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AB-008

Authentication Declared

Actionability Moderate effort Est. cost: $10-50

What it means

Your site declares its authentication method in a machine-readable way.

Why it matters

Agents need to know how to authenticate before they can use your API. Without this, they're locked out.

What's wrong

No machine-readable auth info. Agents don't know if they need API keys, OAuth, or something else.

What's right

Authentication method is clearly declared, so agents know exactly how to get access.

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