Agent Readiness Score
runpod.io
50 — Developing. Agents can find parts of this site, but key capabilities are hard to reach.
HonestClaw measured how well runpod.io's site and APIs work for AI agents — across 9 dimensions and 45 automated checks.
Dimensions
Discoverability14.6/24
Content Accessibility16.2/24
Bot Access Control2/12
Protocol & Capability Discovery19.4/41
Authentication & Credentials5.1/19
Documentation Quality8.5/10
Structured Data I/O5.7/13
Observable State & Reliability3.5/15
Agent Safety & Trust10.4/11
Checks
Discoverability
Subdomain sweepsubdomain-sweepAn agent-relevant subdomain is live and serves its expected content kind (docs.runpod.io).Parseable
Canonical domaincanonical-domainRoot and www converge on www.runpod.io, with a matching canonical tag.Cross-verified
robots.txtrobots-txtrobots.txt at https://runpod.io/robots.txt declares a sitemap. Declared sitemap https://www.runpod.io/sitemap.xml resolves as valid XML.Cross-verified
API catalogapi-catalogAPI Catalog found at https://runpod.io/.well-known/api-catalog (application/linkset+json).Detected
sitemap.xmlsitemap-xmlhttps://www.runpod.io/sitemap.xml is a dated sitemap whose URLs include docs/pricing/api surfaces.Cross-verified
API existenceapi-existenceA real API surface is declared at https://rest.runpod.io/v1/openapi.json: the spec lists servers and paths. (source: spec)Parseable
API versioningapi-versioningAPI versioning is documented at https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/reproducible-ai-made-easy-versioning-data-and-tracking-experiments (the versioning scheme). To reach the top level, it would need a documented deprecation/sunset lifecycle. (source: docs)Useful
Content Accessibility
Markdown twinmarkdown-twinA markdown twin is published at https://docs.runpod.io/overview.md alongside the docs HTML surface (https://docs.runpod.io/).Parseable
Freshness signalsfreshness-signalsFreshness signals present: Last-Modified header, sitemap lastmod.Useful
Crawl-cost estimatecrawl-cost-estimateInformational — not scoredA manageable sitemap (1233 page URLs) helps agents estimate crawl cost.Useful
Raw content extractabilityraw-content-extractabilityReadable content is extractable without JavaScript on 2 probed surface(s) with a strong main-content ratio (83% on the homepage).Cross-verified
llms.txtllms-txtA curated llms.txt index is published at https://www.runpod.io/llms.txt: 28 links across 6 sections.Cross-verified
llms-full.txtllms-full-txtNo llms-full.txt file found (HTML pages at .txt paths do not qualify).Not detected
ai.txtai-txtNo ai.txt file found (HTML pages at .txt paths do not qualify).Not detected
Bot Access Control
AI bot rulesai-bot-rulesrobots.txt is readable but declares no AI-bot-specific rules.Not detected
Content signalscontent-signalsrobots.txt declares 3 recognized Content Signal(s) with a valid value: search, ai-input, ai-train.Cross-verified
RSL licensingrslrobots.txt is readable but declares no RSL License directive.Not detected
TDM reservationtdmrepNo TDMRep policy found at /.well-known/tdmrep.json.Not detected
Protocol & Capability Discovery
MCP supportmcp-supportFirst-party documentation at https://docs.runpod.io/get-started/mcp-servers explicitly states that the company operates MCP servers and explains both their capabilities and how clients connect or authenticate.Cross-verified
MCP descriptormcp-descriptorInformational — not scoredAn MCP server is described at https://docs.runpod.io/.well-known/mcp.json, but the description doesn't include a web address for the server.Parseable
MCP Server Cardmcp-server-cardA file exists at https://docs.runpod.io/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json, but it doesn't contain the fields that describe an MCP Server Card.Detected
A2A Agent Carda2a-agent-cardAn A2A Agent Card at https://docs.runpod.io/.well-known/agent-card.json declares 1 skill(s) and a connectable endpoint.Useful
DNS-AIDdns-aidNo DNS-AID index found at _index._agents.runpod.io.Not detected
.well-known indexwell-known-indexNo non-owned /.well-known/ descriptors found.Not detected
GraphQL surfacegraphql-surfaceNo GraphQL transport surface found at conventional paths (GET-only; no introspection issued).Not detected
