diff --git a/src/tools/jina-classify-spam.ts b/src/tools/jina-classify-spam.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fe9170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/jina-classify-spam.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+import { TokenTracker } from "../utils/token-tracker";
+import { JINA_API_KEY } from "../config";
+
+const JINA_API_URL = 'https://api.jina.ai/v1/classify';
+
+// Types for Jina Classification API
+interface JinaClassifyRequest {
+  classifier_id: string;
+  input: string[];
+}
+
+interface JinaClassifyResponse {
+  usage: {
+    total_tokens: number;
+  };
+  data: Array<{
+    object: string;
+    index: number;
+    prediction: string;
+    score: number;
+    predictions: Array<{
+      label: string;
+      score: number;
+    }>;
+  }>;
+}
+
+
+export async function classifyText(
+  text: string,
+  classifierId: string = "4a27dea0-381e-407c-bc67-250de45763dd", // Default spam classifier ID
+  timeoutMs: number = 5000, // Default timeout of 5 seconds
+  tracker?: TokenTracker
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    if (!JINA_API_KEY) {
+      throw new Error('JINA_API_KEY is not set');
+    }
+
+    const request: JinaClassifyRequest = {
+      classifier_id: classifierId,
+      input: [text]
+    };
+
+    // Create a timeout promise
+    const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Classification request timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`)), timeoutMs);
+    });
+
+    // Make the API request with axios
+    const apiRequestPromise = axios.post<JinaClassifyResponse>(
+      JINA_API_URL,
+      request,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'Authorization': `Bearer ${JINA_API_KEY}`
+        },
+        timeout: timeoutMs // Also set axios timeout
+      }
+    );
+
+    // Race the API request against the timeout
+    const response = await Promise.race([apiRequestPromise, timeoutPromise]) as any;
+
+    // Track token usage from the API
+    (tracker || new TokenTracker()).trackUsage('classify', {
+      promptTokens: response.data.usage.total_tokens,
+      completionTokens: 0,
+      totalTokens: response.data.usage.total_tokens
+    });
+
+    // Extract the prediction field and convert to boolean
+    if (response.data.data && response.data.data.length > 0) {
+      // Convert string "true"/"false" to actual boolean
+      return response.data.data[0].prediction === "true";
+    }
+
+    return false; // Default to false if no prediction is available
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('timed out')) {
+      console.error('Classification request timed out:', error.message);
+    } else {
+      console.error('Error in classifying text:', error);
+    }
+    return false; // Default to false in case of error or timeout
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/utils/i18n.json b/src/utils/i18n.json
index b307fed..def2e21 100644
--- a/src/utils/i18n.json
+++ b/src/utils/i18n.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "read_for": "Let me read ${urls} to gather more information.",
     "read_for_verify": "Let me fetch the source content to verify the answer.",
     "late_chunk": "Content of ${url} is too long, let me cherry-pick the relevant parts.",
-    "final_answer": "Let me finalize the answer."
+    "final_answer": "Let me finalize the answer.",
+    "blocked_content": "Hmm...the content of ${url} doesn't look right, I might be blocked."
