apple.com

scanned 9/17/2026, 3:28:47 AM · took 99s · E-commerceGemini · gemini-2.5-flash · HTTP · Target https://www.apple.com/de/newsroom/A measurement at one moment, not a verdict · Methodology

80/ 100

CFair

AI agents can access the site and cite its URLs, but struggle to complete tasks natively due to poor internal routing and missing machine-readable guides.

The one fix worth most right nowGet the fix files →

Publish llms.txt+780 → 87

All of them together: 89 (C)

Projected from the audit record. After fixing, re-run the task or re-measure to confirm.

Agents successfully accessed apple.com without encountering bot blocks, and they consistently cited the site's own URLs. However, the overall task success rate was only 20%, with 8 out of 10 intents resulting in partial failures. The site lacks an /llms.txt file, forcing agents to guess paths or rely on external search engines. Consequently, 7 out of 10 tasks required external search bridges to find information, indicating that the site's internal navigation does not effectively guide AI agents to the correct content.

What works

The site is fully accessible to AI agents with no bot blocking detected.
Agents consistently cite the site's own URLs, achieving a 100% own source rate.
Standard discovery files like robots.txt and sitemap.xml are present and return HTTP 200.

What to fix

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Putting the items together…

Fix files

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Detailed results

The results behind the score, and the measurement record.

Discovery

13/20

Access

24/30

Navigation

30/30

Completion

13/20

1.Can an agent get into the site at all?90/100

HTTPREDIRECT

Evidence

homepage HTTP 200
redirect hops: 1

2.Does the site let agents through rather than block them?70/100

ROBOTSBOT

Evidence

robots.txt contains Disallow rules
First byte after 42ms

3.Does it publish machine-readable guidance?45/100

LLMS.TXTSITEMAPROBOTS

Evidence

/llms.txt — absent (HTTP 404)
/llms-full.txt — absent (HTTP 404)
/sitemap.xml — present
/sitemap-index.xml — absent (HTTP 404)
/sitemap_index.xml — absent (HTTP 404)
/robots.txt — present

4.Is the raw HTML readable without running JavaScript?100/100

HTMLSSR

Evidence

135 links in the raw HTML

5.Can an agent reach a human contact?68/100

CONTACTPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 67%
2xx rate 100%
done_unaided

6.Can an agent reach the job openings?80/100

CAREERSFULL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict full
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_small_detour

7.Can an agent find branch or store locations?68/100

LOCATIONSPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 67%
2xx rate 100%
done_unaided

8.Does the site guide an agent to support?68/100

SUPPORTPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 67%
2xx rate 100%
done_unaided

9.Does the site answer pricing itself?55/100

PRICINGPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_small_detour

10.Can an agent reach the latest notice, with its date?55/100

LATESTPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_big_detour

11.Does it state the refund or cancellation rule with a deadline?55/100

POLICYPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_small_detour

12.Can an agent reach the actual document file?55/100

DOCSPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_small_detour

13.Can an agent compare two plans or products?55/100

COMPAREPARTIAL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict partial
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_small_detour

14.Does the site guide an agent through signing up?80/100

SIGNUPFULL

Evidence

outcome success · verdict full
the final answer cited this site
site-guided navigation 0%
2xx rate 100%
done_small_detour

WebMCP — what the site declares about itself

No tools registered

navigator.modelContext was not found on this page. Not adopted yet.

Put the content in the first HTML and add llms.txt first; then declare the tasks that failed above as tools.

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Act-stage check (nothing submitted)

Checks whether an agent could fill in the forms and press the buttons, up to the point of pressing. No form was submitted, nothing added to a cart, nothing paid. Report only; not scored.

The act stage was not checked in this audit.

Per-task results

Task	Verdict	Own-site share	Request success	Followed guidance	Cited own site
contact a human	Partial	100%	100%	67%	Yes
open roles	Full	100%	100%	0%	Yes
find a branch	Partial	100%	100%	67%	Yes
get support	Partial	100%	100%	67%	Yes
find pricing	Partial	100%	100%	0%	Yes
latest notice	Partial	100%	100%	0%	Yes
refund policy	Partial	100%	100%	0%	Yes
find a document	Partial	100%	100%	0%	Yes
compare two options	Partial	100%	100%	0%	Yes
create an account	Full	100%	100%	0%	Yes

About this report

Measured: 9/17/2026, 3:28:47 AM GMT+9
Engine: Gemini · gemini-2.5-flash · HTTP

This is what AI agents could do on the site at the time above, measured by actually using it. It is not a verdict on the site or the company, and the result can change when the site does.

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