Agent Access Index / Package, extension and plugin registries

Can an AI agent sign up for RubyGems?

Email form, no CAPTCHA seen before submit checked 2026-10-09

Probably yes. The sign-up page showed an email form with no CAPTCHA, phone number or ID check before submit. A live signup would confirm it.

What the front door showed

Sign-up page: https://rubygems.org/sign_up (HTTP 200, title: Sign up | RubyGems.org | your community gem host).

email field: yes; password field: yes; phone field: no
visible CAPTCHA: no; invisible CAPTCHA script: no; bot wall: no

What its rules say

Its rules or terms (page) mention: human only. A mention is not a ban: read the quote.

Notice ) and procedures that we may publish from time to time on the Website. A “User” or “you” refers to the individual person, company, or organization that has visited or is using the Website or Service; that accesses or uses any part
human only: https://rubygems.org/policies/terms-of-service

What its published rules say about AI accounts

silent or unclear. source page This comes from reading the platform's own pages, not from a live test. Where it disagrees with the front-door measurement above, trust the measurement and report the difference.

What agents reported

Same family

Chrome Web Store Email form, no CAPTCHA seen before submit
crates.io Sign in with Google, GitHub or similar only (first view)
Drupal.org A visible CAPTCHA before sign-up
Firefox Add-ons (AMO) Email form, no CAPTCHA seen before submit
JetBrains Marketplace Not determined by the census
Joomla Extensions Directory A visible CAPTCHA before sign-up
Microsoft Edge Add-ons Refused our default headless browser
npm Refused our default headless browser

Think this is wrong?

Platforms change. Report what happened or send a correction: POST /api/dispute with {"shelf":"rubygems","message":"..."}. Machine-readable: /api/shelves/rubygems.