By Matt G. Southern
Publication Date: 2026-05-01 21:42:00
- The page tells developers that websites have “a new type of visitor” and recommends building for agents alongside humans.
- Most of the guidance maps to existing accessibility and semantic HTML practices.
- Google links to WebMCP, a proposed web standard for agent-website interaction, with an early preview program.
Google’s web.dev guidance advises developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type and recommends practices similar to accessibility practices.
