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Agent Readiness

Nordstrom

nordstrom.com · E-commerce & Retail

36
Readiness /100
7
Checks passed
4
Checks failed
66
Checks run

Discoverability

Can agents find your site and its capabilities?

passKey pages discoveredKey pages crawl

Crawled 11 of 12 discovered pages beyond the homepage.

infoLighthouse Agentic Browsing runLighthouse Agentic

Lighthouse Agentic Browsing audits ran.

infoWebsite platformplatform

Could not identify a known website platform (custom stack or unrecognised).

Understanding

Can agents understand your content?

fail<html lang> attributeStructured data & HTML

No lang attribute on <html>.

Fix: Add lang to the <html> root (e.g. lang="en") so screen readers and AI translation engines pick the right voice / model.

failInternal links on homepageStructured data & HTML

No links found on the homepage.

Fix: Add navigation links so AI crawlers can find the rest of your content. A bare landing page is invisible to anything that doesn't already know where to look.

failSemantic landmark elementsStructured data & HTML

No semantic landmark elements (main, header, footer, nav) detected on the homepage.

Fix: Wrap your page structure in semantic landmarks. AI structural extractors rely on them to separate navigation from content from boilerplate.

failSingle H1 on homepageStructured data & HTML

No <h1> tag found on the homepage.

Fix: Add exactly one <h1> that names the page. AI summarisers use it as the document title.

warnMarkdown content negotiationOpen agent protocols

Homepage ignored Accept: text/markdown and returned HTML.

Fix: Serve a markdown version of high-value pages when the client asks for text/markdown. AI summarisers, chatbots and IDE agents prefer markdown — fewer tokens, no DOM noise.

warnHomepage content is server-renderedCrawlability (Google)

Homepage server response contains only 0 words of visible text. AI agents that don't execute JavaScript may see an empty page.

Fix: Consider pre-rendering or server-rendering the homepage so AI crawlers (which typically don't run JS) can see the content. Frameworks: Next.js (Server Components), Nuxt SSR, Astro, or Vite SSG.

warnKey pages have <title> and <h1>Key pages crawl

11 of 11 pages are missing <title> and/or <h1>: /browse/content/black-style-designers, /brands/chanel/les-4-ombres-tweed, /browse/activewear, /browse/style-guide/fashion-news/lifestyle/roger-vivier-interview, /browse/content/blog/argan-oil-for-face, /browse/style-guide/fashion-news/lifestyle/stephanie-suberville-oaxaca-travel-tips, /browse/content/how-to-style-utility-jacket, /browse/home/five-two-by-food52, /browse/content/blog/benzoyl-peroxide-vs-salicylic-acid, /browse/content/blog/trail-running-shoes-guide, /browse/content/monthly-edit-freshdew.

Fix: Make sure every page sets a unique <title> and exactly one <h1>. The title is how an AI agent confirms it landed on the right page after navigating.

warnKey pages are server-renderedKey pages crawl

11 of 11 pages return <80 words of visible text — agents without JavaScript see an empty page: /browse/content/black-style-designers (0w), /brands/chanel/les-4-ombres-tweed (0w), /browse/activewear (0w), /browse/style-guide/fashion-news/lifestyle/roger-vivier-interview (0w), /browse/content/blog/argan-oil-for-face (0w), /browse/style-guide/fashion-news/lifestyle/stephanie-suberville-oaxaca-travel-tips (0w), /browse/content/how-to-style-utility-jacket (0w), /browse/home/five-two-by-food52 (0w), /browse/content/blog/benzoyl-peroxide-vs-salicylic-acid (0w), /browse/content/blog/trail-running-shoes-guide (0w), /browse/content/monthly-edit-freshdew (0w).

Fix: Pre-render or server-render these pages so AI crawlers (which usually don't execute JS) can read them. Frameworks: Next.js Server Components, Nuxt SSR, Astro, or build-time prerendering.

passDOM size is reasonableStructured data & HTML

Homepage contains ~50 elements.

Operability

Can agents actually operate the page?

warnCumulative Layout ShiftPerformance

0.240 (field data from CrUX) — needs improvement.

