agenticweb.md
Your Organization’s Front Door to the Agentic Web
One file at your domain root that tells agents who you are and where your capabilities live.
What is agenticweb.md?
Place a single file at example.com/agenticweb.md to publish:
- Organization identity — Legal imprint, certifications, contacts
- Trust signals — Verified marketplace listings
- Capability index — Skills, MCP, APIs, AI Models, docs
- Permissions — What agents can do with your content
---
agenticweb: "1"
description: "Rate comparison tools and mortgage guidance for homebuyers."
organization:
name: "Acme Bank"
legal_name: "Acme Bank, N.A."
certifications:
- name: "ISO 27001"
- name: "SOC 2 Type II"
contacts:
support: "mailto:support@acme.example"
dpo: "mailto:privacy@acme.example"
links:
- name: "privacy"
url: "https://acme.example/privacy"
- name: "docs"
url: "https://docs.acme.example"
permissions:
train: false
capabilities:
- kind: mcp
id: rates
description: "Rate lookup and comparison tools."
url: "mcp://api.acme.example/rates"
transport: "http"
- kind: skill
id: mortgage-advisor
description: "Guides users through mortgage options."
url: "https://acme.example/skills/mortgage-advisor/SKILL.md"
---
One file. Every AI agent. Clear discovery.
Why agenticweb.md?
| Without agenticweb.md | With agenticweb.md |
|---|---|
| Agents scrape and guess | Single authoritative entry |
| No way to declare permissions | Per-resource train: false signals |
| Marketplaces need manual verification | Org info + trust links |
| Capabilities scattered | Unified index with canonical URLs |
| Missing compliance info | Certifications + AI Act risk levels |
| No machine-readable imprint | Legal name, address, DPO contact |
Compliance & Legal Imprint
Organizations can publish machine-readable compliance information:
- Certifications — ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOC 2, TISAX, PCI DSS
- Legal imprint — Required in many jurisdictions (EU Impressum)
- AI Act risk levels — Per-capability EU AI Act classification
- DPO contact — Data Protection Officer for GDPR requests
- Permissions — Explicit
train: falseto opt out of AI training
Agents can use this information to make informed decisions before interacting with your services.
Capability Types
The index is a single list with kind + URL:
- skill — SKILL.md conversational guides
- mcp — MCP server endpoint
- model — AI models (LLMs, embeddings)
- a2a — A2A Agent Card URL
- api — REST/GraphQL API (OpenAPI)
- docs — llms.txt or docs pages
- data — datasets with licenses
- ui — UI modules
- commerce — checkout flows
Quick Start
- Create
agenticweb.md - Add organization metadata
- List capabilities
- Publish at your domain root
Example Industries
- Bank / Credit Union — rate MCP + mortgage APIs
- E-Commerce Platform — catalog, orders, checkout
- SaaS Developer Tools — CI/CD MCP + A2A support
- Media / Newsroom — archive API + citations