The category
Agent Readiness Assurance
Scanners check files. Assurance completes the task: with real agents from several vendors and the people they act for, on your own funnel, before every release.
| Readiness scanners | One-off agent audits | Agent Readiness Assurance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examples | Cloudflare isitagentready, Lighthouse agentic browsing, AgentGrade | Zuko Agent Score ($49), Agent Checker (from £19) | alt.qa |
| Runs a real task | ✕ No | ✓ One agent | ✓ Several vendors |
| The people agents act for | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ 12 personas |
| Before release, every release | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ CI gate |
| Evidence per failure | ✕ No | ✓ Replay or video | ✓ Replay, DOM, narration |
| Human-confirmed precision | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Published per persona |
| Cost | Free | £19-$49 per audit | Free cell → pilot → annual |
Competitor facts from their public pages, verified 25 Sep 2026. “Agent readiness” is also used by Microsoft for internal AI adoption. We always mean your customer-facing funnels.
97%
Share of published llms.txt files that never receive a single request. Agents act on your pages, not your spec files.
2.6%
Share of agentic activity that reaches checkout or payment. Discovery is about 76%. Most agent failures happen long before “Pay”.
Source: HUMAN Security, Jul 2026
96% vs 31%
AI agent task completion on accessible vs inaccessible sites (1,560 runs, 6 models); agents used 43% more tokens on inaccessible sites.
Source: AudioEye study, 24 Sep 2026
Questions buyers ask
What is Agent Readiness Assurance?
Running real AI agents from several vendors, and behavioural personas for the people they act for, through your own funnels before each release, with evidence for every failure.
How is that different from an agent-readiness score?
A score checks files and signals such as llms.txt, robots.txt or MCP cards. Assurance checks behaviour: did the agent actually complete the task, and if not, at which step?
Should I still use a readiness scanner?
Yes. Scanners are free and catch configuration gaps. Use both: the scanner for files, alt.qa for outcomes.
See where agents fail on your funnel.
Run one free cell on a property you own. No sales call, no card.