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Few AI tools implement basic agent-readability measures despite claims · 10 sources tracked

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A recent analysis of 166 AI tools revealed that while many claim to be agent-friendly, few have implemented basic measures for AI agent readability. Only 39% of the tools publish an `llms.txt` file, 10% declare an AI crawler policy, and a mere 5% expose an `mcp.json` file, indicating a significant gap between stated intentions and actual implementation. AI

IMPACT Highlights a gap in AI tool accessibility for agents, potentially hindering broader AI integration and automation.

RANK_REASON Analysis of AI tools regarding agent-readability.

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Few AI tools implement basic agent-readability measures despite claims · 10 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [19]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  11. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  12. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    Count that: "🤖 166 AI tools with public sites were checked for agent-readability: 39% publish llms.txt, 10% declare a crawler policy, 5% expose mcp.json. "Agent

    Count that: "🤖 166 AI tools with public sites were checked for agent-readability: 39% publish llms.txt, 10% declare a crawler policy, 5% expose mcp.json. "Agent-friendly" https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI # OpenSource # MCP

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  13. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  14. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  15. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  16. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    agentready checked 166 AI tools with public sites: 39% publish llms.txt, 10% declare an AI crawler policy, 5% expose mcp.json. Everyone claims agent-friendly, b

    agentready checked 166 AI tools with public sites: 39% publish llms.txt, 10% declare an AI crawler policy, 5% expose mcp.json. Everyone claims agent-friendly, but few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI # OpenSource # MCP

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  17. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    We checked 166 AI tools for agent-readiness. Only 39% publish an llms.txt, 10% declare a crawler policy, and 5% expose an mcp.json. Everyone claims to be agent-

    We checked 166 AI tools for agent-readiness. Only 39% publish an llms.txt, 10% declare a crawler policy, and 5% expose an mcp.json. Everyone claims to be agent-friendly, but most haven't even added the easiest file. See which ones actually are: 🤖 https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  18. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html
  19. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose

    🤖 We checked whether AI tools are readable by AI agents. 166 tools with a public site: · 39% publish an llms.txt · 10% declare an AI crawler policy · 5% expose an mcp.json Everyone claims to be agent-friendly. Few went past the easiest file. https:// olud.ai/agent-ready.html # AI…

    LINKS olud.ai/agent-ready.html

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