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Usatoday
usatoday.com ↗As of 20 September 2026, Usatoday (usatoday.com) scores 62 out of 100 for AI agent readiness on the Faro AI readiness scan, a grade of C. Faro detected 7 of 8 agent-facing capabilities on the site, and lists it in the Faro Agent Registry under News & Media.
What this means
Faro's scan of usatoday.com on 20 September 2026 found structured business data, published pricing, an llms.txt file, a public API, an MCP server, an agent-to-agent card and an Open Knowledge bundle. Through its MCP server, an AI agent can use Usatoday's tools, not just describe them. Its public API lets other software connect to Usatoday directly. Ask an assistant what Usatoday costs and there's a price on the site for it to quote.
Faro couldn't confirm that both ChatGPT's and Claude's crawlers may read usatoday.com. Where they can't, what they say about Usatoday comes from other sites.
AI assistants answer questions about a business from what its site publishes. This page is Faro’s record of what they can find on usatoday.com.
Agent capabilities
7 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. | ✓ Detected |
Publishes an llms.txt The site tells AI assistants where its important pages are, in a file written for them. | ✓ 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. | ✓ Detected |
Open Knowledge bundle A packaged summary of the business that an agent can read in a single request. | ✓ Detected |
What Usatoday does well
robots.txt exists and accessible
robots.txt is live. AI crawlers know the access rules.
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.
Pricing page exists
Pricing page found and accessible.
Actual prices visible to AI
Price numbers detected. Agents can compare your plans.
MCP Server live + Card declared
MCP Server Card found at /.well-known/mcp.json and live endpoint confirmed at /mcp. AI agents (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.) can discover and connect to your MCP server automatically.
All buttons have an accessible name
Every <button> in the raw HTML has either visible text or an aria-label/title. An agent can name every button it finds.
All form inputs are labeled
All 0 meaningful form input(s) found have a programmatic label (wrapped in <label>, matched via <label for>, or aria-label/aria-labelledby).
Score by category
How the 62/100 is made up, across the areas Faro measures.
Agent Permissions
6/36
Content Discoverability
13/18
Structured Data
19/32
Pricing Transparency
15/18
Agent Infrastructure
33/34
Agent Operability
13/25
Trust & Identity
18/26
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This entry is part of the Faro Agent Registry, also available as machine-readable JSON.