   },
   "zh-CN": {
     "eval_first": "等等，让我先自己评估一下答案。",
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@
     "read_for": "让我读取网页 ${urls} 来获取更多信息。",
     "read_for_verify": "让我读取源网页内容来验证答案。",
     "late_chunk": "网页 ${url} 内容太长，我正在筛选精华部分。",
-    "final_answer": "我来整理一下答案。"
+    "final_answer": "我来整理一下答案。",
+    "blocked_content": "额…这个 ${url} 的内容不太对啊，我是不是被屏蔽了啊。"
   },
   "zh-TW": {
     "eval_first": "等等，讓我先評估一下答案。",
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@
     "read_for": "讓我閱讀 ${urls} 來獲取更多信息。",
     "read_for_verify": "讓我獲取源內容來驗證答案。",
     "late_chunk": "網頁 ${url} 內容太長，我正在挑選相關部分。",
-    "final_answer": "我來整理一下答案。"
+    "final_answer": "我來整理一下答案。",
+    "blocked_content": "咦...奇怪了，${url} 好像把我擋在門外了。有够麻烦！"
   },
   "ja": {
     "eval_first": "ちょっと待って、まず答えを評価します。",
@@ -29,7 +32,8 @@
     "read_for": "${urls} を読んで、情報を集めます。",
     "read_for_verify": "答えを確認するために、ソースコンテンツを取得します。",
     "late_chunk": "${url} のコンテンツが長すぎるため、関連部分を選択します。",
-    "final_answer": "答えをまとめます。"
+    "final_answer": "答えをまとめます。",
+    "blocked_content": "あれ？${url}にアクセスできないみたいです。壁にぶつかってしまいました。申し訳ありません。"
   },
   "ko": {
     "eval_first": "잠시만요, 먼저 답변을 평가해 보겠습니다.",
@@ -37,7 +41,8 @@
     "read_for": "${urls} 을 읽어 더 많은 정보를 수집하겠습니다.",
     "read_for_verify": "답변을 확인하기 위해 소스 콘텐츠를 가져오겠습니다.",
     "late_chunk": "${url} 의 콘텐츠가 너무 길어, 관련 부분을 선택하겠습니다.",
-    "final_answer": "답변을 마무리하겠습니다."
+    "final_answer": "답변을 마무리하겠습니다.",
+    "blocked_content": "어라? ${url}에서 문전박대를 당했네요. 참 황당하네요!"
   },
   "fr": {
     "eval_first": "Un instant, je vais d'abord évaluer la réponse.",
@@ -45,7 +50,8 @@
     "read_for": "Je vais lire ${urls} pour obtenir plus d'informations.",
     "read_for_verify": "Je vais récupérer le contenu source pour vérifier la réponse.",
     "late_chunk": "Le contenu de ${url} est trop long, je vais sélectionner les parties pertinentes.",
-    "final_answer": "Je vais finaliser la réponse."
+    "final_answer": "Je vais finaliser la réponse.",
+    "blocked_content": "Zut alors ! ${url} me met à la porte. C'est la galère !"
   },
   "de": {
     "eval_first": "Einen Moment, ich werde die Antwort zuerst evaluieren.",
@@ -53,7 +59,8 @@
     "read_for": "Ich werde ${urls} lesen, um weitere Informationen zu sammeln.",
     "read_for_verify": "Ich werde den Quellinhalt abrufen, um die Antwort zu überprüfen.",
     "late_chunk": "Der Inhalt von ${url} ist zu lang, ich werde die relevanten Teile auswählen.",
-    "final_answer": "Ich werde die Antwort abschließen."
+    "final_answer": "Ich werde die Antwort abschließen.",
+    "blocked_content": "Mist! ${url} lässt mich nicht rein."
   },
   "es": {
     "eval_first": "Un momento, voy a evaluar la respuesta primero.",
@@ -61,7 +68,8 @@
     "read_for": "Voy a leer ${urls} para recopilar más información.",
     "read_for_verify": "Voy a obtener el contenido fuente para verificar la respuesta.",
     "late_chunk": "El contenido de ${url} es demasiado largo, voy a seleccionar las partes relevantes.",
-    "final_answer": "Voy a finalizar la respuesta."
+    "final_answer": "Voy a finalizar la respuesta.",
+    "blocked_content": "¡Oh no! Estoy bloqueado por ${url}, ¡no es genial!"
   },
   "it": {
     "eval_first": "Un attimo, valuterò prima la risposta.",
@@ -77,7 +85,8 @@
     "read_for": "Vou ler ${urls} para reunir mais informações.",
     "read_for_verify": "Vou buscar o conteúdo da fonte para verificar a resposta.",
     "late_chunk": "O conteúdo de ${url} é muito longo, vou selecionar as partes relevantes.",
-    "final_answer": "Vou finalizar a resposta."
+    "final_answer": "Vou finalizar a resposta.",
+    "blocked_content": "Ah não! Estou bloqueado por ${url}, não é legal!"
   },
   "ru": {
     "eval_first": "Подождите, я сначала оценю ответ.",
@@ -85,14 +94,16 @@
     "read_for": "Дайте мне прочитать ${urls} для сбора дополнительной информации.",
     "read_for_verify": "Дайте мне получить исходный контент для проверки ответа.",
     "late_chunk": "Содержимое ${url} слишком длинное, я выберу только значимые части.",
-    "final_answer": "Дайте мне завершить ответ."
