iNDX CO+ Update: Highlights From March 2 to March 15 2026: AI Productivity Gold Rush Is Here — STOP! Don’t FOMO! Do This Instead. Here Is Why.

Summary

Over the last few months, a wave of early-adopter AI productivity tools has emerged. “Claws,” built on the open-source OpenClaw framework, allow people to install local AI models that automate a wide range of tasks. The things people are building with them are incredible. But the apps have major security holes, run mostly on Apple Mini-Max machines, and the ecosystem is evolving at breakneck speed.

Already a new generation of tools—like “MiroFish”—is starting to replace the Claws. And now another class of tools is appearing that may leapfrog both. These systems simply watch what you do (called human emulation), record the workflow, and then generate the automation for you—no complicated setup required. In other words, the whole Claw-and-Fish generation may soon be obsolete.

Instead, focus on preparation. Start documenting the repetitive workflows you perform every day. What tasks are mindless, repeat work you wish you could offload? I’ve been doing this for a while and have built a long list. As I read and research, I add ideas from what others are automating. Watch what colleagues in your industry are doing and add those ideas to your list as well.

Yes, automation frees up time. But the real breakthrough is something far deeper: reclaiming cognitive energy. When repetitive tasks are removed, you stop draining your mental battery on low-value work and can concentrate on strategic thinking and creative problem-solving. That is where the real advantage lies.

So for now, I’m personally avoiding the Claws, the Fish, their variants and even avoiding Anthropic’s Cowork, a tamer version of the Claws and the Fish. If you enjoy experimenting and have the time, budget, and technical ability to manage the security risks, go for it. But even as someone who lives on the leading edge of technology and has the technical ability, I’m waiting for the ecosystem to mature.

Findability: Main Category

Managing bad bots
Bot traffic exploded in 2025 and has become a real operational issue for many sites. Aggressive bot blocking and edge services like Cloudflare are increasingly necessary as AI agents and automated crawlers begin to dominate internet traffic and can easily overwhelm unprotected websites.
https://community.indx.earth/t/managing-bad-bots/149

AI assistants now equal 56% of global search engine volume: Study
New data shows that overall search activity is growing rapidly, with AI assistants driving a significant portion of the increase. The shift reinforces that online visibility is becoming even more important as discovery increasingly happens through AI-mediated search environments.
https://community.indx.earth/t/ai-assistants-now-equal-56-of-global-search-engine-volume-study/148
https://searchengineland.com/ai-assistants-global-search-engine-volume-study-471118

Is Google stealing your clicks in AI Mode? (1.3M+ citations analyzed)
Analysis of over a million citations suggests Google’s AI search features increasingly keep users inside Google’s ecosystem rather than sending traffic to external sites. It’s another signal that traditional search traffic patterns are changing and that brands need to rethink how they maintain visibility in AI-generated results.
https://community.indx.earth/t/is-google-stealing-your-clicks-in-ai-mode-1-3m-citations-analyzed-/147
https://seranking.com/blog/google-links-in-ai-mode-answers/

Findability: Main Category

ChatGPT 5.4 Has Hidden Fan-Out Queries (API script included)
A more technical post exploring how ChatGPT internally expands queries (“fan-out queries”) to retrieve broader context. While advanced, it provides useful insight into how AI search workflows operate and how developers can access this behavior via API scripting.
https://community.indx.earth/t/chatgpt-5-4-has-hidden-fan-outchatgpt-5-4-has-hidden-fan-out-queries-you-can-still-get-them-via-the-api-python-script-included-queries/146
https://nectivdigital.com/blog/chatgpt-5-4-has-hidden-fan-out-queries-you-can-still-get-them-via-the-api-python-script-included/

Course shift emerging: ChatGPT users research products but won’t buy there
Early assumptions suggested consumers would both research and purchase products inside LLM chat interfaces. Emerging data now suggests a different path: users research in AI, but transactions may occur through connected apps or external platforms rather than directly inside the chat interface.
https://community.indx.earth/t/course-shift-emerging-chatgpt-users-research-products-but-won-t-buy-there-forcing-openai-to-rethink-its-commerce-strategy/145
https://the-decoder.com/chatgpt-users-research-products-but-wont-buy-there-forcing-openai-to-rethink-its-commerce-strategy/

How to turn Claude Code into your SEO command center
A useful walkthrough showing how AI workflows can orchestrate multiple tools and scripts to automate SEO tasks. The key takeaway is architectural: once the workflow and tool chain are defined, AI can generate much of the required code and automation without deep programming expertise.
https://community.indx.earth/t/how-to-turn-claude-code-into-your-seo-command-center/144
https://searchengineland.com/claude-code-seo-work-470668