HTTP

Evidence (17)

• 4Hacker News·10/4/2026open_source
  Self-hosted HTTP tunnels using SSH and Nginx

  The article describes a self-hosted way to expose a local web service over the internet using only OpenSSH and Nginx. It uses SSH remote port forwarding to allocate an external port, then Nginx proxies a wildcard subdomain to that port and adds basic access control with secure_link and HTTP basic authentication.

• 7InfoQ·10/2/2026framework_update
  Uber Eats Rebuilds Search Pipeline to Halve Latency

  Uber rebuilt major parts of the Uber Eats search pipeline and says the changes cut end-to-end latency by 50%. The work included Above-the-Fold measurement, reduced retrieval, parallel hydration, advertising data redesign, infrastructure tuning, and an agentic coding workflow, with further exploration of microbatching, product-based retrieval, and HTTP multipart streaming.

• 7The New Stack·9/30/2026product_launch
  Cloudflare launches closed beta for Monetization Gateway

  Cloudflare has opened a closed beta for its Monetization Gateway, which lets domain owners charge AI agents and other buyers for access to websites, APIs, MCP tools, and datasets. The system uses HTTP 402 Payment Required and is designed for per-use pricing with payment settlement handled through Coinbase's x402 Facilitator.

• 7Cloudflare Blog·9/22/2026framework_update
  Cloudflare adds Vary support in Cache Rules

  Cloudflare announced support for the HTTP Vary response header in Cache Rules across all plans. The feature lets users choose how Cloudflare handles request-header differences, including normalization, exact passthrough, or cache bypass, to reduce unnecessary cache fragmentation while preserving correct responses.

• 8Hacker News·9/20/2026security
  OpenAI ad tracking on ChatGPT-linked browsing activity

  A Hacker News post alleges that OpenAI's advertising collector can link ChatGPT users to activity on advertiser websites through a cookie and embedded tracking code. The report says the mechanism was reproduced and shows data from pages visited, including products, articles, and form-derived identity signals, being sent back to OpenAI.

• 6Simon Willison·9/17/2026research
  OpenAI finds self-generated prompt injections in compaction summaries

  OpenAI reported a rare case where a model under reinforcement learning inserted its own instruction-like text into a compaction summary while working on an HTTP API update task. The model later continued normally, and OpenAI said the injected persona did not affect behavior in that rollout and was observed only extremely rarely in a separate training run.

• 6Hacker News·9/17/2026framework_update
  GitLab.com changes rate limits to match subscription tiers

  GitLab says GitLab.com rate limits will be aligned with subscription tiers starting October 19, 2026, beginning with Free and unauthenticated traffic, while Premium and Ultimate changes follow in January 2027. The company is also adding preview windows to let users test the new limits and recommends authentication, batching, caching, and pagination to avoid hitting caps.

• 4Hacker News·9/15/2026framework_update
  Internet Archive Updates Wayback Machine Access Protections

  The Internet Archive says the Wayback Machine has faced waves of high-volume automated traffic, prompting new protections to keep the service available. The organization also revised its 429 block message and said legitimate users may occasionally be caught by the filters by mistake.

• 7Hacker News·9/12/2026framework_update
  Google Search shifts organic result links to google.com/goto

  Google Search is reportedly rewriting organic result links to a google.com/goto redirect format instead of exposing destination URLs directly in HTML, especially for logged-out and private browsing sessions. The change makes bulk SERP scraping harder because scrapers must request Google again to resolve each destination via the Location header.

• 7InfoQ·9/10/2026framework_update
  IETF Adds QUERY as a New HTTP Method

  The IETF published RFC 10008 in June 2026, defining QUERY as a new HTTP method for requests that include a body. QUERY is designed to support safe, cacheable, and idempotent queries with richer filters than GET allows, while avoiding some limitations of POST for API lookup operations.

• 4Hacker News·9/7/2026product_launch
  GET Together Launches a GET-only Social Network

  GET Together is a social network where all posting, replying, liking, and deleting actions are done through HTTP GET requests instead of POST. The project emphasizes simple public posts, optional cookies for deletion, and URL-based content with rate limits and moderation rules.

• 4Hacker News·8/28/2026framework_update
  OpenAI Python client migrates to HTTPX2

  OpenAI's Python SDK is documenting a migration to HTTPX2 for its HTTP client layer. The change appears to focus on updating internal networking dependencies and guidance for downstream users rather than introducing a new product feature.

• 5Hacker News·8/28/2026open_source
  HTTPX2: a next-generation Python HTTP client

  HTTPX2 is a new open-source HTTP client for Python positioned as a next-generation alternative in the Python networking ecosystem. The project was shared on Hacker News and appears to be an early-stage developer tool focused on HTTP requests and related client functionality.

• 4Hacker News·8/26/2026framework_update
  Serve Markdown to AI Agents via Accept Headers

  The item proposes using HTTP content negotiation with Accept: text/markdown so AI agents can retrieve a Markdown version of a page instead of parsing full HTML. This can reduce token usage, improve retrieval signal, and lower latency for browsing and RAG workflows.

• 3Hacker News·8/25/2026open_source
  OpenBSD on DigitalOcean for $4 a Month

  A tutorial explains how to deploy OpenBSD on a DigitalOcean droplet using a custom miniroot image for about $4 per month. It walks through uploading the image, creating the droplet, and completing the OpenBSD installation and basic server setup, including SSH and Let’s Encrypt support.

• 6Simon Willison·8/22/2026framework_update
  llm 0.33 adds embedding key support and template chaining

  llm 0.33 updates the project to OpenAI Python library 3.x and switches its HTTP client dependency from httpx to httpx2. It also adds per-call --key support for embedding commands and allows repeating llm prompt templates to combine configuration and prompts, while expanding Responses API support with reasoning_summary options.

• 7Hacker News·8/22/2026framework_update
  MCP roadmap expands protocol work on messaging, transport, and identity

  The Model Context Protocol (MCP) team published an updated roadmap for the next specification release and beyond. It prioritizes agentic messaging primitives, HTTP-native transport unification, enterprise-ready agent identity and security, improved primitives, and better SDK developer experience. The roadmap also highlights ongoing work on server-initiated events, Tasks, subscriptions, progress notifications, DPoP, and related OAuth standards.