- Added six new search providers (Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia, Startpage, Mojeek, and Public) to expand coverage and parallel search capabilities.
- Implemented a unified `browserFetch` utility with headless-browser fallback and randomized Chrome profiles to improve scrape reliability.
- Integrated automated bot-defense mechanisms including CAPTCHA detection, ALTCHA proof-of-work, and homepage-token flows.
- Fixed hanging search CLI commands by ensuring proper closure of AuthStorage connections.