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AB-047
Rate Limit Headers
🏗️ Infrastructure
Pillar: Verifiability
Quick fix
Severity: low
Est. cost: $0
Gap: semantic
Fix: assisted
What it means
Your site sends rate limit headers so agents know how many requests they can make.
Why it matters
Rate limit headers let agents pace themselves and avoid getting blocked.
Evidence expected
This rule is verified by:
http Source: Runtime probe
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What's wrong
No rate limit headers. Agents get blocked without warning.
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What's right
Rate limit headers tell agents exactly how many requests they have left.
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