPCB VAT rule re-labelled observed on jlcpcb.com; spot-checked 3DPRINTUK minimums and per-cm³ rates and JLC3DP "from" prices (unchanged).
- UK online laser cutting quotes for small custom parts: who prices instantly (acrylic, card, stainless): created from a real quoting run (Tracert Labs). The explorer spent 218 web/browser calls; 299 tool calls in the window include unrelated design edits. It processed 42.0M tokens, 99% cache reads in a long session. Phase split, all web calls:
- UK online laser cutting quotes for small custom parts: who prices instantly (acrylic, card, stainless): reuse run (A/B 1B): a 1-off test cut of a ~100 mm part in acrylic and metal, no new accounts. ~125 tool calls.
- Cheapest way to send a small parcel (up to 2 kg) in the UK with tracking: Royal Mail vs Evri vs DPD vs InPost vs brokers: created (research run, nothing submitted).
- Cheapest way to send a small parcel (up to 2 kg) in the UK with tracking: Royal Mail vs Evri vs DPD vs InPost vs brokers: reviewed (independent): tariff-count wording fixed; Packlink verify step given a re-explore pointer; blocked hosts added to hosts; spot-checked InPost and Evri price tables (unchanged).
- UK PCB prototype prices: JLCPCB vs PCBWay vs Seeed vs Aisler vs Eurocircuits vs OSH Park vs PCB Train (with shipping, VAT and customs): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- UK PCB prototype prices: JLCPCB vs PCBWay vs Seeed vs Aisler vs Eurocircuits vs OSH Park vs PCB Train (with shipping, VAT and customs): reviewed (independent): summary and TL;DR no longer say Eurocircuits/PCBWay leave VAT to import (unconfirmed in body); OSH Park "only per-area price" qualified; spot-checked JLCPCB UK VAT rule and OSH Park pricing (unchanged).
- How to publish a VS Code extension to the Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX (so it installs in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium and Gitpod): created (research run, nothing submitted).
- How to publish a VS Code extension to the Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX (so it installs in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium and Gitpod): reviewed (independent): no changes (spot-checked global PAT decommission date 27 Jan 2027 on devblogs and Marketplace Trusted Publishing via `vsce publish --oidc` plus the 1 Dec 2026 date on code.visualstudio.com).