A CARL conversation
CARL — Code Automation Readiness Level
How agent-ready is this repo, really?
- How agent-ready is this repo, really?
- What's the smallest change to move from level 1 to level 2?
- Which workflows can I trust an agent to drive end-to-end?
- Where does my codebase still need a human in the loop?
CARL is an open standard for measuring how ready a codebase is for AI-driven workflows. It scores a repository against eight pillars of agent-readiness — from documented invariants to deterministic builds — and resolves to a single level on a 0–6 scale. The point isn't a vanity badge. The point is a shared vocabulary for the moment a human and an agent meet a codebase together.
The spec is public, self-attested, and adversarial-friendly: you publish your level, you publish your evidence, and the ecosystem decides whether to trust it. The scanner here is the reference implementation.
The scale
Seven levels of readiness, 0 to 6
Levels 0–4 measure how ready a codebase is for an agent today. Levels 5–6 are aspirational — beyond today's AI — pointing at a future where the agent creates and then runs a business.
Manual
Scripted
Tested
Reviewed
Agent-driven
Creates a business
Beyond today's AI
Runs a business
Beyond today's AI
Read the full CARL v1.0 specification — the levels, the eight pillars, and the methodology, free under CC BY 4.0.
What CARL offers
The standard is free. The tools are how we keep the lights on.
The CARL spec and methodology are always free under CC BY 4.0. The Scanner and the advisory are separate offerings, each priced on its own.
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The CARL standard
Free
The specification and methodology — the 0–6 readiness levels, the eight pillars, and the self-attestation method. This is the standard itself.
Read the spec →02
CARL Scanner
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Point the reference scanner at a public GitHub repository and get an evidence-backed readiness read against the eight pillars.
Scan a public repo →03
Drift-aware advisory
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Continuous, Claude-powered drift monitoring that tells you which pillar slipped and the smallest change to climb the next level. Onboard through the /builder funnel.
Request access →See the full pricing breakdown for what each tier includes.