What software sites offer agents, month by month.
Each month we check the 5,000 most-linked software sites for what they publish for AI agents and what stands in their way. The first survey ran in October 2026; each new one adds a column.
Five measures, a column a month.
llms.txt
22% 859 of 3,973 sites · October 2026
Sites with an llms.txt, on the site or its docs.
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MCP server
3% 158 of 5,000 sites · October 2026
Sites with an MCP server, in the official registry or a server card.
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OpenAPI
2% 82 of 3,973 sites · October 2026
Sites with an OpenAPI document at the usual paths.
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402 payment route
0% 0 of 57 API calls · October 2026
API calls we made that answered 402 Payment Required.
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Bot wall at the home page
12% 602 of 5,000 sites · October 2026
Sites whose home page stopped our agent with a bot check or a refusal.
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Source: our survey of the 5,000 most-linked software sites, 12 to 13 Oct 2026. Open data, CC BY 4.0. The full survey for October 2026
Every month in one table.
| Measure | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| llms.txt | 22% (859 of 3,973 sites) |
| MCP server | 3% (158 of 5,000 sites) |
| OpenAPI | 2% (82 of 3,973 sites) |
| 402 payment route | 0% (0 of 57 API calls) |
| Bot wall at the home page | 12% (602 of 5,000 sites) |