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Basic scanSoftware business · Marketing site/Scanned 3 Sept 2026, 19:31 UTC/1 browser pass

zapier.com

Zapier publishes prices and API documentation but blocks programmatic access to API keys, forcing agents into a manual signup flow.

Human door73
Agent door71
Door Gap2

Composite

72

Two issues, in priority order

Each one is drawn from evidence recorded during the walks.

2 pieces of evidence and the recommended fix are recorded for this issue.

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We sent a buying agent

15 requests, in order

The agent got through 11 of 15 requests, but could not find a contact route for machines. It came up empty on 3 other checks too.

  1. 01

    zapier.com

    reach the site at all

    reached
  2. 02

    /robots.txt

    find out whether machines are welcome

    reached
  3. 03

    zapier.com

    ask whether the door opens for requests carrying the AI crawlers' names

    reached
  4. 04

    /llms.txt

    read the site's own guide for language models

    reached
  5. 05

    /uag6x9zaeydnbfy75xsggcsb37h8cgzf-two-service-sitemap.xml

    find out what pages exist

    reached
  6. 06

    /.well-known/security.txt

    find a contact route for machines

    not found
  7. 07

    //docs.zapier.com/.well-known/mcp.json

    find a published agent interface

    reached
  8. 08

    /.well-known/ai-plugin.json

    find an agent plugin manifest

    not found
  9. 09

    zapier.com

    find out whether verified agents are recognised

    not found
  10. 10

    zapier.com

    read the homepage as data rather than as a page

    reached
  11. 11

    zapier.com

    find a machine readable API spec

    not found
  12. 12

    zapier.com

    read the developer documentation

    reached
  13. 13

    /pricing

    read the prices without running JavaScript

    reached
  14. 14

    zapier.com

    find a comparison page worth citing

    reached
  15. 15

    /sign-up

    walk the way a visitor would, to a signup form or a product

    reached

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Ten dimensions

Not measured is not zero.

The agent door

71 of 100

What a machine can do on your site with nobody watching.

Machine discoverability

Whether a retrieval system can find and read you at all.

100Strong

Robots.txt names 8 AI crawlers and allows them all. A real browser is served the page normally. Key pages (home, pricing, docs) are readable without JavaScript. Sitemap lists 1228 URLs. 8 schema.org types on the homepage.

4 observations recorded.

Programmatic onboarding

Whether an agent can get working access without a human.

25Weak

Authentication is documented, endpoint examples are shown, code samples are provided.

3 observations recorded.

Pricing legibility

Whether total cost can be computed from published numbers.

93Strong

3 prices are readable without JavaScript on the pricing page: Free, Professional at $19.99, and Team at $69. An enterprise tier routes to sales, which is standard practice. Prices are published as Offer structured data. Currency is USD.

1 observation recorded.

Agent-aware instrumentation

Whether you publish anything built for machine callers.

90Strong

An MCP manifest is published at https://docs.zapier.com/.well-known/mcp.json. Robots.txt names 8 AI crawlers and allows them. Pricing.md publishes prices in machine readable form.

4 observations recorded.

Machine-fetchable trust

Whether terms, security and status are readable as text.

40Weak

No security.txt is published at /.well-known/security.txt (404). The homepage answers automated requests normally. Structured data is present on the homepage. No Web Bot Auth signals are published.

2 observations recorded.

Commercial rails

Whether a purchase can complete without a sales call.

80Strong

Prices are published in raw HTML on the pricing page. A self serve signup form is reachable from the homepage in 2 steps. