How Rainforest’s scores are calculated
The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.
verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10
PA Score15/100
Agent-ready 22.7 × 0.30 = 6.81
API quality 10.0 × 0.20 = 2.00
Openness 24.0 × 0.20 = 4.80
Built-in AI 0.0 × 0.15 = 0.00
Automation 7.7 × 0.15 = 1.16
(6.81 + 2.00 + 4.80 + 0.00 + 1.16) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 14.76 ÷ 1.00 = 14.8
Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.
Agent-ready22.7/100×0.30 of the PA blend
Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.
Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2
2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txt # Rainforest Docs Documentation > Documentation for Rainforest Docs Append .md to any documentation page URL to get it”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/understanding-onboarding.md“Integrate Rainforest's low-code embeddable component into your platform, allowing me”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.md“You can subscribe to events for the following resources”
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/swagger.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3
3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Use an official CLIweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3
3 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 10.8 of 30 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/understanding-deposits.md“For **Active** merchants, the deposit frequency can be updated by setting the new deposit frequency on the [Update merchant] endpoint.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.md“You can subscribe to events for the following resources”
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txt # Rainforest Docs Documentation > Documentation for Rainforest Docs Append .md to any documentation page URL to get it”
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/swagger.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Build against official SDKsweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/swagger.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
- [claimed-docs] https://www.rainforestpay.com“Detailed guides and walkthroughs, full end-to-end sandbox testing, realtime API logs, and more.”
Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2
2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.md“You can subscribe to events for the following resources”
Agent-ready = 40.8 ÷ 180 × 100 = 22.7
API quality10.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend
The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.
Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/swagger.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/swagger.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txt # Rainforest Docs Documentation > Documentation for Rainforest Docs Append .md to any documentation page URL to get it”
Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1
1 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 7.0 of 10 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/test-accounts-and-cards.md“Any card number *not* included in any list below will result in a generic **Declined** payment in the sandbox environment.”
- [claimed-docs] https://www.rainforestpay.com“Detailed guides and walkthroughs, full end-to-end sandbox testing, realtime API logs, and more.”
Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
- [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/swagger.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/api/openapi.json, https://docs.rainforestpay.com/.well-known/openapi.json)”
API quality = 7.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 10.0
Openness24.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend
Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.
Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2
2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/enable-amount-splits.md“You can implement amount splits in three steps”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/understanding-deposits.md“For **Active** merchants, the deposit frequency can be updated by setting the new deposit frequency on the [Update merchant] endpoint.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.md“You can subscribe to events for the following resources”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/working-with-components.md“Head over to the [payment component studio] to start designing the embedded payment component for your platform integration.”
Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Self-host the core productweight 3
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Openness = 4.8 ÷ 20 × 100 = 24.0
Built-in AI0.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend
Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.
Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Built-in AI = 0.0 ÷ 40 × 100 = 0.0
Automation7.7/100×0.15 of the PA blend
Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.
Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.md“Create a merchant with an initial merchant application.”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com“Process online payments”
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.md“You can subscribe to events for the following resources”
Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3
3 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 5.4 of 30 max
- [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.md“You can subscribe to events for the following resources”
Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2
2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1
n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator
no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh
Automation = 5.4 ÷ 70 × 100 = 7.7