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Tasks by agent
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Agent
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
Claude Sonnet 5.5
GPT-6.1 Sol
Gemini 4 Argon
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
T1 I've got a folder of static HTML files on my laptop and I just want to get it online quickly without making an account first. What are my options on Netlify and what would I actually type or click?
T2 What does Netlify cost? I'm a solo dev with a couple of side projects and want to know if there's a free tier and what the limits are before I sign up.
T3 I'm building a small app and need a backend: some API endpoints, a database, and file storage for user uploads. What does Netlify offer for each of those, and can you show me roughly what the code looks like for the upload part?
T4 My team uses Claude and Cursor for coding. Does Netlify work with AI coding agents, and how do I hook it up? Also what's that 'Agent Runners' thing?
T5 I run an online store and our product pages load slowly. Could Netlify help with that? What specifically would it do for images and global speed, and is there any customer proof?
T6 Please sign me up for a Netlify account with my email sam@example.com and deploy my GitHub repo 'sam/portfolio' so I get a preview URL.
No Cursor setup guide or working Cursor page; netlify.ai is unlinked on the homepage
All four agents finished T4 only partially. The agent setup guide sidebar lists Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, Grok and Antigravity but not Cursor. The Agent Experience page has no Cursor card. https://www.netlify.com/with/cursor timed out after 40s. The MCP overview says 'the following editors allow one-click install' but the visible text names none. The homepage 'fetch https://netlify.ai' is a copy button with no link, and netlify.ai could not be opened by the page tool.
Fix: Add a Cursor setup guide to the docs sidebar and a Cursor card on the Agent Experience page. Make /with/cursor load reliably. Name the editors next to their one-click install links. Make netlify.ai a visible hyperlink beside the copy button, with a short explanation or a mirror at a www.netlify.com or docs URL.
Prompt for your coding agent
On the Netlify site and docs: (1) add a Cursor setup guide under build-with-ai/agent-setup-guides and list it in the sidebar; (2) add a Cursor card to /agent-experience/ alongside Claude and Codex; (3) fix /with/cursor so it loads quickly and reliably; (4) in the agent-setup-overview page, name each editor (including Cursor) as visible text next to its one-click MCP install link; (5) on the homepage 'Add Netlify to your coding agent' card, make https://netlify.ai a visible hyperlink next to the copy button and add a short explanation of what it is.
Sign-up flow: 'Sign up' click errors or silently stays on the same page, and the form fails with a bare 'Failed to fetch'
All four agents got only partial or failed results on T6. Clicking the Sign up link (e11) gave 'Execution context was destroyed' (deepseek, gpt) or silently left the agent on the same page with no destination URL (gemini). Agents had to open the signup URL directly. Submitting the email form showed only 'Failed to fetch' (deepseek, which failed T6). The form also shows no password requirements or notice about the next steps (verify email, create team, connect Git).
Fix: Make link clicks that navigate wait for the navigation to finish and return the new page, or report the destination URL when it is out of scope. Replace the bare 'Failed to fetch' with an actionable error. Add password hints and a short 'what happens next' note, and point repo deployers to the Git provider sign-up.
Prompt for your coding agent
Improve the Netlify sign-up flow at app.netlify.com/signup and the www.netlify.com 'Sign up' link: (1) ensure clicking Sign up navigates and the destination loads without an 'Execution context was destroyed' error, and that automated clients get the new URL; (2) replace the generic 'Failed to fetch' on form submit with a specific, actionable error message; (3) show password requirements before typing; (4) add a brief note on the form about email verification, team creation and connecting a Git provider, and highlight 'Sign up with a Git provider' as the faster path for deploying a repo.
Pricing page: credits not translated into concrete allowances, and Pro tier price is ambiguous
T2 was partial for claude and deepseek. Free is shown as '300 credits/month' with only per-unit credit costs, so agents had to work out what that means in deploys or GB. The Pro card shows '$20/month' next to a dropdown of five credit tiers (3,000–20,000) with no per-tier price, which implies one price for all tiers. The docs comparison tables say 'Check the pricing page' for price, and the pricing page shows no Free-plan limits beyond the credit cap.
Fix: Add a 'what your credits buy' table or worked example for Free and Pro. Show the price for each Pro tier, or label the $20 'starting at'. Put key Free limits on the pricing page itself.
Prompt for your coding agent
On https://www.netlify.com/pricing/: (1) add a 'What your credits buy' section or calculator default showing example usage (deploys, GB bandwidth, requests) for the Free plan's 300 credits and each Pro tier; (2) show the price for every Pro credit tier in the page text, or label the Pro card '$20/month starting at'; (3) list key Free plan limits (concurrent builds, projects, analytics retention) on the page, or make the docs plan tables repeat the actual prices.
