generated: '2026-09-19'
method: searched
source: https://agent-ready.dev/pricing + https://agent-ready.dev/docs/api + https://agent-ready.dev/docs/api/reference
summary: >-
  Agent Ready publishes NO separate sandbox environment, NO test-mode key prefix and NO magic test values — the
  only key type is ar_live_ and it hits production. What it publishes instead is a set of genuinely free,
  keyless try-before-you-buy surfaces on the production host, which the pricing page positions explicitly as
  the trial ("The Free tier is the trial"): an anonymous POST /api/scan quota, a public NLWeb /ask, a public
  MCP-server grader, a no-auth MCP Apps endpoint, a set of free browser validators, and an interactive OpenAPI
  console. Recorded as the developer's test path, with the absence of test credentials stated plainly.
test_vs_live:
  separation: none
  key_prefixes: {live: ar_live_, test: null}
  note: 'Keys are live-only; there is no ar_test_ prefix and no mode switch. A "test" call is a real scan at reduced depth against real quota.'
try_it_surfaces:
- name: Anonymous free scan
  url: https://agent-ready.dev/api/scan
  method: POST
  auth: none
  quota: '3 scans per IP per 30 days, 25-page depth, synchronous (201 with the finished result; "stream": true for SSE progress)'
  source: https://agent-ready.dev/AGENTS.md
- name: Keyless CLI / stdio MCP
  install: npx agent-ready-scanner scan https://example.com   |   npx -y agent-ready-mcp@latest
  auth: none (rides the anonymous per-IP quota above)
  source: https://agent-ready.dev/docs/api#cli
- name: Public NLWeb ask
  url: https://agent-ready.dev/api/v1/ask?query=how+is+the+score+calculated
  auth: none
  observed: 200 on 2026-09-19 with x-ratelimit-limit 30
- name: Public MCP server grader
  url: https://agent-ready.dev/api/v1/scan/mcp
  method: POST
  auth: none
  body: '{"endpoint":"https://mcp.example.com/mcp"}'
- name: No-auth MCP Apps endpoint
  url: https://agent-ready.dev/api/apps/mcp
  auth: none
  note: tools/call for scan_site and get_scan works without a credential (renders the ui:// score card).
- name: Interactive API reference (console)
  url: https://agent-ready.dev/docs/api/reference
  note: OpenAPI 3.1 console that generates client code in 20+ languages; Pro key needed to execute authenticated calls.
- name: Free browser validators
  urls:
  - https://agent-ready.dev/llms-txt-checker
  - https://agent-ready.dev/agents-md-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/mcp-card-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/mcp-server-scanner
  - https://agent-ready.dev/agent-card-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/agents-json-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/agent-permissions-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/ucp-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/acp-validator
  - https://agent-ready.dev/x402-checker
  - https://agent-ready.dev/structured-data-validator
  auth: none
test_values: []
test_clocks: false
fixtures: false
example_ids_in_docs:
  scan_id: V1StGXR8_Z
  note: Appears in the docs' curl examples as a sample scan id; it is illustrative, not a guaranteed fixture.
x402_testnet: false
x402_note: The x402 lane is mainnet only (eip155:8453, real USDC); no testnet challenge is published.