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It came up empty on 6 other checks too."},"observations":null,"dimensions":[{"key":"machine_discoverability","audience":"agent","score":100,"summary":"No restriction on the tested crawler names was found in robots.txt. On its first visit, our browser read the homepage. No user agent rule refused the tested retrieval crawler names.","measurement":{"status":"observed"},"evidence":{"locked":true,"count":6}},{"key":"programmatic_onboarding","audience":"agent","score":10,"summary":"No API interface was identified through the discovery paths and homepage links checked.","measurement":{"status":"observed"},"evidence":{"locked":true,"count":4}},{"key":"pricing_legibility","audience":"agent","score":88,"summary":"Product-associated price evidence was identified in the HTTP responses from the 3 product pages checked. Product structured data publishes price and currency, so an agent can parse cost without scraping. Availability is published too.","measurement":{"status":"observed"},"evidence":{"locked":true,"count":3}},{"key":"agent_aware_instrumentation","audience":"agent","score":8,"summary":"No MCP manifest was identified at the discovery paths checked.","measurement":{"status":"observed"},"evidence":{"locked":true,"count":5}},{"key":"machine_fetchable_trust","audience":"agent","score":95,"summary":"Security.txt is published with a contact route. The returns policy reads as text, with a 30-day window. The shipping policy reads as text. The homepage answers automated requests.","measurement":{"status":"observed"},"evidence":{"locked":true,"count":3}},{"key":"commercial_rails","audience":"agent","score":65,"summary":"Product markup carries price and currency. Products carry an identifier. The sitemap lists the products. Returns and shipping terms read as text. An aggregate rating is in the product markup. 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