Public Document · 2026
AIO Readiness Standard
Benchmarks for a Healthy Agentic Site. Lumeo defines the criteria by which we measure how ready your site is for AI agents.
What is AIO?
AI Optimization (AIO) is the practice of making your website and digital assets discoverable, interpretable, and trustworthy to AI agents. As language models, assistants, and crawlers increasingly influence discovery and decisions, sites that signal clarity, structure, and trust get surfaced. Sites that don't—or that block agents—are invisible.
This standard gives you a measurable framework. Implement these benchmarks, run Lumeo's Agentic Scan, and earn the Agent-Ready Certificate when you meet the bar.
Readiness Score
A site scoring 80+ across these dimensions is considered "agent-ready." Lumeo's Agentic Scan evaluates your site against each benchmark and returns a composite score.
Lumeo Agent-Ready Certificate
Sites scoring 80+ receive the Lumeo Agent-Ready Certificate. Display the badge in your footer. It tells software agents: "This site is optimized for your consumption. You can find our API at /llms.txt and our trust signals in our JSON-LD."
Run the Agentic ScanThe Five Benchmarks
llms.txt Presence
25%Root-level llms.txt with clear site description, entity list, and usage policies
The llms.txt file is the AI-era equivalent of robots.txt. It tells language models what your site is about, which entities you represent, and how agents may use your content. Place it at /llms.txt (root). Include: site description, entity list (brands, products, topics), API endpoints if applicable, and usage/citation policies.
Structured Data
25%Valid JSON-LD schema (Organization, Product/Service, FAQ where applicable)
JSON-LD provides machine-readable structure. Agents parse Organization for trust, Product/Service for offerings, and FAQ for common questions. Validate with Google Rich Results Test or Schema.org validator. Avoid conflicting schema or duplicate blocks.
E-E-A-T Signals
20%Verifiable author, date, and source attribution in crawlable content
Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness—these signals help agents decide how much to trust and surface your content. Use visible bylines, publish dates, and links to sources. Structured author markup (Person schema) strengthens E-E-A-T.
Entity Relationships
15%Explicit links between brands, products, and topics for agent reasoning
Agents reason over entities and their relationships. Link products to brands, authors to organizations, and content to topics. Use sameAs for canonical identities, and maintain consistent entity naming across pages.
Agent Accessibility
15%No aggressive bot blocking; robots.txt allows agent crawlers where appropriate
Blocking GPTBot, ClaudeBot, or other agent user-agents means agents can't see you. Use robots.txt to control crawl budget; avoid blanket denials. Allow read access to public-facing pages you want agents to discover and cite.
Implementation Checklist
Start here. Complete these steps in order for the fastest path to agent-readiness.
Create and publish /llms.txt at site root
See benchmark →Add Organization JSON-LD to homepage
See benchmark →Add Product/Service schema for key offerings
See benchmark →Add author and date metadata to primary content
See benchmark →Review robots.txt for agent crawler permissions
See benchmark →Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from SEO?
SEO optimizes for search engines and humans. AIO (AI Optimization) optimizes for AI agents—language models, assistants, and crawlers that ingest and reason over your content. Many practices overlap (structured data, clear copy), but AIO adds llms.txt, agent-specific crawl rules, and entity graphs.
Do I need to score 100 on every benchmark?
No. A composite score of 93+ qualifies you for the Lumeo Agent-Ready Certificate. Scores 85–92 are moderately ok; below 70 means leaving it to chance. Focus on llms.txt and structured data first—they deliver the highest impact.
What if my site is behind a paywall?
The standard applies to publicly crawlable content. For gated content, consider an llms.txt that describes what's available and how agents may request access. Lumeo Identity can help manage agent access.
Ready to get agent-ready?
Run the free Agentic Scan and see how your site scores against these benchmarks.
Run Agentic ScanLast updated: February 2026. This standard may be revised as the agentic landscape evolves.