# AI Readiness Site Audit: llms.txt, AI Crawlers & Sitemaps (`benventions/ai-readiness-site-report`) Actor

One report per website: checks robots.txt (including AI crawler rules), llms.txt, sitemaps and broken links, then gives a 0-100 score with a prioritised fix list.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/benventions/ai-readiness-site-report.md
- **Developed by:** [BENVENTIONS](https://apify.com/benventions) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, AI
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 site reports

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AI-Readiness Site Report: Sitemap, llms.txt, robots.txt & Broken Links

Enter a list of websites and get one clear report per site: whether AI crawlers and search engines can find and read it, what's broken, and what to fix first, with a score out of 100.

### What it checks

- **robots.txt**: whether it exists, whether it blocks all crawlers, which sitemaps it declares, and whether 12 known AI crawlers (GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, anthropic-ai, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, CCBot, Applebot-Extended, Bytespider, meta-externalagent) are allowed or blocked.
- **llms.txt**: whether it exists and follows the llmstxt.org format (H1 title, summary, sections of links), whether its links work, and whether `llms-full.txt` exists.
- **Sitemaps**: finds them via robots.txt or the usual locations, follows sitemap indexes, counts URLs, checks `<lastmod>` coverage and off-domain URLs, and tests an even sample of URLs for errors.
- **Broken links**: crawls up to your page limit on the site, then checks every link it found. Reports each broken link with its status and the page it was found on. Logins and rate limits (401, 403, 429) are counted as "blocked", not broken.
- **Structured data**: see below.

### Structured data (schema.org)

The Actor reads the homepage it already fetches and looks for JSON-LD (`<script type="application/ld+json">`). It reports each block that isn't valid JSON and lists every `@type` it finds, including types inside `@graph` and nested objects. Microdata and RDFa are only reported as present or not.

For a few common types it checks that basic properties are there:

- Organization, LocalBusiness, WebSite: `name`, `url`
- Article, BlogPosting, NewsArticle: `headline`, `datePublished`
- Product: `name`, plus `offers`, `review` or `aggregateRating`
- BreadcrumbList: `itemListElement`
- FAQPage: `mainEntity`

These are basic checks only. They are not Google Rich Results validation, and passing them doesn't mean a page qualifies for rich results. Only the homepage is checked.

### Input

| Field | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| `sites` | (required) | Domains or URLs, one per line. Duplicates are removed. |
| `maxPages` | 25 | Pages to crawl per site. |
| `maxLinksToCheck` | 300 | Links to check per site. 0 skips the link check. |
| `checkExternalLinks` | false | Also check links to other domains (checked once, never crawled). |
| `sitemapSampleSize` | 50 | Sitemap URLs to test for errors. |
| `maxSitemapUrls` | 10,000 | Stops reading sitemaps after this many URLs. |
| `maxConcurrency` | 5 | Parallel requests per site. |

```json
{ "sites": ["example.com", "https://yourshop.com.au"], "maxPages": 50 }
```

### Output

One dataset item per site:

```json
{
  "site": "https://example.com",
  "finalUrl": "https://example.com/",
  "score": 72,
  "schemaScore": 10,
  "scoreBreakdown": { "robots": 25, "sitemap": 17, "llmsTxt": 0, "links": 30 },
  "issueCount": 3,
  "issues": [{ "severity": "high", "area": "sitemap", "message": "4 of 50 sampled sitemap URLs are broken." }],
  "robotsTxt": { "found": true, "sitemaps": ["..."], "blocksAllCrawlers": false, "aiBots": { "GPTBot": "allowed" } },
  "sitemap": { "found": true, "urlCount": 1240, "withLastmodPct": 98, "sampleBroken": [{ "url": "...", "status": 404 }] },
  "llmsTxt": { "found": false, "issues": ["No llms.txt file."] },
  "links": { "pagesCrawled": 25, "linksChecked": 300, "broken": [], "blocked": 2 },
  "schema": { "jsonLdBlocks": 2, "invalidJsonLdBlocks": 0, "types": ["Organization", "WebSite"], "microdataPresent": false, "rdfaPresent": false, "missingProperties": [] },
  "auditedAt": "2026-11-01T04:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### How the score works

robots.txt is worth 25 points, sitemaps 25, llms.txt 20 and links 30, for a total of 100. Structured data is scored separately in `schemaScore` (0 to 10) and does not change `score`. Structured data findings are listed in `schema.issues`. `schemaScore` is 10 for valid JSON-LD with no missing basic properties, minus 2 per type with missing properties (at most 4) and 3 if any block is invalid. Invalid JSON-LD only scores 2, microdata or RDFa only scores 5, and none scores 0. Points come off for each issue found, and every deduction to `score` appears in `issues`, while structured data deductions are listed in `schema.issues`, not `issues`, so you can see exactly why a site scored what it did. Blocking AI crawlers is reported but doesn't cost points, because that can be a deliberate choice.

### Example output

A real local run with `{ "sites": ["https://example.com"] }` on 4 Nov 2026. example.com has no robots.txt, sitemap or llms.txt, so it scores 45. It has no structured data either, so `schemaScore` is 0. Some fields are trimmed.

