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Is TechCrunch ready for AI agents?
techcrunch.com earns an agent-readiness grade of F (49/100). Its strongest area is Identity & Access (67/100), where agents can trust you. The biggest gap is Capabilities (0/100), where the scan flagged that no /agents entry point. agents have nowhere obvious to start — so agents can't reliably use your tools. Closing that gap is the fastest way to raise this site's score.
scan //techcrunch.com
F49/100
Agent readiness verdict
Agents can trust you, but they can't reliably use your tools.
AgentReady v1.0.0✗ Not yet baseline-conformant·MUST 0/1SHOULD 1/4MAY 1/4
Found by AI47
Will AI search cite you?AI VisibilityRecommend
58DiscoverabilityFind
30Content for AgentsEvaluate
59Usable by AI29
Can AI agents act on you?CapabilitiesUse tools
0Identity & AccessTrust
67CommerceTransact
N/A▸ Priority findings
Capabilities
Fail/agents entry pointbeyond-spec
No /agents entry point. Agents have nowhere obvious to start.
Discoverability
Failrobots.txt with AI policyAR-DISC-01 · MUST
robots.txt blocks AI crawlers (10). You’re invisible to them.
AI Visibility
FailCitable content blocksbeyond-spec
Sections are the wrong size for citation. AI answers lift concise, self-contained passages.
Ranked #3 of 24 News & media sites →Last scanned June 15, 2026
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