Faro Agent Registry
Arstechnica
arstechnica.com ↗As of 28 October 2026, Arstechnica (arstechnica.com) scores 60 out of 100 for AI visibility on the Faro AI visibility scan, a grade of C. Faro detected 3 of 8 agent-facing capabilities on the site, and lists it in the Faro Agent Registry.
What this means
Faro's scan of arstechnica.com on 28 October 2026 found structured business data, a public API and an MCP server. Through its MCP server, an AI agent can use Arstechnica's tools, not just describe them. Its public API lets other software connect to Arstechnica directly. Its core business facts are published in a form software reads exactly, so assistants are less likely to garble them.
Faro couldn't confirm that both ChatGPT's and Claude's crawlers may read arstechnica.com. Where they can't, what they say about Arstechnica comes from other sites. No published pricing was found. An assistant asked what Arstechnica costs has nothing on arstechnica.com to quote, so it guesses or says it doesn't know.
AI assistants answer questions about a business from what its site publishes. This page is Faro’s record of what they can find on arstechnica.com.
Agent capabilities
3 of 8 detected
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
Open to AI assistants ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity are allowed to read this site rather than blocked from it. | Not detected |
Structured business data Key facts about the business are published in a form software reads exactly, so they are less likely to be garbled. | ✓ Detected |
Published pricing Prices are stated openly on the site instead of hidden behind a contact form. | Not detected |
Publishes an llms.txt The site tells AI assistants where its important pages are, in a file written for them. | Not detected |
Public API Other software can connect to this business directly, not just through its website. | ✓ Detected |
MCP server AI agents can use this business's tools directly, rather than only reading about them. | ✓ Detected |
Agent-to-agent card Other AI agents can discover what this business does and how to work with it. | Not detected |
Open Knowledge bundle A packaged summary of the business that an agent can read in a single request. | Not detected |
What Arstechnica does well
robots.txt exists and accessible
robots.txt is live. AI crawlers know the access rules.
GPTBot (ChatGPT) allowed
GPTBot is allowed. ChatGPT can index your content and recommend you.
Main content readable without JavaScript
Your homepage's main content is in the HTML the server sends (about 1087 words of body text). AI agents that don't run JavaScript can still read it.
XML sitemap
Sitemap found. Agents can efficiently discover all your pages.
JSON-LD structured data
JSON-LD schema found. Agents can reliably extract facts about your business.
Actual prices visible to AI
Price numbers detected. Agents can compare your plans.
MCP endpoint live (no Server Card at /.well-known/mcp.json)
Live MCP endpoint detected at /mcp but no Server Card at /.well-known/mcp.json. Agents can't auto-discover your server , you need the card so they know where to look.
No unlabeled clickable divs detected
No <div> or <span> elements with an onclick handler and no role/tabindex were found in the raw HTML. Agents reading the accessibility tree see real interactive controls, not invisible click targets.
Score by category
How the 60/100 is made up, across the areas Faro measures.
Agent Permissions
16/48
Content Discoverability
25/34
Structured Data
17/32
Pricing Transparency
6/18
Agent Infrastructure
15/34
Agent Operability
25/25
Trust & Identity
26/26
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