Wick 0.5: Media Downloads, Analytics, and Self-Serve Pro
March 25, 2026
Wick 0.5 is out. Here's what's new.
Media Downloads
New tool: wick_download. Download video and audio from Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and 1000+ other sites. Powered by yt-dlp.
wick download "https://v.redd.it/4uofpbxa97rg1" -o ./archive
# Downloaded: Congressman Thomas Massie talks with BBC.mp4
# Size: 33.7 MBWorks as a CLI command and as an MCP tool. Your agent can download media programmatically for archival, research, or content extraction.
Auto Media Detection
When wick_fetch encounters a page with embedded video or audio, it now automatically detects and lists the media URLs in the output:
wick fetch https://reddit.com/r/Epstein/comments/... --no-robots
# [page content...]
#
# ---
# Media found on this page:
# - [video] https://v.redd.it/4uofpbxa97rg1 (reddit)
# Download: wick download "https://v.redd.it/4uofpbxa97rg1"This means crawlers and agents automatically discover downloadable media as they browse. No separate step needed — fetch a page, see what media is there, download what you need.
Self-Serve Pro ($20/month)
Wick Pro is now self-serve. One command to upgrade:
wick pro activateOpens Stripe checkout in your browser. After payment, your API key is generated and saved automatically. The Pro renderer installs itself. No manual configuration.
Pro adds: JavaScript rendering, advanced anti-detection (22 stealth patches), geo-restriction bypass, automated CAPTCHA handling, and adaptive per-site optimization that learns what works and gets faster over time.
Usage Analytics
Wick now sends lightweight, anonymous usage pings — just event type (install/fetch), version, and OS. No page content, no URLs, no PII. This helps us understand adoption and prioritize development.
Error reporting is also new: when a fetch fails (403, timeout, etc.), the domain and error type are reported so we can diagnose and fix issues in new releases. We've also set up automated CI that uses Claude to analyze error patterns and open PRs with fixes.
Everything else
- SEO blog post: How to Fix 403 Forbidden in Claude Code
- Terms of service: getwick.dev/terms.html (required for Stripe)
- Docs page: getwick.dev/docs.html with sidebar nav
- Official MCP Registry: published at registry.modelcontextprotocol.io
- mcp.so: listed
- Smart upsell: free binary suggests Pro when it would help (403 on anti-bot sites)
- Reddit rewrite: www.reddit.com auto-rewrites to old.reddit.com for better content extraction
Install / upgrade
# Fresh install
brew tap wickproject/wick && brew install wick && wick setup
# Upgrade
brew upgrade wick
# Check version
wick version
# wick 0.5.0 (rust)
# or: wick 0.5.0 + Pro (rust)