+    "final_answer": "Дайте мне завершить ответ.",
+    "blocked_content": "Ой! Меня заблокировал ${url}, не круто!"
   },
   "ar": {
     "eval_first": "لكن انتظر، دعني أقوم بتقييم الإجابة أولاً.",
     "search_for": "دعني أبحث عن ${keywords} لجمع المزيد من المعلومات.",
     "read_for": "دعني أقرأ ${urls} لجمع المزيد من المعلومات.",
     "read_for_verify": "دعني أحضر محتوى المصدر للتحقق من الإجابة.",
-    "late_chunk": "محتوى ${url} طويل جدًا، سأختار الأجزاء ذات الصلة."
+    "late_chunk": "محتوى ${url} طويل جدًا، سأختار الأجزاء ذات الصلة.",
+    "blocked_content": "أوه لا! أنا محظور من ${url}، ليس جيدًا!"
   },
   "nl": {
     "eval_first": "Een moment, ik zal het antwoord eerst evalueren.",
@@ -100,7 +111,8 @@
     "read_for": "Ik zal ${urls} lezen om meer informatie te verzamelen.",
     "read_for_verify": "Ik zal de broninhoud ophalen om het antwoord te verifiëren.",
     "late_chunk": "De inhoud van ${url} is te lang, ik zal de relevante delen selecteren.",
-    "final_answer": "Ik zal het antwoord afronden."
+    "final_answer": "Ik zal het antwoord afronden.",
+    "blocked_content": "Verdorie! Ik word geblokkeerd door ${url}."
   },
   "zh": {
     "eval_first": "等等，让我先评估一下答案。",
@@ -108,6 +120,7 @@
     "read_for": "让我阅读 ${urls} 来获取更多信息。",
     "read_for_verify": "让我获取源内容来验证答案。",
     "late_chunk": "网页 ${url} 内容太长，我正在筛选精华部分。",
-    "final_answer": "我来整理一下答案。"
+    "final_answer": "我来整理一下答案。",
+    "blocked_content": "额…这个内容不太对啊，我感觉被 ${url} 屏蔽了。"
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/utils/url-tools.ts b/src/utils/url-tools.ts
index 08558cc..e7fa87d 100644
--- a/src/utils/url-tools.ts
+++ b/src/utils/url-tools.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {readUrl} from "../tools/read";
 import {Schemas} from "./schemas";
 import {cherryPick} from "../tools/jina-latechunk";
 import {formatDateBasedOnType} from "./date-tools";
+import {classifyText} from "../tools/jina-classify-spam";
 
 export function normalizeUrl(urlString: string, debug = false, options = {
   removeAnchors: true,
@@ -430,10 +431,10 @@ export async function processURLs(
   badURLs: string[],
   schemaGen: Schemas,
   question: string
-): Promise<{ urlResults: any[], success: boolean, badURLs: string[] }> {
+): Promise<{ urlResults: any[], success: boolean }> {
   // Skip if no URLs to process
   if (urls.length === 0) {
-    return {urlResults: [], success: false, badURLs: []};
+    return {urlResults: [], success: false};
   }
 
   const badHostnames: string[] = [];
@@ -470,6 +471,16 @@ export async function processURLs(
           throw new Error('No content found');
         }
 
+        // check if content is likely a blocked msg from paywall, bot detection, etc.
+        // only check for <5000 char length content as most blocking msg is short
+        const spamDetectLength = 1000;
+        const isGoodContent = data.content.length > spamDetectLength || await classifyText(data.content);
+        if (!isGoodContent) {
+          console.error(`Blocked content ${data.content.length}:`, url, data.content.slice(0, spamDetectLength));
+          context.actionTracker.trackThink('blocked_content', schemaGen.languageCode, {url});
+          throw new Error(`Blocked content ${url}`);
+        }
+
         // Add to knowledge base
         allKnowledge.push({
           question: `What do expert say about "${question}"?`,
@@ -543,7 +554,6 @@ export async function processURLs(
   return {
     urlResults: validResults,
     success: validResults.length > 0,
-    badURLs
   };
 }