cside Launches AI Agent Detection Toolkit to Manage Agentic Website Traffic

New solution enables websites to identify, block, and customize experiences for AI-powered browsers and assistants.

Feb. 5, 2026 at 4:15am by Ben Kaplan

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cside, a cybersecurity company focused on browser-side threat detection, has launched an AI Agent Detection toolkit to help websites identify and manage traffic from AI-powered browsers, extensions, and assistants. The solution can detect automated browsers and agentic behavior from both cloud-based and consumer devices, allowing businesses to customize website experiences, remove or modify page elements, and capitalize on agent preferences.

Why it matters

As AI assistants and browser extensions become more prevalent, businesses need new tools to understand and govern this new category of web traffic. Legacy bot detection can't identify agents operating on consumer devices, creating risks around inventory management, pricing integrity, and fraud exposure. cside's toolkit provides the visibility and control organizations need to balance security, compliance, and revenue optimization for both human and agentic traffic.

The details

cside's AI Agent Detection toolkit can identify a wide range of automated browsers and AI-powered agents, including Comet, ChatGPT Atlas, and agentic browser extensions like Manus. It enables businesses to customize website experiences for specific agent types, dynamically remove or modify page elements that agents can interact with, and gain observability into agentic traffic patterns. The solution can also be combined with cside's VPN detection capabilities for comprehensive traffic intelligence. Businesses can leverage the toolkit for security and risk management, revenue optimization via dynamic pricing or cross-selling, compliance with terms of service, or better-tuned user experiences.

  • cside announced the launch of the AI Agent Detection toolkit on February 5, 2026.

The players

cside

A venture-backed cybersecurity company specializing in browser-side threat detection, protection, and intelligence.

Simon Wijckmans

CEO and founder of cside.

Mike Kutlu

Head of GTM at cside.

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What they’re saying

“The kneejerk response of trying to stop AI agents has created a cat-and-mouse game where agents simply migrate to consumer browsers. But businesses' philosophy ought to be that agents aren't inherently bad, bad actions are bad. Identifying agents is important for detecting and managing those actions, and our toolkit detects the full spectrum of agentic traffic and empowers businesses to decide how to respond.”

— Simon Wijckmans, CEO and founder, cside

“In an industry like retail, for example, the AI Agent Detection toolkit provides critical control over inventory management and pricing integrity. The instant agentic traffic is detected, retailers can serve modified website versions. Perhaps that means removing limited-inventory items from agent view, or preventing price monitoring bots from getting to real-time pricing. The level of agent customization thus allows retailers to protect high-demand products from automated purchases while still maintaining normal operations for human visitors.”

— Mike Kutlu, Head of GTM, cside

The takeaway

cside's AI Agent Detection toolkit gives businesses the visibility and control they need to manage the growing challenge of AI-powered browsers, assistants, and extensions interacting with their websites. By identifying agentic traffic and enabling customized experiences, organizations can balance security, compliance, and revenue optimization across both human and automated interactions.