Agent readiness
16 scored checks + 1 for information
Whether AI agents can find, read and work with the website. Scored for every business, because this is where AI search is heading.
robots.txt
The file that tells crawlers, including AI crawlers, which parts of the site they may visit.
XML sitemap
A machine-readable list of the site's pages.
Link headers for agents
Signposts on the homepage pointing machines to the site's APIs and documentation.
DNS-AIDemerging
DNS records that announce the business's agent services, signed with DNSSEC.
Markdown for agents
A clean text version of pages for AI tools that ask for one.
AI crawler rules
robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers such as GPTBot or ClaudeBot, by name or through rules for all crawlers.
Content Signalsemerging
A robots.txt declaration of whether AI may use the content for search, answers or training.
API catalog
One standard file listing the ways software can connect to the business.
OAuth discovery
Where and how software signs in to the site's services.
OAuth protected resource metadata
Which sign-in service protects the site's tools and data.
auth.mdemerging
A guide for AI agents on registering with the service.
MCP server cardemerging
A description of the business's MCP server, so AI assistants can find its tools.
A2A agent card
A profile of the business's own AI agent, for agent-to-agent conversations.
Agent skills indexemerging
Step-by-step skills the business publishes to teach agents its service.
WebMCPemerging
Actions a page offers to AI assistants built into the browser, checked in a real browser.
ARD capability manifestemerging
One catalogue of everything the business offers to AI agents.
Web Bot Authemergingnot scored
Signing keys for the business's own bots. Only relevant if it runs bots.
