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Politico scores 64 out of 100 on the Agent Readiness Index
Politico reaches level 0, Closed. Identity and delegation is the strongest area at 90 out of 100. Web experience is the weakest at 17.
Politico was scanned on October 14, 2026. Its score is 64 out of 100, level 0, Closed. Declared agents are blocked from the public website. To reach level 1, Tolerated: The home page must load for a declared agent and robots.txt must not block every agent.
Website: politico.com
Score by area
| Area | Score | What it asks |
|---|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75 out of 100, worth 15 points | Can an agent find and read your pages? |
| Protocol access | 64 out of 100, worth 20 points | Can an agent connect to you through MCP or an API? |
| Identity and delegation | 90 out of 100, worth 20 points | Can a customer give an agent limited access without sharing a password? |
| Web experience | 17 out of 100, worth 15 points | Does your site work when an agent uses it? |
| Voice and IVR | Not measured yet | What happens when an agent calls your phone line? |
| Policy and governance | Not measured yet | Do your terms allow agents that act for customers? |
What is holding Politico back
- 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.
- 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.
- Sign in page loads for a declared agent in a browser, 4 points lost. The sign in page did not load for an agent or a standard automated browser. Fix: Serve the sign in page to verified agent browsers, and use signed agent identity to separate them from attackers.
- 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 Politico compares
The average score for media and entertainment is 42.5 out of 100 across 80 organizations. The average across all 1,421 scored organizations is 42.2 out of 100.
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