diff --git a/src/wabot/pacing.py b/src/wabot/pacing.py
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+"""Pacing policies: how human-like the bot's interactions are.
+
+``HumanPacing`` reproduces legacy wabot stealth behavior (random delays
+between actions, Gaussian click offsets). ``NoPacing`` is instant and
+exact — used by the test suite and for trusted-site automation.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import random
+
+
+class NoPacing:
+    """Instant actions, exact clicks."""
+
+    def delay(self, action: str) -> float:
+        """Seconds to sleep before performing ``action``."""
+        return 0.0
+
+    def click_offset(self, width: int, height: int) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
+        """Offset from the element center to click at, or None for a plain click."""
+        return None
+
+
+class HumanPacing(NoPacing):
+    """Random delays and Gaussian click offsets (anti-bot stealth)."""
+
+    DELAYS: dict[str, tuple[float, float]] = {
+        "text": (3.0, 5.0),
+        "select": (6.0, 11.0),
+        "checkbox": (2.0, 3.0),
+        "navigate": (3.0, 6.0),
+    }
+    MIN_DIMENSION = 5  # elements thinner than this get a plain centered click
+
+    def delay(self, action: str) -> float:
+        lo, hi = self.DELAYS.get(action, (0.0, 0.0))
+        return random.uniform(lo, hi)
+
+    def click_offset(self, width: int, height: int) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
+        if width < self.MIN_DIMENSION or height < self.MIN_DIMENSION:
+            return None
+        return (self._axis_offset(width), self._axis_offset(height))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _axis_offset(size: int) -> int:
+        # Selenium 4 measures offsets from the element's in-view center, so a
+        # human-looking click is a Gaussian around 0 clamped inside the element.
+        max_offset = size // 2 - 1
+        offset = int(random.gauss(0.0, size / 7.0))
+        return max(-max_offset, min(max_offset, offset))
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_pacing.py b/tests/unit/test_pacing.py
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+from wabot.pacing import HumanPacing, NoPacing
+
+
+class TestNoPacing:
+    def test_delay_is_zero_for_every_action(self):
+        p = NoPacing()
+        assert p.delay("text") == 0.0
+        assert p.delay("select") == 0.0
+        assert p.delay("unknown-action") == 0.0
+
+    def test_click_offset_is_none(self):
+        assert NoPacing().click_offset(200, 50) is None
+
+
+class TestHumanPacing:
+    def test_delays_fall_in_documented_ranges(self):
+        p = HumanPacing()
+        for _ in range(50):
+            assert 3.0 <= p.delay("text") <= 5.0
+            assert 6.0 <= p.delay("select") <= 11.0
+            assert 2.0 <= p.delay("checkbox") <= 3.0
+            assert 3.0 <= p.delay("navigate") <= 6.0
+
+    def test_unknown_action_has_no_delay(self):
+        assert HumanPacing().delay("unknown-action") == 0.0
+
+    def test_click_offset_stays_inside_element(self):
+        p = HumanPacing()
+        for _ in range(200):
+            offset = p.click_offset(100, 40)
+            assert offset is not None
+            x, y = offset
+            # offsets are measured from the element CENTER (selenium 4)
+            assert -49 <= x <= 49
+            assert -19 <= y <= 19
+
+    def test_tiny_elements_get_plain_click(self):
+        p = HumanPacing()
+        assert p.click_offset(4, 40) is None
+        assert p.click_offset(40, 4) is None