```json
{
  "site": "https://example.com",
  "finalUrl": "https://example.com/",
  "score": 45,
  "schemaScore": 0,
  "scoreBreakdown": {
    "robots": 15,
    "sitemap": 0,
    "llmsTxt": 0,
    "links": 30
  },
  "issueCount": 3,
  "issues": [
    {
      "severity": "high",
      "area": "sitemap",
      "message": "No sitemap found."
    },
    {
      "severity": "medium",
      "area": "robots",
      "message": "No valid robots.txt (HTTP 404)."
    },
    {
      "severity": "medium",
      "area": "llms.txt",
      "message": "No llms.txt file."
    }
  ],
  "robotsTxt": {
    "url": "https://example.com/robots.txt",
    "found": false,
    "status": 404,
    "sitemaps": [],
    "blocksAllCrawlers": false,
    "aiBots": {
      "GPTBot": "allowed",
      "ClaudeBot": "allowed",
      "Google-Extended": "allowed",
      "...": "(trimmed, 12 bots in full output)"
    },
    "issues": [
      "No valid robots.txt (HTTP 404)."
    ]
  },
  "sitemap": {
    "found": false,
    "urlCount": 0,
    "sampleBroken": [],
    "issues": [
      "No sitemap found."
    ],
    "...": "(trimmed)"
  },
  "llmsTxt": {
    "found": false,
    "status": 404,
    "issues": [
      "No llms.txt file."
    ],
    "...": "(trimmed)"
  },
  "links": {
    "pagesCrawled": 1,
    "linksChecked": 0,
    "linksCapped": false,
    "broken": [],
    "blocked": 0
  },
  "schema": {
    "pagesChecked": ["https://example.com/"],
    "jsonLdBlocks": 0,
    "invalidJsonLdBlocks": 0,
    "types": [],
    "microdataPresent": false,
    "rdfaPresent": false,
    "missingProperties": [],
    "issues": ["No schema.org structured data found on the homepage."],
    "note": "Basic properties checks only, not Google Rich Results validation."
  },
  "auditedAt": "2026-11-04T05:27:55.375Z"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per event: **one charge per delivered site report.** Unreachable sites and failed checks aren't charged, and the run stops before starting a site your maximum spend can't cover.

### Limits and good use

- This Actor only reads publicly available pages or files you provide. It doesn't log in, get past paywalls or captchas, or work around blocks.
- It doesn't return personal information about individuals. If a page happens to contain names or contact details, they're not extracted into the results.
- It sends requests at a polite rate and follows each site's robots.txt rules. Please don't raise concurrency to work around this.
- Only run it on sites and files you own or are allowed to check. You're responsible for using the results in line with the laws that apply to you and the terms of any site you check.
- You're only charged for results the Actor actually delivers. Failed or empty checks aren't billed.
- This Actor isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any site, search engine or AI company it mentions.
- The broken-link check follows links on the site you enter, stays within that domain unless you turn on external-link checks, and stops at your page limit.
- The robots.txt and llms.txt results report what the files say. They're not legal advice about what crawlers are allowed to do.

### Changelog

- 0.2: New `schema` section with basic schema.org structured-data checks on the homepage, and a separate `schemaScore` from 0 to 10. The main `score` is unchanged.
- 0.1: First release.

# Actor input Schema

## `sites` (type: `array`):

Domains or URLs to audit, one per line. Each site gets one report (one charge).

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Pages on the site to crawl for links. Stays on the domain you enter and follows robots.txt.

## `maxLinksToCheck` (type: `integer`):

Cap on links checked for errors. Set to 0 to skip the broken-link check.

## `checkExternalLinks` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default. When on, links to other sites are checked once each (never crawled).

## `sitemapSampleSize` (type: `integer`):

How many sitemap URLs to test for errors, spread evenly across the sitemap.

## `maxSitemapUrls` (type: `integer`):

Stops reading sitemap files after this many URLs, to keep runs fast and cheap.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Kept low to be polite to the site.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sites": [
    "https://example.com"
  ],
  "maxPages": 25,
  "maxLinksToCheck": 300,
  "checkExternalLinks": false,
  "sitemapSampleSize": 50,
  "maxSitemapUrls": 10000,
  "maxConcurrency": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sites": [
        "https://example.com"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("benventions/ai-readiness-site-report").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "sites": ["https://example.com"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("benventions/ai-readiness-site-report").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sites": [
    "https://example.com"
  ]
}' |
apify call benventions/ai-readiness-site-report --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,benventions/ai-readiness-site-report"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/42e5saYxbdNKrpqnN/builds/Zu7pQLptsw4XseFy4/openapi.json