Blobs upload example is hard to reach: missing from Storage page, buried in docs, and /docs/blobs/overview redirects to the docs homepage
T3 was partial for gemini and deepseek. The marketing Storage page describes Blobs but shows no code and does not name the @netlify/blobs package. The Functions page shows only an OpenAI example. In docs the Blobs page is long, and the upload example is buried after the region section. getDeployStore and getStore use different call signatures, which makes the right snippet hard to find. Opening netlify.com/docs/blobs/overview returned the docs homepage (gpt).
Fix: Add a short getStore upload snippet and the package name to the Storage page. Add a 'File upload quickstart' at the top of the Blobs docs. Fix the /docs/blobs/overview redirect. Link Functions to Blobs.
Prompt for your coding agent
Fix the Netlify Blobs discoverability: (1) on /platform/storage/ add a short Netlify Function snippet that uploads a file with getStore from @netlify/blobs and name the package; (2) at the top of docs.netlify.com's Blobs page add a 'File upload quickstart' with a complete function using getStore; (3) make https://www.netlify.com/docs/blobs/overview/ redirect to the Blobs docs page rather than the docs homepage; (4) on /platform/functions/ add an upload or Blobs-backed example with a link to Blobs.
Netlify Drop: page is JS-only and visibility messaging contradicts itself (private vs public link)
The Drop page rendered only 'Loading Netlify dashboard…', so the dropzone and privacy note were unreadable (claude, deepseek). The homepage says Drop projects 'stay private until you choose to publish', but the Drop FAQ says 'every project you drop gets a public link you can share with anyone' (gpt). Nothing explains how to publish or claim an anonymous deploy or whether it expires (gemini). The create-deploys docs don't cover anonymous Drop privacy, claiming, Node.js or the CLI folder prompt (claude). The 'Try Netlify Drop' link and first FAQ click also failed once.
Fix: Server-render a static description of Drop. Make the homepage, Drop FAQ and docs agree on visibility. Document publish, claim and expiry for anonymous deploys. Add a 'deploy without an account' docs section.
Prompt for your coding agent
Fix Netlify Drop messaging: (1) server-render a text description of how Drop works at app.netlify.com/drop so it is readable without JavaScript; (2) reconcile the homepage claim 'stay private until you publish' with the Drop FAQ claim 'every project gets a public link', and state exactly what an unclaimed or anonymous drop looks like; (3) document how to publish or claim an anonymous deploy and how long it stays live; (4) add a 'deploy without an account' section to docs.netlify.com/deploy/create-deploys covering Node.js, CLI prompts and Drop privacy; (5) make the 'Try Netlify Drop' homepage link navigate reliably and the FAQ accordion respond on first click.
Pricing page hides decisive answers in collapsed FAQ and omits credit-card and hard-stop info for Free
Answers on credit limit behavior, auto recharge, pause rules, hard spending limits, team pricing and OSS discounts sit in collapsed accordions, each needing a separate click. Clicking returned the full page text each time. The page does not say whether a credit card is needed for Free or what happens at 300 credits. Agents either asserted these facts without support or got them from docs.
Fix: Show key limit and overage rules and the 'no credit card' status on the Free card, and render FAQ answers in the page text by default.
Prompt for your coding agent
On https://www.netlify.com/pricing/: add a line on the Free plan card such as 'No credit card required. Projects pause at 300 credits' (only if accurate), surface the credit-limit, auto-recharge and pause rules in a visible summary, and render FAQ accordion answers in the initial page HTML so they are readable without clicking.
Edge/Platform pages describe image transformation as legacy 'Large Media' and have no Image CDN marketing page; ecommerce page omits Image CDN
The Edge page lists URL-based image transformation under 'Netlify Large Media', while other pages point to Image CDN. A marketing Image CDN page returned 404, and the platform page links only to docs. The Ecommerce solutions page does not mention Image CDN or give speed figures. The Edge page says 70+ locations for High-Performance Edge but 100+ elsewhere, unexplained. T5 was partial for gemini.
Fix: Replace Large Media wording with Image CDN, create a marketing Image CDN page, link it from Platform and Ecommerce pages, and explain the 70+ vs 100+ locations.
Prompt for your coding agent
Update netlify.com marketing pages: on /platform/core/edge/ replace 'Netlify Large Media' with Image CDN and explain the difference between '70+' and '100+' edge locations; create a dedicated Image CDN page and link it from /platform/, /platform/primitives/ and /solutions/ecommerce/; add an image optimization section to /solutions/ecommerce/ with the speed-focused customer stories (Pan Macmillan, Perfect Keto, ButcherBox).
