Strale Beacon MCP Server

Scan any URL for AI agent readiness directly from your editor.

Beacon checks 34 signals across 6 categories and tells you exactly what AI agents can discover, understand, and do with a product — and what they can't.

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add strale-beacon -- npx -y strale-beacon-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strale-beacon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "strale-beacon-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

cursor mcp add strale-beacon -- npx -y strale-beacon-mcp

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strale-beacon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "strale-beacon-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

scan

Scan a URL for AI agent readiness.

Input: { "url": "https://api.strale.io" }

Returns a structured assessment with scores per category, key findings, and the top 3 highest-impact fixes.

get_report

Get a previously generated report for a domain.

Input: { "domain": "api.strale.io" }

Returns the full structured JSON report with all checks, probes, findings, and fix recommendations — designed for LLM-powered remediation.

list_checks

List all checks that Beacon runs, grouped by category.

Input: none

Returns the complete list of 34 checks across 6 categories with descriptions.

Usage examples

Ask your AI assistant:

• "Scan example.com for agent readiness"
• "How agent-ready is api.strale.io?"
• "What checks does Beacon run?"
• "Get the full report for stripe.com"
• "Scan my API and fix everything that's failing"

What it checks

34 checks across 6 categories:

• Discoverability — llms.txt, robots.txt AI policy, structured data, sitemap, MCP/A2A endpoints, registry presence
• Comprehension — OpenAPI specs, documentation accessibility, description quality, endpoint completeness, schema drift, pricing data, content negotiation
• Usability — Auth docs, signup friction, sandbox/test environment, error responses, SDKs
• Stability — API versioning, changelogs, rate limits, ToS agent compatibility, security headers, content freshness
• Agent Experience — First-contact response, doc navigability, response consistency, support paths, MCP/A2A verification
• Transactability — Machine-readable pricing, self-serve signup, agent checkout, billing transparency, free tier

Links

• Beacon: scan.strale.io
• Strale: strale.dev — trust and quality infrastructure for AI agents
• Contact: [email protected]