Auth discoveryauth-discoveryNo standardized authentication-discovery surface found. Blocked by robots.txt for a generic compliant agent (Disallow: /).Not detected
SDK availabilitysdk-availabilitySDK libraries page at https://docs.runpod.io/public-endpoints/ai-sdk: 2 GitHub repos, 0 registry links, 0 install commands (2 pointers).Cross-verified
Rate limit documentationrate-limit-docsNo rate limit documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
OpenAPI specificationopenapi-specValid OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec at https://rest.runpod.io/v1/openapi.json: 37 operations, 33 schemas, 100% response coverage, servers declared.Cross-verified
Link headerslink-headersAn agent-relevant Link rel (api-catalog) resolves to a live resource at https://docs.runpod.io/.well-known/api-catalog.Cross-verified
WebMCPwebmcpInformational — not scoredWebMCP browser probing is not yet available in this scanner release.Couldn't verify
Authentication & Credentials
Programmatic auth flowprogrammatic-auth-flowProgrammatic authentication is mentioned at https://docs.runpod.io/overview, but not on a page dedicated to documenting it.Detected
Auth documentationauth-documentationAn authentication documentation page exists at https://docs.runpod.io/get-started/api-keys, but it doesn't name a specific method or show how a request is authenticated.Parseable
Sandbox environmentsandbox-environmentNo sandbox or test environment documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Credential managementcredential-managementCredential management is documented at https://docs.runpod.io/get-started/api-keys, covering how to rotate or revoke credentials. To reach the top level, it would need rotation, revocation, and scoping/expiry all documented.Useful
Documentation Quality
API reference depthapi-reference-depthThe API reference at https://docs.runpod.io/serverless/endpoints/operation-reference documents parameters with example requests and responses. To reach the top level, it would need request and response bodies, authentication, pagination, and error codes.Useful
Changelog presencechangelog-presenceA changelog is published at https://docs.runpod.io/release-notes with multiple recent dated entries, indicating it is actively maintained.Cross-verified
Structured Data I/O
Structured data I/Ostructured-data-ioThe spec at https://rest.runpod.io/v1/openapi.json declares typed response schemas as a rule (70% of operations) — no documented pagination pattern, no structured error envelope. (source: spec)Useful
Machine-readable pricingmachine-readable-pricingA response at https://runpod.io/pricing.json looks JSON-like but did not parse as JSON.Detected
Data export APIdata-export-apiNo data export or bulk API documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Observable State & Reliability
Status & health endpointsstatus-and-healthNo health or status endpoint found.Not detected
Webhook documentationwebhook-documentationNo webhook or event documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Retry & idempotencyretry-and-idempotencyNo retry or idempotency documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Error documentationerror-documentationErrors are documented at https://docs.runpod.io/serverless/troubleshooting with specific codes or a documented response shape. To reach the top level, it would need recovery guidance and a machine-readable error format, or corroboration against the API spec.Useful
Machine payments (x402/MPP)x402-or-mpp-supportInformational — not scoredNo machine-payment signal observed (no HTTP 402, no payment-required response header, and no /.well-known/x402.json manifest). Payment support cannot be ruled out from an unauthenticated probe.Couldn't verify
Agent Safety & Trust
security.txtsecurity-txtsecurity.txt at https://runpod.io/.well-known/security.txt includes Contact, a future Expires date, and Encryption or Policy.Cross-verified
Legal policy pageslegal-pagesBoth privacy and terms policies are discoverable with substantive content.Useful
Org identity signalsorg-identityHomepage exposes legal name, address, support contact, and social profile links.Cross-verified
Metadata consistencymetadata-consistencyHomepage metadata (canonical, Open Graph, schema) is present and consistent.Cross-verified