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+# Claro v1.17.26 Networking Reliability
+
+Claro v1.17.26 hardens the beginner networking foundation without making the language harder to read.
+
+The goal is simple plain-text commands:
+
+```claro
+HTTP GET "claro://hello" AS page
+SAY page
+```
+
+## Offline-safe learning URLs
+
+Claro includes built-in `claro://` network test URLs. These do not need the internet, so lessons and tests work offline.
+
+```claro
+HTTP GET "claro://hello" AS page STATUS status
+SAY page
+SAY status
+```
+
+Expected output:
+
+```text
+Hello from Claro networking.
+200
+```
+
+Available built-in test URLs:
+
+```text
+claro://hello
+claro://json
+claro://empty
+claro://missing
+```
+
+## Check a URL
+
+```claro
+HTTP CHECK "claro://hello" AS safe
+SAY safe
+```
+
+This returns `YES` for safe `http://`, `https://`, or `claro://` URLs and `NO` for unsafe strings.
+
+## Get a page
+
+```claro
+HTTP GET "claro://hello" AS page
+SAY page
+```
+
+To also store the status code:
+
+```claro
+HTTP GET "claro://hello" AS page STATUS status
+SAY status
+```
+
+Claro also stores the latest HTTP status in:
+
+```claro
+LASTHTTP
+```
+
+## Get only the status
+
+```claro
+HTTP STATUS "claro://hello" AS code
+SAY code
+```
+
+## Save a response to a file
+
+```claro
+HTTP SAVE "claro://json" TO "data.json" AS code
+SAY code
+```
+
+## Safety rules
+
+Claro accepts only simple, safe network URL forms:
+
+```text
+http://...
+https://...
+claro://...
+```
+
+Dangerous shell characters are rejected before calling external tools. This keeps the command beginner-friendly and safer.
+
+Real `http://` and `https://` requests use `curl` when available. The `claro://` URLs always work offline.