This post was supposed to be:

Day 6 of building ScrapeForge

But unfortunately I have to stop here.

Today felt like a breakthrough.

While working on ScrapeForge, I figured out a reliable approach to reverse engineer backend APIs used by many applications. This allows data to be accessed directly at the API level before it is rendered on the frontend.

Today was more grind than excitement.

I completed the remaining work on the SERP scraper and then moved on to implementing proxy rotation.

Today was focused on early technical validation.

I started working on the SERP scraper using Playwright. After some initial success, I ran into captchas, IP blacklisting, device fingerprinting, and other anti-bot mechanisms.

Today was focused on risk and responsibility.

I researched the legal considerations around this product and concluded that a properly defined Terms of Service will be required once backend features are finalized.

After that, I initialized the repository and completed the initial project setup.

Building fast matters, but building responsibly matters more.
More updates soon.

Today was about laying the groundwork.

I shared the build in public announcement, worked on improving my problem-solving skills, and created a detailed project brief to clearly define the scope of ScrapeForge.

The goal was to reduce future rework and set a clean path from build to launch to marketing.

I am also sharing the project brief template for anyone who wants to plan their product more clearly.
https://1drv.ms/w/c/7d1d62d19aca...