Search is changing.

The New Discovery Layer
Is the AI Answer Surface.

For decades, businesses competed to rank on search engine results pages. Now, a new surface is defining discovery: AI Answers. The businesses that win are the ones AI agents can confidently discover, understand, and transact with — right now.

AEI: The Standard for Agentic Commerce Readiness
We score how ready businesses are for AI agents to find, trust, and buy from them.

"65% of consumers now prefer AI assistants for local discovery." — McKinsey, 2025
"35–40% of all search will be conversational AI by 2026." — Gartner, 2025
"AI-driven commerce is the defining business shift of 2026–2028." — a16z, 2026

The Standard for Agentic Commerce Readiness

We measure how ready a business is for AI agents to discover, trust, and transact with them. Scored 0–100 across six dimensions — from structured data quality and hallucination resistance to Veritas grounding and on-chain readiness.

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Be the Answer. Not Just an Option.

The businesses that win the AI Answer surface are the ones positioned right now. Claim your verified agentic profile and let Hero go to work.