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Agent Readiness

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53
Readiness /100
17
Checks passed
4
Checks failed
64
Checks run

Discoverability

Can agents find your site and its capabilities?

failWebMCP / agent-protocol tools discoveredAgent manifests

The page registers no tools via the WebMCP browser API (navigator.modelContext).

Fix: Expose your actions to AI agents with the WebMCP browser API: register tools via navigator.modelContext.registerTool. Optionally also publish a /.well-known/webmcp.json tool catalog as a discovery signpost.

warn/llms.txt lists key pages as markdown linksAgent manifests

Per llmstxt.org, group key pages under "## Section" headings as "[name](url)" links.

Fix: Add "## Docs" / "## Products" sections listing your key pages as markdown links.

warn/llms.txt has a summary blockquoteAgent manifests

Per llmstxt.org, follow the H1 with a "> short summary" blockquote.

Fix: Add a "> One-sentence description of your site." blockquote under the H1.

pass/llms.txt guide for AI agentsAgent manifests

Found https://mdpi.com/llms.txt.

pass/llms.txt opens with an H1 titleAgent manifests

First line is a top-level "# Title" heading.

passKey pages discoveredKey pages crawl

Crawled 4 of 12 discovered pages beyond the homepage.

infoWebsite platformplatform

Could not identify a known website platform (custom stack or unrecognised).

Understanding

Can agents understand your content?

failImages have alt textStructured data & HTML

Only 90 of 123 images have alt attributes (73%).

Fix: Add alt text to every <img>. Screen readers and AI vision models both rely on it to caption images.

warnMarkdown content negotiationOpen agent protocols

Homepage ignored Accept: text/markdown and returned HTML.

Fix: Serve a markdown version of high-value pages when the client asks for text/markdown. AI summarisers, chatbots and IDE agents prefer markdown — fewer tokens, no DOM noise.

warnDOM size is reasonableStructured data & HTML

Homepage contains ~4342 elements — well above the 1500-element budget.

Fix: Trim the homepage DOM: an AI agent has to read all of it before acting, and this page is several times over budget. Long product carousels, hidden modal markup and large tracker scripts are common culprits.

warnImages have explicit dimensionsStructured data & HTML

Only 0/123 images have width+height — large CLS risk.

Fix: Set width and height on every <img> so the browser reserves space before the image loads. A layout that shifts while loading makes an AI agent mis-click the element it targeted.

warnSemantic landmark elementsStructured data & HTML

Missing landmark elements: main, footer.

passHomepage content is server-renderedCrawlability (Google)

Homepage server response contains 15645 words of visible text — content is reachable without executing JavaScript.

passCookie banner does not block crawlersStructured data & HTML

Detected 1 cookie-banner element but none look agent-hostile (small, dismissible, or offer a reject option).

passHeading hierarchy is intactStructured data & HTML

22 headings, no level skips.

pass<html lang> attributeStructured data & HTML

Language declared as "en".

passInternal links on homepageStructured data & HTML

328 internal links found.

passSingle H1 on homepageStructured data & HTML

Exactly one <h1> on the homepage.

passKey pages have <title> and <h1>Key pages crawl

All 4 reachable key pages have both a <title> and <h1>.

passKey pages are server-renderedKey pages crawl

All 4 pages return ≥80 words of visible text without JavaScript.

Operability

Can agents actually operate the page?

fail`[aria-*]` attributes do not match their rolesAccessibility

Lighthouse flagged this audit — agents may be unable to perceive or operate the affected elements.

Fix: Remove ARIA attributes that aren't allowed on the element's role.

failLinks do not have a discernible nameAccessibility

Lighthouse flagged this audit — agents may be unable to perceive or operate the affected elements.

Fix: Give every link discernible text (avoid bare icons / "click here") so agents know where it goes.

failForm fields have labelsStructured data & HTML

Only 8 of 17 visible interactive form fields have labels.

Fix: Associate every input with a label. Form-filling agents (and screen readers) need it to know what to type into each field.

failWebMCP tools registered with the browserWebMCP tools

The page registers no tools via the navigator.modelContext browser API, so an AI agent has no structured way to operate it.

Fix: Expose your site’s actions to AI agents with the WebMCP browser API: call navigator.modelContext.registerTool({ name, description, inputSchema, execute }) from your page so an agent can invoke them. Implement it directly, or with a library like the @mcp-b polyfill (https://mcp-b.ai). Spec: https://github.com/webmachinelearning/webmcp.

warnAccessibility tree is agent-navigableAccessibility

2 of 11 agent-critical accessibility audits failed (Links do not have a discernible name, `[aria-*]` attributes do not match their roles) — an agent may be unable to identify or operate the affected elements.

Fix: Fix the failing agent-accessibility audits listed below (accessible names on controls, valid ARIA roles/relationships, nothing interactive hidden from the tree).

warnOverall accessibility scoreAccessibility

Lighthouse accessibility score: 70/100. Agents read the page through its accessibility tree, so this is a proxy for how navigable your site is to an AI agent.

