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title: "SearchApi agent readiness score: 64/100 · Agentrail"
description: "The website is strongest in discovery, with its developer resources and brand name discoverable, but it lacks a published OpenAPI specification and an MCP server or manifest."
canonical: "https://www.agentrail.co/agent-readiness/searchapi.io"
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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.

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Access

22 to fix

- Sitemap existsRequiredHow to fix →
- Agent discovery fileRequiredHow to fix →
- A2A / agent-cardRecommendedHow to fix →
- Listed on skills.shEmergingHow to fix →

Fixes unlock with the full report

Where the score comes from

57 of 90 points

How searchapi.io scores on each of the four questions agents ask.

Discovery18/20

Access19/30

Usability20/40

Paymentsnot scored yet

Strongest

### Discovery

ARD discovery and Wikipedia / Wikidata entity presence are missing.

18/20

Most to gain

### Usability

Agent onboarding friction, auth.md exists, and 16 more are missing.

20/40

Most to gain

### Access

Sitemap exists, Agent discovery file, and 11 more are missing.

19/30

Not scored yet

### Payments ( bonus )

5 checks partly met. Counts when scoring opens.

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Every check

125checks

- Passed**23**
- To fix**38**
- Not in the score**64**

61 checks count toward the score. The other 64 are tracked for later.

Discovery18 of 202 to fix4 passed

ARD discoveryRequired0 / 1

Wikipedia / Wikidata entity presenceRecommended0 / 4

Developer resource discoverabilityRecommended3 / 3

Brand name discoverabilityRequired3 / 3

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

Access19 of 3012 to fix1 partly12 passed

Sitemap existsRequired0 / 2

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

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

Page token budgetRecommended0 / 1

Content without JavaScriptRequired3 / 3

Not blocked by bot detectionRequired2 / 2

robots.txt agent-user policyRequired2 / 2

JSON-LD structured dataRequired4 / 4

Pricing info accessibleRequired3 / 3

Public API/docs linked from homepageRequired3 / 3

JSON-LD entity linking (sameAs)Recommended2 / 2

Metadata completenessRequired2 / 2

Organization schema completenessRecommended2 / 2

Redirect hygieneRecommended1 / 1

Developer portalRecommended6 / 6

Agent crawler reachabilityRecommended2 / 2

\+ 17 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

Sitemap freshness (lastmod)RecommendedNot 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

Usability20 of 4015 to fix3 partly7 passed

auth.md existsRequired0 / 2

auth.md structureRecommended0 / 2

Agent auth WWW-Authenticate hintRecommended0 / 1

agent\_auth endpoints reachableRecommended0 / 2

MCP server / manifestRequired0 / 6

WebMCP supportRequired0 / 5

Rate limit response headersRecommended0 / 2

Idempotency-Key supportRecommended0 / 3

REST typed error modelRecommended0 / 3

REST async-job patternRecommended0 / 2

CLI tool availableRecommended0 / 3

Sandbox / test environmentRecommended0 / 2

REST batch / bulk endpointRecommended0 / 2

API schema complexity analysisRecommended0 / 2

Function calling compatibilityRecommended0 / 2

Agent onboarding frictionRecommended1 / 2

Agent auth discovery metadataRecommended1 / 3

Agent-friendly 404sRecommended1 / 2

Public API with reachable endpointsRequired7 / 7

OAuth 2.0 supportRequired5 / 5

Scoped permissionsRecommended5 / 5

OAuth Protected Resource metadata (RFC 9728)Required2 / 2

JSON error responsesRequired4 / 4

Accessible document structureRecommended3 / 3

Accessible names on controlsRecommended2 / 2

\+ 37 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

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 yet5 partly

MPP payment protocolRequired0 / 2

x402 payment protocolRequired0 / 2

UCP - Universal Commerce ProtocolRequired0 / 3

ACP - Agentic Commerce ProtocolRequired0 / 3

AP2 - Agent Payments ProtocolRecommended0 / 3

\+ 1 check not in the score

ACP delegate paymentRecommendedNot counted
