Live score · last scanned 2026-08-29 · 1 scan recorded · static analysis
nytimes.com
“The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos”
WebMCP tools registered
No WebMCP registration found in page HTML or script bundles.
Fix — Register page capabilities with document.modelContext.registerTool() so browser agents can act on your site instead of guessing at your UI.
My website nytimes.com has no WebMCP tools registered. WebMCP (the W3C draft at https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/, shipping behind a Chrome origin trial and supported in the ChatGPT desktop browser) lets a page expose typed tools that AI agents can call instead of guessing at the UI.
Task: identify the 2-3 core actions a visitor performs on this site (e.g. search, check availability, get pricing, submit an inquiry) and register each as a WebMCP tool on page load:
document.modelContext.registerTool({
name: 'search_products', // snake_case, specific
description: 'Search the catalog; returns names, prices and URLs.', // written FOR the model: what it does, when to call it, what it returns
inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { query: { type: 'string' } }, required: ['query'] },
async execute({ query }) { /* call the site's existing search endpoint and return JSON */ }
});
Guard for environments without the API (if (!('modelContext' in document)) use the @mcp-b/global polyfill or return early). Wire execute() to existing endpoints — do not invent new backend functionality. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
Declarative form tools
No declarative WebMCP form annotations found.
Fix — Annotate key forms with toolname/tooldescription attributes — the zero-JS path to expose them as agent tools.
My website nytimes.com has HTML forms but none are annotated as declarative WebMCP tools. The WebMCP draft defines a zero-JavaScript path: annotate a form with toolname/tooldescription attributes and agents can invoke it as a structured tool. Task: find the site's most important forms (search, contact, booking, newsletter) and add declarative tool attributes, e.g.: <form toolname="contact_sales" tooldescription="Send a message to the sales team; expects name, email and message." action="/contact" method="post"> Keep names snake_case and descriptions written for an AI model (what it does + what it expects). Do not change form behavior for human users. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
Chrome origin-trial token
No WebMCP origin-trial token found (Chrome 149–156 requires one in production).
Fix — Request a WebMCP origin-trial token at developer.chrome.com/origintrials and serve it via meta tag or header.
My website nytimes.com registers WebMCP tools but serves no Chrome origin-trial token, so the modelContext API does not exist for real Chrome users (Chrome 149-156 gates WebMCP behind an origin trial). Task: register the site's origin for the WebMCP origin trial at https://developer.chrome.com/origintrials, then serve the token on every page that registers tools — either <meta http-equiv="origin-trial" content="TOKEN"> in the <head>, or an Origin-Trial HTTP response header. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
MCP server card (.well-known)
No MCP server card found at /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json.
Fix — Publish a server card so agents can discover your backend MCP server, if you have one.
My website nytimes.com serves no MCP server card. Agents probe /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json to discover whether a site offers a backend MCP server. Task: if the site has (or should advertise) an MCP endpoint, publish a valid JSON server card at /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json describing it (name, description, endpoint URL, transport). If there is no MCP server, this check is optional — skip it rather than publishing a card that points nowhere. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
Actionable HTML (forms with labels)
No labeled forms detected on the homepage.
Fix — Even without WebMCP, well-labeled semantic forms are what agents fall back to.
My website nytimes.com's homepage has no labeled forms. Without WebMCP tools, well-labeled semantic forms are what browser agents fall back to for taking actions. Task: audit the site's key interactive flows and ensure each form uses real <form> elements with <label for=...> bound to every input (not placeholder-only, not div-with-onclick). Keep markup semantic: correct input types, a submit button, and descriptive button text. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
robots.txt present
robots.txt found.
AI crawlers allowed
Blocking: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, Claude-User. Blocked crawlers cannot recommend or act on your site.
Fix — Decide deliberately which AI user-agents to allow; blanket blocks make you invisible to agentic search.
My website nytimes.com's robots.txt blocks AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, Claude-User). Blocked crawlers cannot read, cite, or recommend the site in AI search and agent workflows. Task: review robots.txt and remove the blanket Disallow rules for AI user-agents (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-User, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot) unless a specific section genuinely must stay private — in that case scope the Disallow to those paths only. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
XML sitemap
Sitemap found.
