tavily.com
Journey
85/ 100
B · Ready with gaps
Waymark scored tavily.com 85/100 (B) on 25 Aug 2026.
tavily.com is usable with gaps. Payments is the strongest layer, and Access is the open one. Next: agent instruction / when-to-use.
FindStrong
17/20
15 of 20 checks passed
DoorMixed
23.9/30
25 of 37 checks passed
ToolsStrong
34/40
25 of 31 checks passed
PayStrong
10/10
2 of 2 checks passed
Group by
1. Can an agent discover and trust you? 79/100
Whether an agent can find this origin from public files and treat it as the real one.
pass
HTTPS reachable
2/2
Evidence. Homepage responded 200 over HTTPS.
Probed homepage.
pass
robots.txt present
2/2
Evidence. Valid robots.txt with User-agent rules.
Probed robots.txt.
pass
XML sitemap
2/2
Evidence. Found sitemap.xml or sitemap index.
failed
Well-known AI catalog
0/1
Evidence. No ai-plugin.json or ai-catalog.json.
Recommended fix. Add /.well-known/ai-plugin.json or /.well-known/ai-catalog.json.
pass
AGENTS.md
1/1
Evidence. Found /agents.md.
pass
robots.txt AI policy
Required
2/2
Evidence. Named AI crawlers: ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, GPTBot, Google-Extended, anthropic-ai.
pass
Sitemap for agents
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. Sitemap document fetched.
Probed sitemap.
failed
HTTP Link header
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No rel=sitemap|describedby|api-catalog|alternate on homepage.
Probed homepage + sitemap.
Recommended fix. Send RFC 8288 Link headers for related machine resources.
failed
ai-plugin.json
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No /.well-known/ai-plugin.json.
Probed well-known paths.
Recommended fix. Optionally publish a plugin-style capability manifest.
pass
API catalog linkset
bonus
2/2
Evidence. api-catalog found.
scanner error
Wikipedia sitelink
bonus
0/4
Evidence. Wikidata SPARQL The operation was aborted
Scanner error — not counted as a site fail and not in the score denominator.
scanner error
Wikidata official website
bonus
0/3
Evidence. Wikidata SPARQL The operation was aborted
Scanner error — not counted as a site fail and not in the score denominator.
scanner error
Brand official-website match
Recommended
0/3
Evidence. Wikidata SPARQL The operation was aborted
Scanner error — not counted as a site fail and not in the score denominator.
pass
Public MCP registry listing
bonus
1/1
Evidence. Registry hit at https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=tavily.
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
pass
Package homepage match
bonus
1/1
Evidence. npm package homepage matches tavily.com.
Probed homepage.
failed
Sitemap lastmod
bonus
0/1
Evidence. Sitemap without lastmod.
Recommended fix. Add lastmod dates to sitemap entries.
n/a
related-website-set
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No related-website-set (N/A unless multi-origin).
n/a
ads.txt
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No ads inventory (N/A).
2. Do you welcome agents? 75/100
Whether crawlers and signed bots are allowed through rather than blocked at the door.
pass
AI crawlers not blanket-blocked
2/2
Evidence. No blanket Disallow: / for common AI bots.
n/a
robots Crawl-delay
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No Crawl-delay (optional).
n/a
Web Bot Auth keys
Recommended
0/2
Evidence. No http-message-signatures-directory.
partial
CORS / API hint
0.5/1
Evidence. No CORS header or obvious API path.
Recommended fix. If you expose an API, send Access-Control-Allow-Origin for intended clients.
failed
CSP or X-Frame-Options
0/1
Evidence. Neither CSP nor X-Frame-Options on homepage.
Probed homepage.
Recommended fix. Send Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options.
pass
robots.txt agent-user policy
Required
2/2
Evidence. No Disallow: / for ChatGPT-User, Claude-User, or Perplexity-User (silence passes).