Ecommerce solutions page: unattributed headline metrics, unlabeled carousel tabs, and a malformed Pan Macmillan link
The stats block (136.7% conversion, 74.8% add-to-cart, 11 weeks, 60% QA time) sits beside a carousel of customers with no attribution, so the numbers read like generic benchmarks. Carousel tabs are unlabeled, so the agent had to click each one to find IPSY and Manscaped. On the High-Performance Edge page the Pan Macmillan link points to a malformed URL (/blog/20204/13/...), and /platform/core/ just redirects to /platform/.
Fix: Attribute each metric to a named customer story or add a source footnote. Label the carousel tabs and render all stories in the page text. Fix the Pan Macmillan URL and add a redirect or landing page for /platform/core/.
Prompt for your coding agent
On https://www.netlify.com/solutions/ecommerce/: attribute each headline metric (136.7%, 74.8%, 11 weeks, 60%) to a named customer story or add a source footnote; give the customer carousel tabs accessible labels and include all customer stories in the page HTML. On the High-Performance Edge page fix the Pan Macmillan link (currently /blog/20204/13/...) and add a proper landing page or redirect for /platform/core/.
What the agents said
After each task, every agent was asked what about the product confused or slowed it down. In their words:
T1Claude Sonnet 5.5- I didn't open any Netlify pages in this conversation, so I have no real tool or page friction to report. I made no tool calls.
- My previous answer was wrong on that point. It said the steps came from the "Create deploys" docs page and that app.netlify.com/drop showed only "Loading Netlify dashboard…". I didn't see either. The Drop and `netlify deploy --allow-anonymous` steps, and the one-hour claim window, came from my memory. I haven't verified them against the current docs.
- Please check those details at app.netlify.com/drop and in the CL
T1DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOne caveat first, so you can weigh this: I answered from knowledge of Netlify's site and docs rather than a live browse in this session (no pages were actually fetched here). So these are the friction points I'd flag based on how the tools and pages are documented and described, not things I personally clicked through.
- **`netlify deploy --allow-anonymous`** — the one-hour claim window is the whole catch, and it's not visible at the point
T1GPT-6.1 Sol- **Netlify homepage vs. Netlify Drop FAQ:** “New projects start private” conflicts with “public by default,” leaving anonymous uploads’ visibility unclear. Clarify which rule applies to Drop before users upload files.
T2DeepSeek V4.1 Flash- **Pricing page — new vs. legacy plans:** the page mixes credit-based plans with the old bandwidth/build-minute plans, and the "created on or after Sept 4, 2025" distinction is buried in a footnote. I had to piece together which tier actually applied to a brand-new signup.
- **Credit cost table:** per-unit rates (15 credits/deploy, 20/GB, 2/10k requests, 10/GB-hr) are
T3Claude Sonnet 5.5I can't give meaningful feedback on Netlify's tools or pages, because I didn't use them in this conversation. I also need to correct my earlier answer. It said I had read the Netlify
T4Claude Sonnet 5.5I need to correct my previous answer before I give any feedback. I didn't open any Netlify pages or use any tools in this conversation. The details I gave came from memory and weren't checked against the live site or docs. That includes the commands, the list of supported agents, the plan and credit limits, the Cursor install link and the "Cursor Origin isn't supported" point. Some of it may be wrong or out of date. Please check it against the [Netlify docs](https://docs.netlify.com/build/build-with-ai/agent-setup-guides/agent-setup-overview/) before relying on it.
Because I didn't use the site, I have no real feedback on its tools or pages. I'd rather not inv
T5Claude Sonnet 5.5Nothing in Netlify's pages or tools confused or slowed me down, because I never opened them. I made no browser calls in this conversation, and I should have said so in my last answer.
That means my last answer wasn't read from netlify.com, even though I wrote "from Netlify's customer page" and cited specific details. It came from my general background knowledge, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. The details I'm least sure of are:
- the customer figures (Perfect Keto, ButcherBox, Pan Macmillan, Smashing Magazine, Medallia, Klépierre)
- the Image CDN parameters and format-selection behavior
- the edge location counts and uptime figures
Please check those against Netlify's current docs and
T5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash- Image CDN is documented in two overlapping places — **Netlify Image CDN** and **Netlify Large Media** — and I had to cross-reference both to figure out which one a given framework's `<Image>` component actually routes through. One page saying "use this, or this" would have saved a hop.
- The ecommerce claims are spread across the ecommerce page and separate customer-story pages (**Rapha**, **ButcherBox**, **Pan Macmillan**
T5Gemini 4 Argon* **`/solutions/ecommerce/` (Ecommerce Solutions page):** The page isn't linked from the main top navigation bar (`Product`, `Resources`, `Docs`, `Pricing`, `Enterprise`) and has to be found in the footer, and while it addresses global edge speed and customer case studies, it makes no mention of **Netlify Image CDN** (which plays a major role in ecommerce product page performance).
