Open Specification

Agentic Readiness Specification

Version 1.0 · 189 checks · 10 categories · Generated 4/12/2026

This specification defines how to measure a website's readiness for discovery, interaction, and transactional use by AI agents and LLMs. It is designed to be open and implementable by any scanner tool to produce comparable scores.

Scoring Methodology

Overall Score

The overall agentic readiness score (0–100) is a weighted average of all category scores. Each category score is the weighted average of its individual check scores.

category_score= sum(check_score × check_weight) / sum(check_weights)

overall_score= sum(category_score × category_weight) × 100

Score Tiers

RangeLabelMeaning
90 – 100Agent ReadySite is well-prepared for AI agent interaction across all major dimensions.
70 – 89Partially ReadyGood foundation with gaps in some areas. Agents can interact but may hit limitations.
50 – 69Needs WorkSignificant gaps in agentic readiness. Many agent interactions will fail or degrade.
0 – 49Not ReadySite is not prepared for AI agent interaction. Fundamental infrastructure is missing.

Check Scoring Modes

binary

Pass (1.0) or fail (0.0). The check has a clear yes/no outcome.

ternary

Pass (1.0), warn (0.5), or fail (0.0). Partial implementations receive partial credit.

informative

Always passes. Provides useful context without affecting the score.

Priority Levels

criticalBlocks agent interaction entirely. Fix immediately.
highSignificantly degrades agent experience. Fix soon.
mediumImproves agent experience noticeably. Plan to fix.
lowNice to have. Improves quality but not blocking.

Effort Estimates

trivialA few minutes. Simple config or attribute change.
easyUnder an hour. Add a file or a few HTML elements.
moderateA few hours. Requires understanding site architecture.
complexMultiple days. Involves backend work or third-party integration.

Categories & Weights

All category weights sum to 1.0. Each check within a category has equal weight by default (1.0) unless overridden.

CategoryWeightChecks
Content Discoverability
15%
23View checks →
AI Crawler Permissions
8%
26View checks →
Structured Data & Schema Markup
12%
19View checks →
Meta Tags & AI Head Elements
8%
20View checks →
AI Agent Tools & Action Surfaces
18%
25View checks →
Semantic HTML & Content Structure
8%
17View checks →
Accessibility & Agent Interaction
7%
12View checks →
Technical Readiness & Security
9%
21View checks →
Answer Engine Optimization
7%
11View checks →
Generative Engine Optimization
8%
15View checks →
Total100%189