# Agent Readiness Self-Check: score one workflow before you hand it to an AI agent > A free self-check for agencies and small businesses. Score one workflow across eight areas (workflow mapped, data access, approval gates, owner per agent, handoffs, cost tracking, security and vetting, measurement) with an evidence rule and three gate rules, read your band and what to do next, plus an interview prompt for Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes, a score sheet and a worked example. - URL: https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/agent-readiness-self-check-score-one-workflow-free/ - Type: Prompt pack - Category: Solo business - By: PaperChaseWebb - Works with: Claude Code, Codex, Claude, Grok Bot, Hermes, ChatGPT (named in the listing); Plain .md - Price: Free USD - Difficulty: Beginner - Setup time: 30 min - Time to result: About 30 minutes for one workflow - Format: Markdown (.md) file, agent-readiness-self-check-score-one-workflow-free.md - Version: 1.0, updated 2026-10-27 - License: Personal and commercial use, including with your own clients. Do not resell or republish this file. ## What you end up with In about 30 minutes you know whether one workflow is ready for an AI agent, which area to fix first, and whether your next step is free fixes, a self-serve workbook or the Install sprint. ## What you get - Eight scored areas with 0 to 3 anchors - An evidence rule so scores need proof - Three gate rules for approvals, owners and security - Four bands with what to do at each one - A two-pass honesty test - Approval steps for running the check with an agent - An interview prompt for Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes, with harness notes - A score sheet to copy - A worked example, labeled as illustrative - Where each band leads: free fixes, the $39 Agency AI Ops Workbook or the Install sprint ## Who it is for Owners of agencies and small businesses who want to put AI agents to work and want an honest read on one workflow first, including when the honest answer is not yet. ## Tools needed - Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes: optional: runs the self-check interview with you, proposes scores and writes the sheet you approve - Pen and paper or a doc: works without any agent at all - You need: One workflow that repeats, with a clear start and finish - You need: The person who does that work today - You need: About 30 minutes Cost to run: Free. No signup. ## How it works 1. **Pick one workflow.** One job that repeats, with a start and a finish. Bring the person who does it today. Expected: A workflow named in one line. 2. **Score the eight areas.** 0 to 3 per area using the anchors, with one line of evidence each. Or run the interview prompt with your agent. Expected: A filled score sheet. 3. **Apply the rules.** Evidence rule first, then the three gate rules. The lower band wins. Expected: One final band. 4. **Run the skeptical pass.** Rescore as a careful outsider would. Areas that drop are your first fixes. Expected: Hopeful and skeptical bands, and the gap. 5. **Do the first action.** Follow your band's list, then rescore the same workflow in two weeks. Expected: One fix done and a rescore date. ## Sample prompt: Run the self-check interview (Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes) ``` You are running the Agent Readiness Self-Check with me for one workflow: [workflow]. You only ask questions and write the score sheet. Do not open accounts, connect tools, install anything, browse or contact anyone. Go through the eight areas in order, propose a 0 to 3 score for each from the anchors in this file, and ask what evidence I can open now. No evidence means 1. Apply the gate rules, run a skeptical pass, and ask me to approve each score before you write the final sheet. ``` The full prompt with output format and harness notes is in section 8 of the file. ## Free preview of agent-readiness-self-check-score-one-workflow-free.md ````markdown # Agent Readiness Self-Check: score one workflow before you hand it to an AI agent A free self-check by PaperChaseWebb for owner-led agencies and small businesses. Pick one workflow, score it across eight areas with evidence, apply three gate rules, and read your band: not yet, draft-only pilot, ready to install one workflow, or ready to run more than one. Every band comes with what to do next, including the honest answer when the answer is "fix the basics first". Includes an interview prompt that has Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes run the self-check with you and score it, a score sheet to copy, and a worked example. Plain .md. No signup, no email gate, the whole thing is in this file. Most free AI readiness quizzes ask ten vague questions about your whole company, hand back a number like 62, and put the same "book a call" button under every result. This one is narrower on purpose. It scores one workflow, it asks for proof instead of feelings, and it checks the parts that decide whether agents help or hurt: who approves, who answers for each agent, how work passes between agents and people, what it costs and how you will know it worked. ## Contents 1. How to use this in 30 minutes 2. The eight areas and how to score them 3. The evidence rule 4. The three gate rules 5. Bands and what to do at each one 6. The two-pass honesty test 7. Approval steps for the self-check itself 8. The interview prompt (Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes) 9. The score sheet 10. Worked ```` ## Worth knowing - A self-check, not an audit. The score is only as good as the evidence behind it. - The worked example is invented to show the scoring. It is not a client and its numbers are not results. - The Install sprint is scoped on a call; nothing here promises time saved or revenue. ## Questions **Do I need an AI agent to use this?** No. It works on paper. The interview prompt is there if you want Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes to ask the questions and keep score. **Will the agent touch my accounts?** No. The prompt tells it to only ask and write the sheet. You describe your workflow in your own words and approve every score. **What if I score Not yet?** Then do not buy agent tooling for that workflow yet. The three fixes for that band are free and listed in the file. Rescore in two weeks. **What comes after the self-check?** Depending on your band: free fixes, the Agency AI Ops Workbook ($39) to do the install yourself, or the $5,000 Install sprint on the paperchasewebb.ai homepage (Book a call). ## How to get it Free sample. Download it directly at https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/agent-readiness-self-check-score-one-workflow-free/, no signup. Seller: PaperChaseWebb Inc., mgmt@paperchasewebb.com