3. Does an agent understand who you are and what you do? 86/100
Whether the site explains the product in language a model can ingest.
pass
Title and description
2/2
Evidence. Title and meta description present.
pass
JSON-LD structured data
4/4
Evidence. application/ld+json script found.
pass
html lang attribute
1/1
Evidence. html[lang] is set.
pass
JSON-LD entities
Recommended
4/4
Evidence. Recognized schema.org types in JSON-LD.
pass
JSON-LD sameAs
bonus
2/2
Evidence. sameAs present.
pass
Open Graph basics
bonus
2/2
Evidence. Open Graph plus canonical.
pass
llms.txt
2/2
Evidence. Found /llms.txt with content.
pass
llms.txt index
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. llms.txt has content.
pass
llms.txt size and links
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. llms.txt 17295 chars, 109 URL(s).
pass
llms-full.txt
bonus
1/1
Evidence. llms-full.txt present.
n/a
Section llms.txt
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No /docs/llms.txt.
n/a
NLWeb schemamap
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No schemamap (N/A unless you offer NL search).
pass
Trust pages
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. Trust links found.
pass
Speakable markup
bonus
1/1
Evidence. Speakable markup found.
n/a
humans.txt
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No /humans.txt (optional).
failed
security.txt
Recommended
0/1
Evidence. No /.well-known/security.txt Contact.
Probed well-known paths.
Recommended fix. Publish /.well-known/security.txt with a Contact field.
failed
RSS or Atom feed
0/1
Evidence. No RSS/Atom link.
Recommended fix. Expose an RSS or Atom feed for machine subscribers.
n/a
RSS or Atom document
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No /feed or /rss.xml document.
failed
Agent instruction / when-to-use
Required
0/3
Evidence. Agent file exists without when-to-use guidance.
Recommended fix. Tell agents when to reach for you: add a 'when to use this' section to your llms.txt (or a dedicated agent-instructions file) that names your best-fit use cases.
pass
Organization schema completeness
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. Organization JSON-LD includes contactPoint and address.
pass
Schema type breadth
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. JSON-LD types beyond Organization/WebSite: Service, Audience, Offer, Product, Brand, SoftwareApplication.
pass
Content without JavaScript
Required
3/3
Evidence. Raw HTML has H1 and 4088 visible characters without JavaScript.
4. Can an agent integrate with you? 91/100
Whether there is a documented machine door into the product.
failed
OpenAPI / Swagger link
0/2
Evidence. No OpenAPI/Swagger link in HTML.
Probed OpenAPI.
Recommended fix. Link to an OpenAPI or Swagger document from the homepage.
pass
Login or docs link
3/3
Evidence. Login or developer docs link found.
pass
MCP well-known card
2/2
Evidence. MCP server card found under .well-known.
Probed well-known paths.
pass
MCP SSE / HTTP hint
1/1
Evidence. Page mentions MCP or SSE transport.
n/a
openapi.json fetchable
0/0
Evidence. Fetched OpenAPI or Swagger document.
Probed OpenAPI.
pass
Webhook or API docs
2/2
Evidence. Webhook or API docs mention found.
n/a
Agent skills index
0/2
Evidence. No agent-skills index (N/A unless you publish skills).
pass
OpenAPI document
Required
5/7
Evidence. OpenAPI probe.
Probed OpenAPI.
pass
Public API surface
Recommended
7/7
Evidence. Docs or API paths look callable.
pass
Developer portal
Recommended
6/6
Evidence. Developer hub found.
pass
MCP server
Recommended
6/6
Evidence. https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey= initialize 200
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
pass
MCP server card
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. MCP card JSON found.
n/a
Agent Skills files
bonus
0/2
Evidence. No SKILL.md surface (N/A).
pass
CLI tool
Recommended
3/3
Evidence. CLI mention found.
pass
GraphQL GET hint
bonus
2/2
Evidence. GraphQL GET or docs mention.
n/a
OpenAPI UI page
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No swagger-ui/redoc page.
n/a
OpenAPI (legacy slot)
0/0
Evidence. OpenAPI/Swagger fetched.
