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Perplexity scores 68 out of 100 on the Agent Readiness Index

Perplexity reaches level 1, Tolerated. Identity and delegation is the strongest area at 81 out of 100. Discoverability is the weakest at 56.

Perplexity was scanned on October 14, 2026. Its score is 68 out of 100, level 1, Tolerated. Pages load for an agent. Nothing is built for one. To reach level 2, Legible: Publish at least one machine readable layer: llms.txt, structured data or server rendered content.

Website: perplexity.ai

Score by area

AreaScoreWhat it asks
Discoverability56 out of 100, worth 15 pointsCan an agent find and read your pages?
Protocol access64 out of 100, worth 20 pointsCan an agent connect to you through MCP or an API?
Identity and delegation81 out of 100, worth 20 pointsCan a customer give an agent limited access without sharing a password?
Web experience70 out of 100, worth 15 pointsDoes your site work when an agent uses it?
Voice and IVRNot measured yetWhat happens when an agent calls your phone line?
Policy and governanceNot measured yetDo your terms allow agents that act for customers?

What is holding Perplexity back

  1. Developer and data sharing program, 4 points lost. No developer portal or data sharing program was found on public pages. Fix: Document the program, the standard in use for example FDX in US banking, the supported partners and a sandbox.
  2. Documented delegate and data sharing controls, 4 points lost. No public page on delegate access or connected app controls was found. Fix: Publish a help page on delegate access and add a connected apps screen where customers revoke access.
  3. Sign in page loads for a declared agent in a browser, 4 points lost. The sign in address that was tried returned status 404, so the sign in page itself could not be confirmed. Fix: Serve the sign in page to verified agent browsers, and use signed agent identity to separate them from attackers.
  4. Structured data on the home page, 3 points lost. No JSON LD structured data was found on the home page. Fix: Add JSON LD for your organization type, Product or Service, Offer and FAQPage on the pages customers ask about most.

What already works

  • MCP server
  • OAuth and OpenID metadata
  • PKCE and client registration

How Perplexity compares

The average score for software is 61.4 out of 100 across 124 organizations. The average across all 1,420 scored organizations is 42.2 out of 100.

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