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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.txtPROBE 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.mdIntegrate Rainforest's low-code embeddable component into your platform, allowing me
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/reference/create_merchant.mdCreate 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.mdCreate a merchant with an initial merchant application.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.mdYou can subscribe to events for the following resources
  • [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.jsonPROBE 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.mdCreate a merchant with an initial merchant application.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/understanding-deposits.mdFor **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.mdYou can subscribe to events for the following resources
  • [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/llms.txtPROBE 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.jsonPROBE 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.jsonPROBE 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.mdCreate a merchant with an initial merchant application.
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.rainforestpay.comDetailed 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.mdYou 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.mdCreate a merchant with an initial merchant application.
  • [probe] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/openapi.jsonPROBE 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.jsonPROBE 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.txtPROBE 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.mdAny card number *not* included in any list below will result in a generic **Declined** payment in the sandbox environment.
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.rainforestpay.comDetailed 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.jsonPROBE 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.mdCreate a merchant with an initial merchant application.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/enable-amount-splits.mdYou can implement amount splits in three steps
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/understanding-deposits.mdFor **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.mdYou can subscribe to events for the following resources
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/working-with-components.mdHead 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.mdCreate a merchant with an initial merchant application.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.comProcess online payments
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.rainforestpay.com/docs/webhooks-and-notifications.mdYou 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.mdYou 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