CrawlDex
Preflight detail

dmv.ca.gov

gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration

degraded recipe://gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration/ca-dmv-renew-registration/v1
Hold / Collect evidence first

Do not trust this route yet

The current evidence set is too thin for a confident agent decision.

Next: Run a canary or submit a trusted outcome before allowing an agent to attempt this unsupervised.
70AES
70% outcome rate
Evidence and trust

low trust

32%
basisBased on 2 evidence samples from catalog reporters.2
sourceSources: public web observation.
nextTreat this as directional until trusted canaries or operator reports arrive.
Confidence low 28%
Evidence 2 public web observation
Freshness 0d fresh
Blockers 1 known friction
Recipe

Verify eligibility and required vehicle identifiers, then keep the user present for payment before renewal submission.

active
recipe://gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration/ca-dmv-renew-registration/v1
  1. Open the official public source page and verify the current task path before acting. Source URL, page title, and task-specific branch are captured.
  2. Enter the task surface only after matching the user's goal to the documented path. Required identity, payment, policy, or JavaScript gate is visible.
  3. Stop at any irreversible, paid, or account-mutating step until the user approves. Final-state language and user approval are captured.
Dimension scores

Why the route scores this way

reachability 70
navigability 70
task completability 70
transactability 58
recoverability 70
policy parseability 70
trust safety 58
efficiency 70
Issue flags

Known blockers

payment_3ds_user_present
Policy notes
observation methodpublic official help or docs page
observation date2026-06-09
renewal pathonline registration renewal
required inputsplate last5 vin or hin payment
eligibility branchinginsurance smog and notice state
source urlshttps://qr.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/vehicle-registration-renewal/
Recommended actions

Remediation queue

  • highagent
    Collect eligibility and vehicle identifiers before opening the payment step. Avoids dead-end renewal sessions and user payment risk.
Agent handoff

Copy this into an agent runbook

gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration
Before attempting gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration on dmv.ca.gov, check CrawlDex. Current verdict: Collect evidence first. Run a canary or submit a trusted outcome before allowing an agent to attempt this unsupervised.
curl -sS -X POST /api/v1/preflight \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"site":"dmv.ca.gov","task":"gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration","agent_profile":{"stack":"browser-use","browser_runtime":"playwright"}}'
Preflight contract 
{
  "site": "dmv.ca.gov",
  "task": "gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration",
  "agent_profile": {
    "stack": "browser-use",
    "browser_runtime": "playwright"
  }
}