Fix: Resolve the failing accessibility audits below — each one removes an element or relationship an agent would otherwise be blind to.

warnForms use autocomplete attributesStructured data & HTML

No autocomplete attributes on any data-collecting form field.

Fix: Add autocomplete hints (email, tel, name, etc.) so form-filling agents and browsers can populate fields without guessing.

warnForm errors are accessibleStructured data & HTML

0/1 data-collecting forms expose errors via ARIA attributes.

Fix: Wire inputs to their error containers with `aria-describedby` and toggle `aria-invalid` on validation failure. Agents that can't see styled error text rely on these attributes.

warnForm fields publish validation hintsStructured data & HTML

No HTML5 validation hints (pattern / minlength / maxlength / min / max) on any data-collecting form input.

Fix: Publish input constraints via HTML attributes so agents and browsers can validate client-side.

warnTime to First BytePerformance

1.79s (field data from CrUX) — needs improvement.

Fix: Every request an AI agent makes pays this server latency, and agents make many requests per task. Reduce TTFB with edge caching, a CDN, and shipping less server-side work per request.

pass`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`Accessibility

`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>` passed.

pass`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendentsAccessibility

`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents passed.

pass`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributesAccessibility

`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes passed.

pass`[role]` values are validAccessibility

`[role]` values are valid passed.

pass`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelledAccessibility

`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled passed.

pass`[aria-*]` attributes have valid valuesAccessibility

`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values passed.

passButtons have an accessible nameAccessibility

Buttons have an accessible name passed.

passDocument has a `<title>` elementAccessibility

Document has a `<title>` element passed.

passInput buttons have discernible text.Accessibility

Input buttons have discernible text. passed.

passForms mark required fieldsStructured data & HTML

1/1 data-collecting forms mark required fields.

passCumulative Layout ShiftPerformance

0.050 (field data from CrUX) — good.

infoTool catalog signpost publishedWebMCP tools

No tool catalog was found at /.well-known/webmcp.json (or /.well-known/webmcp). The catalog is a community convention, not part of the WebMCP standard, so this does not affect WebMCP presence.

Fix: Consider also publishing a tool catalog at /.well-known/webmcp.json: a JSON document with a "spec" of "webmcp/0.1" and a "tools" array, where each tool declares a name and a clear description. It is a community convention (optional, not part of the WebMCP standard) that lets crawlers and agents discover your tools without executing JavaScript.

Trust & Security

Can agents safely transact?

failNo mixed-content referencesSecurity & trust

Found 3 http:// references in the homepage HTML — browsers will block these resources.

Fix: Update every http:// resource URL to https:// (or use protocol-relative `//`). Common offenders: image CDNs and legacy embed snippets.

warnOAuth authorization server metadataOpen agent protocols

/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server returned 404.

Fix: Publish /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server so AI agents discovering your OAuth setup can negotiate flows automatically. Required if your site offers an authenticated API.

warnOAuth protected-resource metadataOpen agent protocols

/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource returned 404.

Fix: Publish /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource so AI agents discovering your OAuth setup can negotiate flows automatically. Required if your site offers an authenticated API.

warnWeb Bot Auth signature headerOpen agent protocols

No Web Bot Auth signature headers — sites can't verify agent identity.

Fix: Web Bot Auth (IETF HTTP Message Signatures over Signature / Signature-Input) lets you cryptographically verify which agent is hitting you. Several CDNs offer turn-key support; otherwise skip until vendor support matures.

warnContent-Security-Policy headerSecurity & trust

No Content-Security-Policy header on the homepage.

Fix: Add a Content-Security-Policy. Even a strict default-src directive cuts XSS blast radius dramatically. Start in report-only mode to find violations.

warnHTTP Strict-Transport-Security headerSecurity & trust

HSTS configured (max-age=31536000) but missing includeSubDomains.

Fix: Add `includeSubDomains` so subdomains inherit the policy.

warnReferrer-Policy headerSecurity & trust

No Referrer-Policy header on the homepage.

Fix: Add `Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin` so outbound links don't leak full URLs (including query strings) to third parties.

warnMIME-sniff protectionSecurity & trust

No `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` header.

Fix: Add `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff` to prevent browsers (and some agents) from re-interpreting your responses as a different content type.

passCDN detectedSecurity & trust

x-akamai-transformed: 9 - 0 pmb=mRUM,1 (Akamai)

passSite is served over HTTPSSecurity & trust

Homepage scheme is https:.

passhttp:// redirects to https://Security & trust

http://mdpi.com → https://www.mdpi.com/ (2 hops).

passHomepage shows no error outputSecurity & trust

No stack-trace markers in the first 5KB.

passTLS certificate is not near expirySecurity & trust

Valid for 147 more days (Dec 15 23:59:59 2026 GMT, issuer: DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1).

passNo tech-stack disclosure in headersSecurity & trust

Server / X-Powered-By headers don't leak product version.

passClick-jacking protectionSecurity & trust

X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN.