Why agents get stuck: 16 patterns we see.
Every Alt Matrix finding is tagged with one of these classes. Each page explains what it looks like, who it hits and how to fix it.
Blocked by bot management
A WAF or bot-management rule returns 403, a challenge page or an empty response to an AI agent before it reaches the funnel.
Learn more →CAPTCHA
A CAPTCHA appears on a step agents need to pass (login, search, checkout).
Learn more →Consent or cookie wall
A consent banner covers the page and its buttons are hard to find or unlabelled.
Learn more →Hover- or drag-only control
A menu, date picker or slider only works with hover or drag.
Learn more →Unlabelled control
A button, checkbox or field has no accessible name.
Learn more →Focus trap or keyboard-unreachable control
Keyboard focus gets stuck in a widget, or a control cannot be reached with Tab.
Learn more →Colour-only signal
State (error, disabled, selected) is shown only by colour.
Learn more →Copy too complex or ambiguous CTA
Button labels or instructions are vague (“Continue”, “Proceed”) or written above the reader’s level.
Learn more →Small target or dense layout
Tap targets are smaller than 24 px or packed closely.
Learn more →Error below the fold or unclear validation
A validation error appears off-screen or without saying what to fix.
Learn more →Stale price or stock vs feed
The page shows a different price or availability than the product feed or earlier step.
Learn more →Policy cannot resolve to yes / no
Returns, cancellation or coverage policies cannot be answered with a clear yes or no.
Learn more →No confirmation before an irreversible action
A single click submits an order, application or cancellation without a review step.
Learn more →Timeout or rate limit under machine pacing
At agent speed, the site returns 429s or times out.
Learn more →Layout shift or slow on 3G
Content jumps as it loads, or key steps take many seconds on slow networks.
Learn more →Broken flow (true bug)
The funnel is broken for everyone: a 500, a dead link, a missing step.
Learn more →Which of these is on your funnel?
One free cell shows the exact step, with the recording.