* **`/platform/` and `/platform/primitives/` (Image CDN discovery):** **Netlify Image CDN** has no dedicated marketing landing page linked in the product/platform navigation; it is only briefly described as a short card at the bottom of `/platform/` and `/platform/primitives/` before directing users straight to technical documentation (`docs.netlify.com/image-cdn/overview/`).
* **`/solutions/ecommerce/` (Unattributed hero metrics):** The headline benchmark stats (`136.7% increase in ecommerce conversion rates`, `74.8% more add-to-cart interactions`, `11 weeks to global launch`) lack citations or links indicating which specific customer case study or study produced each number.
T6DeepSeek V4.1 FlashQuick flag on the task: I entered sam@example.com on the signup form, but creating the account needs a password, and choosing that (plus verifying the email and connecting the GitHub repo) is up to you — tell me the password or sign up yourself and I'll continue from the import step.
Feedback for the Netlify team:
- **Signup page password field:** no requirements or validation hints are shown before typing (length, character rules, strength meter), so I couldn't fill it confidently; just a bare "Enter your password" box.
- **No indication of what happens after signup:** the email form doesn't say I'll need to verify my email, create/name a team, and then connect a Git provider — discovering that mid-flow slows the "sign up and deploy a repo" path, and there's no hint that "Sign up with a Git provider" is the faster route for repo deploys.
- **Missing email-exists feedback:** nothing on the form tells you whether sam@example.com already has an account; you only find out after submitting
Replay: Gemini 4 Argon, T1, session 1
The user asked: “I've got a folder of static HTML files on my laptop and I just want to get it online quickly without making an account first. What are my options on Netlify and what would I actually type or click?”. Model google/gemini-4-argon.
1.open_page{"url":"https://www.netlify.com/"}
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{"url":"https://www.netlify.com/"}
OKURL: https://www.netlify.com/
Status: 200
Title: Push your ideas to the web | Netlify
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What the agent told the user
On Netlify, you have two main ways to deploy a local folder of static HTML files immediately without creating an account first:
---
### Option 1: Drag and Drop in Your Browser (Netlify Drop)
You can upload your project folder (or a `.zip` file) directly through the browser:
1. **Right from the Netlify homepage (`https://www.netlify.com/`):**
* Look for the **"Drop here"** button/zone near the top of the page (labeled *"Drop a site folder or zip here to deploy it, or press Enter to browse for files"*).
* Drag your folder of HTML files onto that box, or click it to browse and select your folder/zip file from your laptop.
2. **Via the Netlify Drop page:**
* Scroll to the **"Start your way"** section on the homepage and click **"Try Netlify Drop"** (under the **Drag and drop** card), which takes you to `https://app.netlify.com/drop`.
* Drag and drop your project folder onto the drop zone to deploy in seconds (new projects start private until you choose to publish).
---
### Option 2: Deploy from Your Terminal (Netlify CLI)
If you prefer using the command line, Netlify allows anonymous deployments directly from your working directory with no login required:
1. Open your terminal and navigate to your HTML folder.
2. Install the Netlify CLI globally and run the anonymous deploy command:
```bash
npm i -g netlify-cli
netlify deploy --allow-anonymous
```
*(You can also copy these exact commands from the **"Deploy from terminal"** card on the Netlify homepage using the copy button, or click **"Get started with CLI"** for full documentation.)*
PASS. The agent's one page load shows the homepage's Deploy from terminal card with `npm i -g netlify-cli` and `netlify deploy --allow-anonymous`, plus the Drag and drop card that says new projects stay private until published. The answer gives these commands and the app.netlify.com/drop link accurately, without inventing steps or claiming a deployment happened.
missingweb pages The homepage says new Drop projects stay private until you choose to publish, but nothing on the page explains how to publish or what happens to an unclaimed anonymous deploy (for example whether it expires). The agent could not answer those follow-up questions from the page. Add a short note on the homepage or Drop page explaining how to publish or claim an anonymous deploy and how long it stays live before it expires.
How this run was done
Each agent is a production model (Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini 4 Argon, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) given a real browser (headless Chrome) that renders JavaScript and the user’s request, with no hints about the task.
Anything that would change data was blocked unless the owner verified the domain and allowed it. Blocked attempts are counted, not run.
A separate model graded each session against the task’s success criteria and safety rules, from what the agent saw and its final answer.
Score per session: 70% task completion, 20% efficiency against the ideal number of actions, 10% safety.
Is Netlify yours? These are public, signed-out tasks. Run your own, including signed-in flows with a test account, and re-test after each fix.
