The Agroecology Criteria Tool (ACT) enables the assessment of a project through the lens of agroecology: it visualizes the degree to which a project, program or policy is aligned with the various dimensions of agroecology. The methodology is based on the analytical framework by Gliessman on the 5 levels of food system change, it is embedded within the 10 Elements of Agroecology and builds on an extensive meta-study on existing agroecology concepts.