ax — the AI-era curl: fetch, discover, extract One command: . Never write regex over HTML, and never use bare curl (it returns nothing on empty bodies). Cheatsheet The workflow: fetch/--outline once → --locate/--count to confirm → ONE --row/--table call. Repeat fetches of the same URL are cached 2min, so probing is free (--fresh to bypass). Parse requests with -H or -u bypass the cache automatically. Speed discipline Aim for ≤3 tool calls: one batched look ( ), one extraction call, then answer. Turns cost more than commands — semicolons are free. Every --row/--table run prints + empty-field c…