The agent readiness checklist
Everything ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity need to read your site and act on it.
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Updated 20 Oct 2026
01Let agents in0/6
If a crawler or assistant can't fetch the page, nothing else on this list matters.
- Make the page machine-readable9 checks
- Write answer-ready copy7 checks
- Keep facts fresh and provable6 checks
- Give agents the docs in their format6 checks
- Let agents sign up and act12 checks
- Cover the questions around yours4 checks
Questions
What makes a site ready for AI agents?
It depends on whose site it is. To be cited, agents need to fetch your pages, read the facts in plain HTML and find a direct answer to the question they were asked. A company also needs docs in markdown, an API spec and a way to get a test key without a person clearing email, phone or card checks. A personal site needs to say plainly who you are, show your work and how to reach you.
What is the AgentsReady checklist?
A free, interactive list of 50 checks for developer platforms and SaaS sites. It covers whether AI agents can reach your pages, read them, quote them, recommend you, and then sign up and get an API key.
How is this different from an SEO audit?
SEO audits stop at ranking. This one also checks what agents need to act: markdown docs, an OpenAPI spec, an MCP server, OAuth self-registration and a path to a test key without a human.
Is there a version for personal sites?
Yes. Pick "Personal site" for a portfolio, blog or GitHub Pages site. Its 27 checks make sure assistants can say who you are, point to your best work and tell people how to reach or hire you: a plain bio, Person JSON-LD, project pages, linked profiles, a feed and an llms.txt.
Do I have to tick everything by hand?
No. Add your domain and our scanner verifies 20 of the checks for you. The rest are about your copy and content, so you judge them.