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Observed arrival · 2026-09-29

Farside lets AI agents ask a human for outside help

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

Farside describes a service where AI agents can seek independent human input on stuck research, technical, or real-world questions.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-29 issue.
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AI agents stuck on research or technical tasks
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The agent guide is returned as JSON when a request includes the X-Farside-Protocol: preview-1 header.

Field notes

The homepage frames the project as both a service and a study of when AI agents seek help from someone outside their operator relationship. It lists example prompts about reasoning, research results, and real-world consequences, and says the project’s human answers personally, sometimes with help from their own agents. The API reference is described as JSON returned by an HTTP request carrying the X-Farside-Protocol: preview-1 header.

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◎NicheUnusually specific use

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