--- title: "Microsoft agent readiness score: 50/100 · Agentrail" description: "Discovery is the strongest area, with Wikipedia or Wikidata entity presence and discoverable developer resources, while checks for a published OpenAPI specification and the MPP payment protocol were missed." canonical: "https://www.agentrail.co/agent-readiness/microsoft.com" --- Full report ## See what each check found, and how to fix it. Evidence, step-by-step fixes and your score over time, for your own site. [Get started →](https://app.agentrail.co/login?utm%5Fsource=agentrail.co&utm%5Fmedium=website&utm%5Fcampaign=agent-readiness%2Fmicrosoft.com&utm%5Fcontent=company-report) Free to start. No card. Access 25 to fix - Content without JavaScriptRequiredHow to fix → - Agent discovery fileRequiredHow to fix → - A2A / agent-cardRecommendedHow to fix → - pricing.md existsEmergingHow to fix → Fixes unlock with the full report Where the score comes from 45 of 90 points How microsoft.com scores on each of the four questions agents ask. Discovery19/20 Access14/30 Usability12/40 Paymentsnot scored yet Strongest ### Discovery ARD discovery is missing. 19/20 Most to gain ### Usability OAuth 2.0 support, Scoped permissions, and 18 more are missing. 12/40 Most to gain ### Access Content without JavaScript, Agent discovery file, and 16 more are missing. 14/30 Not scored yet ### Payments ( bonus ) 6 checks partly met. Counts when scoring opens. — Agent path ## How an agent moved through the site We asked an agent a question about microsoft.comand recorded every request it made. **M**microsoft.comAnsweredRan Nov 10, 2026 Question I want to start using Microsoft (microsoft.com). Find its setup and getting-started guide. 12 Steps 54s Duration 12 Pages opened 3 Failed 2 of 6 addresses the agent typed itself didn’t load. 1 of 5 links it followed didn’t load. 1. 1microsoft.com /Named in the question _→_ **Read** 2. 2microsoft.com /Typed by the agent _→_ **Read** 3. 3microsoft.com /A link on a page it read _→_ **Didn’t load · 302** 4. 4microsoft.com /A link on a page it read _→_ **Read** 5. 5/en-us/account-billingTyped by the agent _→_ **Didn’t load · 404** 6. 6/en-us/training/browseTyped by the agent _→_ **Read** 7. 7/en-us/windowsA link on a page it read _→_ **Read** 8. 8/en-us/microsoft-365A link on a page it read _→_ **Read** 9. 9/accounts-billingA link on a page it read _→_ **Read** 10. 10/en-us/topic/352d9486-2af1-4145-8077-e70b1665877fTyped by the agent _→_ **Didn’t load · 404** 11. 11/en-us/microsoft-365Typed by the agent _→_ **Read** 12. 12/en-us/training/pathsTyped by the agent _→_ **Read** 12/12 steps StepsHow it found itCame back as Step 12 of 12 `learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/` How it got here Typed by the agent Response 301 → 200 Came back as Markdown 75% Pages that loaded 42% Followed site links 33% Read as markdown How it found each page Named in the question**1** A link on a page it read**5** Typed by the agent**6** A search result**0** What it reached Home page**Step 1** Pricing**Never reached** Docs**Never reached** Its answer Answers aren’t shown publicly See what agents answer about your own site. Run agents on your site and read every answer, with every page they opened. [Get started →](https://app.agentrail.co/login?utm%5Fsource=agentrail.co&utm%5Fmedium=website&utm%5Fcampaign=agent-readiness%2Fmicrosoft.com&utm%5Fcontent=journey-answer) Free to start. No card. Every check 125checks - Passed**17** - To fix**45** - Not in the score**63** 62 checks count toward the score. The other 63 are tracked for later. Discovery19 of 201 to fix5 passed ARD discoveryRequired0 / 1 Developer resource discoverabilityRecommended3 / 3 Brand name discoverabilityRequired3 / 3 Wikipedia / Wikidata entity presenceRecommended4 / 4 robots.txt AI crawler policyRequired2 / 2 NPM/PyPI SDK packageRecommended1 / 1 \+ 9 checks not in the score AI Catalog discoveryRecommendedNot counted ARD entry validityRecommendedNot counted ARD trust manifestRecommendedNot counted Category share of voiceRecommendedNot counted Listed in MCP registriesRecommendedNot counted Agent platform configsEmergingNot counted Agent Plugins manifestEmergingNot counted Registry brandingEmergingNot counted ChatGPT app listedRecommendedNot counted Access14 of 3013 to fix5 partly8 passed Agent discovery fileRequired0 / 2 A2A / agent-cardRecommended0 / 2 MCP well-known discoveryRecommended0 / 2 HTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)Required0 / 1 llms.txt existsRequired0 / 1 llms.txt formattingRecommended0 / 2 JSON-LD entity linking (sameAs)Recommended0 / 2 Organization schema completenessRecommended0 / 2 Schema type breadthRecommended0 / 2 Trust anchor pagesRequired0 / 2 OpenAPI spec publishedRequired0 / 7 API catalog (RFC 9727)Required0 / 2 Markdown content negotiation (acceptmarkdown.com)Recommended0 / 1 Content without JavaScriptRequired2 / 3 JSON-LD structured dataRequired1 / 4 Pricing info accessibleRequired2 / 3 Metadata completenessRequired1 / 2 Redirect hygieneRecommended0 / 1 Sitemap existsRequired2 / 2 Not blocked by bot detectionRequired2 / 2 Sitemap freshness (lastmod)Recommended1 / 1 robots.txt agent-user policyRequired2 / 2 Public API/docs linked from homepageRequired3 / 3 Page token budgetRecommended1 / 1 Developer portalRecommended6 / 6 Agent crawler reachabilityRecommended2 / 2 \+ 16 checks not in the score Agent Skills index conformance (v0.2.0)EmergingNot counted Listed on skills.shEmergingNot counted pricing.md existsEmergingNot counted NLWeb Schema FeedsEmergingNot counted Agent mode viewEmergingNot counted Markdown URL fallbackEmergingNot counted Modular llms.txt per product areaEmergingNot counted Agent instruction / when-to-useRequiredNot counted Skills.sh skill qualityEmergingNot counted llms.txt links resolveRecommendedNot counted Markdown alternate linkEmergingNot counted Markdown frontmatter metadataEmergingNot counted Code fence validityEmergingNot counted Content behind authRecommendedNot counted Markdown agent docsEmergingNot counted Bot-UA markdown servingEmergingNot counted Usability12 of 4019 to fix1 partly4 passed OAuth 2.0 supportRequired0 / 5 Scoped permissionsRecommended0 / 5 Agent onboarding frictionRecommended0 / 2 OAuth Protected Resource metadata (RFC 9728)Required0 / 2 auth.md existsRequired0 / 2 auth.md structureRecommended0 / 2 Agent auth discovery metadataRecommended0 / 3 Agent auth WWW-Authenticate hintRecommended0 / 1 agent\_auth endpoints reachableRecommended0 / 2 MCP server / manifestRequired0 / 6 Rate limit response headersRecommended0 / 2 Idempotency-Key supportRecommended0 / 3 JSON error responsesRequired0 / 4 REST typed error modelRecommended0 / 3 REST async-job patternRecommended0 / 2 Sandbox / test environmentRecommended0 / 2 REST batch / bulk endpointRecommended0 / 2 API schema complexity analysisRecommended0 / 2 Function calling compatibilityRecommended0 / 2 Agent-friendly 404sRecommended1 / 2 Public API with reachable endpointsRequired7 / 7 CLI tool availableRecommended3 / 3 Accessible document structureRecommended3 / 3 Accessible names on controlsRecommended2 / 2 \+ 38 checks not in the score MCP tool descriptionsRecommendedNot counted MCP parameter schemasRecommendedNot counted MCP server identityRecommendedNot counted MCP tool listingRecommendedNot counted MCP tool namingRecommendedNot counted MCP auth mechanismRecommendedNot counted MCP OAuth metadataRecommendedNot counted MCP PKCE S256 supportRecommendedNot counted Web Bot Auth directoryEmergingNot counted auth.md walkthrough simulationRecommendedNot counted MCP error handlingRecommendedNot counted MCP modern transportRecommendedNot counted WebMCP supportRequiredNot counted REST versioning / deprecation policyRecommendedNot counted REST pagination patternRecommendedNot counted Multi-language SDK packagesRecommendedNot counted NLWeb /ask endpointEmergingNot counted NLWeb streaming supportEmergingNot counted REST response schema coverageRecommendedNot counted MCP tool annotationsRecommendedNot counted MCP server-card.jsonRecommendedNot counted Product + docs MCP coverageRecommendedNot counted MCP resources exposedRecommendedNot counted GraphQL typed error modelRecommendedNot counted GraphQL versioning / deprecation policyRecommendedNot counted GraphQL pagination patternRecommendedNot counted GraphQL async-job patternRecommendedNot counted GraphQL schema description coverageRecommendedNot counted GraphQL batch mutationsRecommendedNot counted Native interactive controlsRecommendedNot counted Form control labelingRecommendedNot counted Accessibility-tree injection safety (bonus)RecommendedNot counted MCP Apps supportRecommendedNot counted A2UI / generative UI supportEmergingNot counted MCP Apps UI qualityRecommendedNot counted MCP App view reachableRecommendedNot counted MCP App view CSPRecommendedNot counted MCP resource qualityRecommendedNot counted PaymentsNot scored yet6 partly MPP payment protocolRequired0 / 2 x402 payment protocolRequired0 / 2 UCP - Universal Commerce ProtocolRequired0 / 3 ACP - Agentic Commerce ProtocolRequired0 / 3 ACP delegate paymentRecommended0 / 3 AP2 - Agent Payments ProtocolRecommended0 / 3