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Remove datacenter proxies from documentation
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‎acceptable-use.mdx‎

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## Proxy Fair Use
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Kernel includes datacenter, ISP, residential, and mobile proxies at no additional charge. Bandwidth is not metered and not billed.
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KERNEL includes isp, residential, and mobile proxies at no additional charge. Bandwidth is not metered and not billed.
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**"Unlimited" means uncapped pricing, not uncapped capacity.** The proxies are provided so that your browser sessions can reach the sites they need to reach. In exchange, we ask for the following.
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‎auth/configuration.mdx‎

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How stable the exit IP is depends on the proxy type:
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- **[ISP](/proxies/isp)** proxies provide a static exit IP that persists across sessions, so the initial login, health checks, and reauths all exit through the same IP. The IP only changes in rare ISP-initiated replacement events or a temporary [failover to a backup endpoint](/proxies/isp#backup-endpoint-failover).
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- **[Datacenter](/proxies/datacenter)** proxies assign a new exit IP per request. Sites with adaptive auth that trigger a step-up challenge (one-time code, device verification) when the client IP changes may flag these IP shifts.
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- **[Residential](/proxies/residential)** proxies rotate IPs per connection — use them when you need legitimacy from a real ISP pool but can tolerate IP changes.
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- **[Custom (BYO)](/proxies/custom)** proxies route through whatever you point them at, so pick one if the static IP must be infrastructure you control (e.g. an allowlisted egress your security team owns).
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‎browsers/bot-detection/overview.mdx‎

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### ISP proxies
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[ISP proxies](/proxies/isp) route traffic through data centers using IP addresses assigned by real internet service providers. They offer datacenter-level speed with better legitimacy than pure datacenter proxies, and every session attached to the proxy exits through the same static IP — making them ideal for login flows and session-based workflows.
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[isp proxies](/proxies/isp) route traffic through data centers using ip addresses assigned by real internet service providers. every session attached to the proxy exits through the same static ip, making them suitable for login flows and session-based workflows.
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Kernel's [stealth mode](/browsers/bot-detection/stealth) uses ISP proxies from a shared pool that are hosted in data centers but announced on residential ISP networks, so they tend to appear residential by ASN to most of the internet. This matters for IP-reputation-based detection systems: a static IP on a residential ASN looks like a normal ISP customer, which generally achieves better pass rates than rotating residential IPs.
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Some IP-reputation-based detection systems (such as reCAPTCHA) can detect rotating proxy-pool traffic patterns and penalize them, regardless of how clean the individual exit IPs are. On the other hand, residential proxies tend to be a stronger choice against fingerprint-heavy vendors where detection focuses on the browser and behavioral layer rather than the network layer. Residential proxies also offer richer geo-targeting (country, state, city, ZIP, ASN) compared to ISP.
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### Datacenter proxies
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[Datacenter proxies](/proxies/datacenter) are the fastest and most cost-effective option, but their IP ranges are well-known to detection systems. Some sites block datacenter IPs outright; others treat them with higher scrutiny.
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### Which to use
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Start with ISP — it's the stealth default for good reason. Consider residential if you need fine-grained geo-targeting or your specific target site doesn't rely on IP reputation as its primary detection signal. Use datacenter when speed and cost matter more than detection avoidance.
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Start with ISP — it's the stealth default for good reason. Consider residential if you need fine-grained geo-targeting or your specific target site doesn't rely on IP reputation as its primary detection signal.

‎docs.json‎

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{ "source": "/careers/customer-engineer", "destination": "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/usekernel" },
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{ "source": "/browsers/bot-detection/hcaptcha", "destination": "/browsers/bot-detection/stealth#hcaptcha-beta" },
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{ "source": "/overview/products", "destination": "/overview/features" },
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{ "source": "/proxies/datacenter", "destination": "/proxies/isp" },
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{ "source": "/apps/secrets", "destination": "/apps/deploy#secrets" },
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{ "source": "/integrations/vercel/foreman", "destination": "/cookbooks/eve-foreman" },
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{ "source": "/apps/stop", "destination": "/apps/invoke#stop-an-invocation" },
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"proxies/residential",
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"proxies/isp",
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"proxies/mobile",
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"proxies/datacenter",
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"proxies/custom",
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"proxies/errors"
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‎integrations/vercel/eve-extension.mdx‎

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- **`computer_action`**: human-like mouse, keyboard, and screenshot controls for the same session.
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- **`manage_auth_connections`**: Kernel's [managed auth](/auth/managed-auth), so the agent logs into sites through a stored connection or a hosted login flow instead of typing credentials into the page.
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- **`manage_profiles`**: create and reuse browser [profiles](/browsers/profiles) (persistent cookies, logins, storage).
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- **`manage_proxies`**: create and attach [proxies](/proxies/overview) (datacenter, ISP, residential, mobile) with geo-targeting.
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- **`manage_proxies`**: create and attach [proxies](/proxies/overview) (isp, residential, mobile) with geo-targeting.
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- **`manage_replays`**: start, stop, and list video replay recordings for a session, so you can capture what the agent did as an MP4. Requires a paid Kernel plan.
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- the **`browse` skill**: the loop the model follows to drive the browser end to end.
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‎introduction/configure.mdx‎

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Anti-detection defaults, stealth mode, CAPTCHA handling, and Web Bot Auth.
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<Card title="Proxies" icon="globe" href="/proxies/overview">
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Route traffic through datacenter, ISP, residential, or mobile IPs, or bring your own.
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route traffic through isp, residential, or mobile ips, or bring your own.
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<Card title="Profiles" icon="id-card" href="/browsers/profiles">
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Save cookies, storage, and logins from one session and load them into the next.

‎introduction/create.mdx‎

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headful (default) supports live view, replays, and better stealth — ideal for agent workflows on bot-detected sites. headless is lighter (1 gb vs 8 gb), good for simple scraping.
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<Card title="Stealth and proxies" href="/browsers/bot-detection/overview">
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Turn on stealth mode and route through residential, ISP, or datacenter proxies when you're hitting sites with bot detection.
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turn on stealth mode and route through residential or isp proxies when you're hitting sites with bot detection.
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<Card title="GPU acceleration" href="/browsers/gpu-acceleration">
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Required for WebGL, video, and canvas-heavy workloads. Trades off standby support.

‎overview/features.mdx‎

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Custom fingerprints and anti-bot detection defaults run on every browser, plus a managed CAPTCHA solver.
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<Card title="Proxies" icon="globe" href="/proxies/overview">
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Datacenter, ISP, residential, mobile, or bring-your-own.
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isp, residential, mobile, or bring-your-own.
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<Card title="Config Registry" icon="sliders" href="/config-registry">
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Give it a URL and get browser and proxy settings that have worked on that site.

‎proxies/datacenter.mdx‎

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‎proxies/isp.mdx‎

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ISP (Internet Service Provider) proxies are hosted on datacenter infrastructure but use IP addresses assigned by real residential ISPs. Because the ASN belongs to a residential ISP, target sites see them as residential IPs — while the underlying datacenter hosting gives you the speed and stability you'd expect from a datacenter proxy.
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isp (internet service provider) proxies are hosted on datacenter infrastructure but use ip addresses assigned by real residential isps. because the asn belongs to a residential isp, target sites see them as residential ips, with the speed and stability of datacenter hosting.
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## IP rotation behavior
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