Fix: A layout that shifts while loading makes an AI agent mis-click the element it targeted. Eliminate CLS by setting explicit width/height on images and embeds, avoiding inserted content above existing content, and reserving space for ad slots.

passAccessibility tree is agent-navigableAccessibility

All 11 agent-critical accessibility audits passed — an agent can perceive and operate the page through its accessibility tree.

pass`[aria-*]` attributes match their rolesAccessibility

`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles passed.

pass`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`Accessibility

`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>` passed.

pass`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendentsAccessibility

`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents passed.

pass`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributesAccessibility

`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes passed.

pass`[role]` values are validAccessibility

`[role]` values are valid passed.

pass`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelledAccessibility

`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled passed.

pass`[aria-*]` attributes have valid valuesAccessibility

`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values passed.

passButtons have an accessible nameAccessibility

Buttons have an accessible name passed.

passDocument has a `<title>` elementAccessibility

Document has a `<title>` element passed.

pass`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a titleAccessibility

`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title passed.

passLinks have a discernible nameAccessibility

Links have a discernible name passed.

passOverall accessibility scoreAccessibility

Lighthouse accessibility score: 100/100. Agents read the page through its accessibility tree, so this is a proxy for how navigable your site is to an AI agent.

passAccessibility tree is well-formedLighthouse Agentic

All audits passed

passCumulative Layout ShiftLighthouse Agentic

0.045

passTime to First BytePerformance

521ms (field data from CrUX) — good.

infoWebMCP form coverageLighthouse Agentic

1 form missing annotations

infoWebMCP tools registeredLighthouse Agentic

Lists the [WebMCP tools](http://goo.gle/webmcp-docs) registered at the time of analysis.

infoTool catalog signpost publishedWebMCP tools

No tool catalog was found at /.well-known/webmcp.json (or /.well-known/webmcp). The catalog is a community convention, not part of the WebMCP standard, so this does not affect WebMCP presence.

Fix: Consider also publishing a tool catalog at /.well-known/webmcp.json: a JSON document with a "spec" of "webmcp/0.1" and a "tools" array, where each tool declares a name and a clear description. It is a community convention (optional, not part of the WebMCP standard) that lets crawlers and agents discover your tools without executing JavaScript.

Trust & Security

Can agents safely transact?

warnOAuth authorization server metadataOpen agent protocols

/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server returned 404.

Fix: Publish /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server so AI agents discovering your OAuth setup can negotiate flows automatically. Required if your site offers an authenticated API.

warnOAuth protected-resource metadataOpen agent protocols

/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource returned 404.

Fix: Publish /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource so AI agents discovering your OAuth setup can negotiate flows automatically. Required if your site offers an authenticated API.

warnWeb Bot Auth signature headerOpen agent protocols

No Web Bot Auth signature headers — sites can't verify agent identity.

Fix: Web Bot Auth (IETF HTTP Message Signatures over Signature / Signature-Input) lets you cryptographically verify which agent is hitting you. Several CDNs offer turn-key support; otherwise skip until vendor support matures.

warnContent-Security-Policy headerSecurity & trust

No Content-Security-Policy header on the homepage.

Fix: Add a Content-Security-Policy. Even a strict default-src directive cuts XSS blast radius dramatically. Start in report-only mode to find violations.

warnReferrer-Policy headerSecurity & trust

No Referrer-Policy header on the homepage.

Fix: Add `Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin` so outbound links don't leak full URLs (including query strings) to third parties.

warnClick-jacking protectionSecurity & trust

No X-Frame-Options header and no CSP frame-ancestors directive.

Fix: Add `X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN` (or a CSP frame-ancestors directive) to prevent your site being framed by a phishing host.

passCDN detectedSecurity & trust

x-served-by: cache-ams-eham8680099-AMS, cache-ams-eha (Fastly / Varnish)

passHTTP Strict-Transport-Security headerSecurity & trust

max-age=31536000, includeSubDomains=true, preload=false.

passSite is served over HTTPSSecurity & trust

Homepage scheme is https:.

passhttp:// redirects to https://Security & trust

http://nordstrom.com → https://www.nordstrom.com/ (2 hops).

passHomepage shows no error outputSecurity & trust

No stack-trace markers in the first 5KB.

passNo mixed-content referencesSecurity & trust

Homepage HTML references no http:// resources.

passTLS certificate is not near expirySecurity & trust

Valid for 64 more days (Sep 23 23:59:59 2026 GMT, issuer: Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36).

passNo tech-stack disclosure in headersSecurity & trust

Server / X-Powered-By headers don't leak product version.

passMIME-sniff protectionSecurity & trust

X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff.