What it is
Bot detection platform concept developed with Dr. Goodwin and Dr.
Pickering. Targets the bot-traffic problem in civic and commercial surfaces.
Working name "Staple" reflects the binding-things-together pattern at the core of the detection model. Status: collaboration scoped, build not started.
Where it sits
BOT KILLER / STAPLE is catalogued under Civic Tech & Tools in the instrument registry. Instruments in this group share a concern and are frequently composed rather than used alone; the related entries below are the nearest ones.
This is a registry entry: a real instrument, documented here, without a public endpoint a stranger can open. Pages carrying source excerpts and measured results are marked as such in the catalog. If you want detail on this one specifically, ask about it directly.