Probed OpenAPI.
5. Is your integration well-built? 84/100
Whether the integration surface is complete enough to call with confidence.
pass
MCP initialize
Required
3/3
Evidence. initialize HTTP 200 at https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
pass
MCP server card
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. MCP card JSON found.
pass
REST typed error model
Recommended
1/1
Evidence. OpenAPI documents a typed error / problem+json shape.
Probed OpenAPI.
pass
REST versioning / deprecation policy
Recommended
1/1
Evidence. OpenAPI shows a version path, header, or deprecation signal.
Probed OpenAPI.
n/a
REST pagination pattern
Recommended
0/1
Evidence. No list-like pagination surface in the spec.
pass
REST async-job pattern
Recommended
1/1
Evidence. OpenAPI documents 202 / async-job polling.
Probed OpenAPI.
pass
REST response schema coverage
Recommended
1/1
Evidence. Typed 200 schemas on ~6 operations.
failed
Function calling compatibility
Recommended
0/1
Evidence. Spec is missing unique operationIds/descriptions for function calling.
Recommended fix. Give endpoints unique operationIds, typed schemas, and descriptions for function calling.
n/a
REST batch / bulk endpoint
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No batch/bulk endpoint (N/A).
pass
MCP tool listing
bonus
3/3
Evidence. tools/list HTTP 200 at https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=, 5 tool(s).
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
pass
MCP tool descriptions
bonus
3/3
Evidence. 5/5 tools have descriptions ≥20 chars.
pass
MCP parameter schemas
bonus
2/2
Evidence. 5/5 tools have inputSchema.
pass
MCP tool naming
bonus
2/2
Evidence. 5/5 tools use descriptive names.
pass
MCP tool annotations
bonus
2/2
Evidence. 5/5 tools have behavioral annotations.
failed
MCP resources exposed
Recommended
0/3
Evidence. resources capability advertised but resources/list was empty.
Recommended fix. If initialize advertises resources, resources/list should return at least one. Omit the capability if you are tool-only.
6. Can an agent use you reliably in production? 76/100
Whether errors, idempotency, and limits are visible before a call fails.
pass
Rate limit signal
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. Rate-limit or retry signal found.
partial
Idempotency signal
Recommended
1/3
Evidence. API surface without idempotency notes.
Recommended fix. Document idempotency keys for mutating calls.
pass
Machine-readable errors
Recommended
4/4
Evidence. JSON/problem error shape found.
pass
Honest 404
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. 404/410 on probe path.
pass
Sandbox / test environment
bonus
2/2
Evidence. Docs mention a sandbox or test key.
pass
Agent onboarding friction
Recommended
2/2
Evidence. Docs describe self-serve keys or a free/trial path.
failed
MCP error handling
bonus
0/2
Evidence. Bad tools/call did not return a JSON-RPC error object.
Recommended fix. Return structured JSON-RPC errors (code and message) for invalid tools or arguments.
7. Can an agent authenticate to you? 70/100
Whether an agent can obtain access without a human in the loop.
failed
OAuth / OIDC well-known
0/2
Evidence. No oauth-authorization-server or openid-configuration.
Recommended fix. Publish /.well-known/openid-configuration or oauth-authorization-server if you authenticate agents.
n/a
OAuth 2.0 surface
Required
0/5
Evidence. No delegated-access surface (N/A).
n/a
OAuth AS metadata
Required
0/3
Evidence. No AS metadata (N/A unless you run an AS).
n/a
PKCE S256
Required
0/2
Evidence. No OAuth metadata to evaluate PKCE.
n/a
OAuth protected resource
Recommended
0/2
Evidence. No OAuth resource metadata (N/A).
pass
Scoped permissions
Recommended
5/5
Evidence. Named scopes found.
n/a
Scoped permissions
Recommended
0/2
Evidence. No OAuth2 security schemes with scopes (API-key-only is N/A).
n/a
auth.md
bonus
0/2
Evidence. No /auth.md (optional).
n/a
auth.md structure
bonus
0/2
Evidence. No /auth.md to grade.
failed
change-password well-known
bonus
0/1
Evidence. Login surface without /.well-known/change-password.