Canonical URL
Canonical tag present.
llms.txt
No /llms.txt file.
Fix — Publish llms.txt — a curated, markdown map of what your site is and where its key content lives.
My website nytimes.com has no /llms.txt. llms.txt is a curated markdown map that tells LLMs what a site is and where its key content lives (spec: https://llmstxt.org). Task: create /llms.txt as static markdown: an H1 with the site name, a one-paragraph summary, then sections linking the site's most important pages with one-line descriptions each. Keep it under ~200 lines, factual, and free of marketing fluff. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
llms-full.txt
No /llms-full.txt.
Fix — Optionally serve llms-full.txt with full flattened content for LLM ingestion.
My website nytimes.com serves /llms.txt but no /llms-full.txt. llms-full.txt is the companion file with full flattened content for LLM ingestion. Task: generate /llms-full.txt containing the full markdown content of the site's key pages (docs, guides, product pages) concatenated under clear H1/H2 headings, ideally regenerated at build time so it never goes stale. When you are done, verify the fix by re-scanning at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com (or POST the URL to https://webmcp-ai.dev/api/scan) and confirm the check now passes.
Content readable without JavaScript
~7,472 chars of server-rendered text (ratio 1%).
Semantic structure (main/article + h1)
Semantic landmarks found.
Schema.org JSON-LD
Valid JSON-LD found (types: WebSite, NewsMediaOrganization).
OpenGraph metadata
og:title and og:description present.
Meta description
Substantive meta description present.
Descriptive title
“The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos”
HTTPS
Served over HTTPS.
No mixed content
No insecure subresources detected.
Permissions-Policy declared
Permissions-Policy header present.
Fix everything with AI
One prompt covering all 8 failing checks — paste it into Claude Code, Cursor, or any coding agent pointed at your site's repository.
You are working on the website nytimes.com. An agent-readiness scan (https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com) scored it 54/100. Fix the following 8 failing checks, in order. Work through them one at a time, committing after each. Where a fix touches robots.txt, llms.txt, meta tags or JSON-LD, generate content from the site's real pages — never placeholder text. 1. [Agent capabilities] WebMCP tools registered Finding: No WebMCP registration found in page HTML or script bundles. Fix: Register page capabilities with document.modelContext.registerTool() so browser agents can act on your site instead of guessing at your UI. 2. [Agent capabilities] Declarative form tools Finding: No declarative WebMCP form annotations found. Fix: Annotate key forms with toolname/tooldescription attributes — the zero-JS path to expose them as agent tools. 3. [Agent capabilities] Chrome origin-trial token Finding: No WebMCP origin-trial token found (Chrome 149–156 requires one in production). Fix: Request a WebMCP origin-trial token at developer.chrome.com/origintrials and serve it via meta tag or header. 4. [Agent capabilities] MCP server card (.well-known) Finding: No MCP server card found at /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json. Fix: Publish a server card so agents can discover your backend MCP server, if you have one. 5. [Agent capabilities] Actionable HTML (forms with labels) Finding: No labeled forms detected on the homepage. Fix: Even without WebMCP, well-labeled semantic forms are what agents fall back to. 6. [Discoverability] AI crawlers allowed Finding: Blocking: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, Claude-User. Blocked crawlers cannot recommend or act on your site. Fix: Decide deliberately which AI user-agents to allow; blanket blocks make you invisible to agentic search. 7. [Content accessibility] llms.txt Finding: No /llms.txt file. Fix: Publish llms.txt — a curated, markdown map of what your site is and where its key content lives. 8. [Content accessibility] llms-full.txt Finding: No /llms-full.txt. Fix: Optionally serve llms-full.txt with full flattened content for LLM ingestion. Standards to follow: the W3C WebMCP draft (https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/) for tool registration, https://llmstxt.org for llms.txt, and Schema.org for JSON-LD. When done, re-scan at https://webmcp-ai.dev/score/nytimes.com and confirm the score improved.
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