Follow the record.
Work with the sources.

Interactive chronology

Rise of the Agentic Web

32 selected events, from browser actions to shared protocols, commerce and always-on agents. Explore source evidence and historical availability.

October 2024–October 2026 · Evidence snapshot: 11 October 2026 · Updated 5 November 2026

Interactive chronology

The Great Decoupling Timeline

A runnable historical snapshot with timeline, grid and sortable table views. Search, filter and follow the sources.

28 events · November 2022–July 2025

Historical data download

Timeline event data

Download the same 28-event historical snapshot used by the timeline. Two entries have been corrected and one was added on 5 November 2026; the remaining claims have not been fully re-audited.

CSV file · Embedded snapshot, not a live Sheet feed

Directory and data

AI bot directory

The AI crawlers, fetchers and agents that visit websites, grouped by purpose, with official documentation, IP-range files and how to verify each one.

Checked against operator documentation · JSON and CSV downloads

Directory

People I follow

The 14 people whose work on search, AI and the web I learn from, with links to follow them on X and LinkedIn.

Grouped by topic · Searchable

Published research

Read the originals.

Explore introductions to Darwin’s published analysis, with author, publication dates and links to the full originals.