Probed well-known paths.
Recommended fix. If users have passwords, serve /.well-known/change-password.
pass
MCP auth mechanism
bonus
2/2
Evidence. MCP initialize succeeded (public or session).
n/a
Agent auth WWW-Authenticate hint
bonus
0/1
Evidence. Documented API path returned HTTP 404, not 401.
8. Can an agent transact with you? 100/100
Whether an agent can price, pay, or check out on a documented rail.
pass
x402 payment
bonus
2/2
Evidence. x402 or 402 payment signal.
n/a
Agentic checkout (ACP)
bonus
0/3
Evidence. No ACP (N/A unless agent checkout).
n/a
ACP delegated payment
bonus
0/3
Evidence. No delegated payment (N/A).
n/a
Universal Commerce Protocol
bonus
0/3
Evidence. No /.well-known/ucp (N/A).
Probed well-known paths.
n/a
Machine Payments Protocol
bonus
0/2
Evidence. No MPP (N/A).
pass
AP2 - Agent Payments Protocol
bonus
3/3
Evidence. AP2 / mandate signal found.
pass
Pricing page
Recommended
3/3
Evidence. Fetched /pricing.
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
n/a
pricing.md
bonus
0/2
Evidence. No /pricing.md (optional).
9. Can a user act through an agent? 100/100
Whether a person can finish a job through an agent-facing UI.
pass
MCP Apps UI hint
bonus
1/1
Evidence. UI resource hint found.
pass
A2A agent card
Required
2/2
Evidence. Agent card JSON found.
pass
Web app manifest
bonus
1/1
Evidence. Web app manifest fetched.
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
pass
Listed on skills.sh
bonus
1/1
Evidence. Official skills.sh org tavily-ai/skills.
10. Can an agent operate your website directly? 45/100
Whether an agent can read and operate the site itself when there is no API or MCP.
failed
Markdown negotiation
bonus
0/1
Evidence. Homepage did not negotiate markdown.
Probed homepage.
Recommended fix. Respond to Accept: text/markdown with a markdown body.
failed
/index.md fallback
bonus
0/1
Evidence. index.md status 404.
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
Recommended fix. Serve a markdown homepage at /index.md.
n/a
WebMCP page tools
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No in-page WebMCP (N/A).
n/a
NLWeb /ask
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No NLWeb /ask (N/A).
pass
Agent mode view
bonus
1/1
Evidence. mode=agent responded.
Probed public URLs named in the evidence.
n/a
NodeInfo
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No nodeinfo (N/A).
n/a
oEmbed discovery
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No oEmbed (N/A unless embeddable).
n/a
Markdown alternate link
bonus
0/1
Evidence. No rel=alternate type=text/markdown.
failed
Markdown frontmatter metadata
bonus
0/1
Evidence. Served markdown has no YAML frontmatter block.
Recommended fix. Open served markdown with a --- frontmatter block carrying title plus description, canonical, or last-updated.
n/a
Markdown content negotiation (acceptmarkdown.com)
bonus
0/1
Evidence. Homepage does not negotiate markdown.
Probed homepage.
pass
Agent-UA markdown docs
bonus
1/1
Evidence. GPTBot Accept: text/markdown returned text/markdown; charset=utf-8.
partial
Accessible document structure
bonus
1/3
Evidence. Landmarks partial (main=true nav=true h1=true skip=true).
Recommended fix. Give the homepage a main region, nav, H1, and a heading order that does not skip levels.
pass
Code fence validity
bonus
1/1
Evidence. Code fences balanced (``` 8, ~~~ 0).
partial
llms.txt links resolve
Recommended
1/2
Evidence. 4 real, 1 homepage-shell, 2 dead of 8 sampled links.
Probed homepage.
Recommended fix. Make every link your llms.txt declares resolve to real content, not a homepage shell 200.
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