# Agent Critiq — Complete Machine-Readable Knowledge Base (Methodology v3.0)

> Comprehensive, verifiable, full-text documentation of Agent Critiq's 2026 AI tool landscape, independent testing methodology, and machine-readable data endpoints.

## 1. About Agent Critiq
Agent Critiq (https://agentcritiq.com) is an independent AI software review and intelligence directory. We evaluate AI agents, developer assistants, multimodal generators, and productivity platforms using our objective 4-phase Methodology v3.0 protocol. We never accept payment for positive reviews or ranking positions.

## 2. Methodology v3.0 (4-Phase Protocol)
- **Phase 1 (%25): Ecosystem & Community Pulse:** Evaluates GitHub commit activity, open-source releases, API availability, and developer discussions across Reddit, Discord, and Hacker News.
- **Phase 2 (%25): Laboratory Stress Engine & SLA:** Tests context window fidelity (needle-in-a-haystack), multi-turn conversation memory retention, API rate limits, and historical uptime SLA.
- **Phase 3 (%20): Security, Privacy & Compliance:** Audits zero-data retention commitments, shadow-training risks on user prompts/code, enterprise SOC 2 / ISO certifications, and commercial license safety.
- **Phase 4 (%30): Expert Human Field Test:** Requires senior software engineers to test the software in real production workflows for at least 40 hands-on hours before publishing scores.

Maximum realistic score ceiling is 4.3 / 5.0 to ensure objective evaluation without inflation.

## 3. Machine-Readable Data Endpoints
- **JSON Dataset (DCAT):** https://agentcritiq.com/agent-critiq-2026-dataset.json
- **MCP Server Stdio:** Available via repository at `mcp-server/index.mjs`
- **MCP Stdio Tools:** `search_ai_tools`, `get_tool_detail`, `get_methodology_audit`, `get_agent_telemetry`, `compare_tools`, `list_categories`, `get_top_rated`
- **Sitemap:** https://agentcritiq.com/sitemap.xml
- **RSS Feeds:**
  - https://agentcritiq.com/rss-en.xml (English)
  - https://agentcritiq.com/rss-tr.xml (Turkish)
  - https://agentcritiq.com/rss-es.xml (Spanish)

## 4. Key AI Categories & Verified Tools
- **Coding & Developer Agents:** Cursor, Windsurf, Devin AI, Cline, Claude Code, Lovable, GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, Aider, Open Interpreter.
- **Generative Media & Video:** Google Veo 3.1, Runway Gen-3, Midjourney, Kling AI, Luma Dream Machine, Sora, Pika, Ideogram.
- **Audio & Music:** Suno AI, Udio, ElevenLabs.
- **Productivity & Automation:** Gamma App, Browse AI, Perplexity AI, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, ChatGPT Plus, NotebookLM.
- **Local & Open Source:** Ollama, vLLM, DeepSeek-R1, Qwen 2.5 Coder, Llama 3.3.