diff --git a/internal/captcha/detect.go b/internal/captcha/detect.go
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+++ b/internal/captcha/detect.go
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+package captcha
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	reRecaptchaV3 = regexp.MustCompile(`recaptcha/api\.js\?render=([\w-]+)`)
+	reSitekey     = regexp.MustCompile(`data-sitekey="([^"]+)"`)
+	rePkey        = regexp.MustCompile(`data-pkey="([^"]+)"`)
+)
+
+// DetectHTML scans raw page HTML and returns deterministic detections for known
+// captcha providers. v3/Turnstile are reported with LLMSolvable=false.
+func DetectHTML(html string) []Detection {
+	var out []Detection
+	// reCAPTCHA v3 first (script render param). v3 has no visual challenge.
+	if m := reRecaptchaV3.FindStringSubmatch(html); m != nil {
+		out = append(out, Detection{
+			Type: "recaptcha_v3", Sitekey: m[1], LLMSolvable: false,
+			Notes: "score/behavioral — not LLM-solvable; needs browser reputation",
+		})
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(html, "g-recaptcha") || strings.Contains(html, "google.com/recaptcha/api2") {
+		out = append(out, Detection{Type: "recaptcha_v2", Sitekey: firstSitekey(html), LLMSolvable: true,
+			Notes: "image-grid; LLM returns tiles, caller clicks + harvests token"})
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(html, "h-captcha") || strings.Contains(html, "hcaptcha.com") {
+		out = append(out, Detection{Type: "hcaptcha", Sitekey: firstSitekey(html), LLMSolvable: true,
+			Notes: "image-grid; LLM returns tiles, caller clicks + harvests token"})
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(html, "cf-turnstile") || strings.Contains(html, "challenges.cloudflare.com") {
+		out = append(out, Detection{Type: "turnstile", Sitekey: firstSitekey(html), LLMSolvable: false,
+			Notes: "proof-of-work/behavioral — not LLM-solvable"})
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(html, "arkoselabs") || strings.Contains(html, "funcaptcha") || strings.Contains(html, "arkose") {
+		out = append(out, Detection{Type: "funcaptcha", Sitekey: firstPkey(html), LLMSolvable: true,
+			Notes: "rotation/visual — best-effort"})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func firstSitekey(html string) string {
+	if m := reSitekey.FindStringSubmatch(html); m != nil {
+		return m[1]
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func firstPkey(html string) string {
+	if m := rePkey.FindStringSubmatch(html); m != nil {
+		return m[1]
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/internal/captcha/detect_test.go b/internal/captcha/detect_test.go
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+++ b/internal/captcha/detect_test.go
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+package captcha
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestDetectHTML(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		html         string
+		wantType     string
+		wantSolvable bool
+	}{
+		{"recaptcha v2", `<div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="6Lc_abc"></div>`, "recaptcha_v2", true},
+		{"recaptcha v3", `<script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=6Lc_v3key"></script>`, "recaptcha_v3", false},
+		{"hcaptcha", `<div class="h-captcha" data-sitekey="hk_123"></div>`, "hcaptcha", true},
+		{"turnstile", `<div class="cf-turnstile" data-sitekey="0x4AAA"></div>`, "turnstile", false},
+		{"funcaptcha", `<div id="arkose" data-pkey="ABC"></div>`, "funcaptcha", true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := DetectHTML(tc.html)
+			if len(got) == 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("no detection")
+			}
+			if got[0].Type != tc.wantType || got[0].LLMSolvable != tc.wantSolvable {
+				t.Fatalf("got %+v", got[0])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/captcha/types.go b/internal/captcha/types.go
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+++ b/internal/captcha/types.go
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+// Package captcha provides deterministic detection and LLM-backed solving of
+// captcha challenges. It never drives a browser and never mints tokens.
+package captcha
+
+// Detection describes one captcha found on a page. Fields are ordered
+// largest-alignment-first for fieldalignment.
+type Detection struct {
+	Type        string `json:"type"`
+	Sitekey     string `json:"sitekey,omitempty"`
+	IframeURL   string `json:"iframe_url,omitempty"`
+	Notes       string `json:"notes,omitempty"`
+	LLMSolvable bool   `json:"llm_solvable"`
+}