What agent readiness tools cost, and what to ask before you pay
Most tools in this category do not publish a price. Here is what is published, and what to ask about the rest.
29 September 2026 · 4 min read
- Tools and buying
BRIEFINGS · 8 ARTICLES · FOR EXECUTIVES
Briefings: AI agent readiness for business leaders
Short articles you can read before a meeting.
Am I Ready for Agents? editors · Reviewed September 2026
The short of it
Eight briefings for leaders who have to make decisions about AI agents without writing code: how to review and test your readiness, which AI bots to let in, what tools cost, which common beliefs are wrong, and what llms.txt, MCP, WebMCP and A2A mean for a business.
MCP, WebMCP and A2A explained for business leaders
Three names your web team may bring up, what each one is for, and whether you need to act.
29 September 2026 · 3 min read
- Standards
Agent readiness in 2026: what changed for business leaders
Nine months of announcements, reduced to what a marketing, ecommerce or digital leader needs to know.
29 September 2026 · 3 min read
- News
- Standards
How to run a two-week agent readiness trial on your main task
Before you buy a tool or start a project, test one task end to end and write down what happened.
27 September 2026 · 4 min read
- How-to
- Tools and buying
Six myths about AI agents and your website
Common beliefs, the published facts that correct them, and what to do instead.
25 September 2026 · 3 min read
- Decisions
- Standards
llms.txt version 2 explained: does your business need one?
A short file for language models, revised in August 2026. What it is, what it is not, and how to decide.
23 September 2026 · 3 min read
- Standards
How to run a 30-minute agent readiness review with your team
A meeting agenda for leaders who want answers, owners and a written position, not a technical project.
19 September 2026 · 4 min read
- How-to
Which AI bots should you let in? A decision memo for business leaders
Three positions you can take, what each one means, and the defaults you may already have without knowing it.
17 September 2026 · 4 min read
- Decisions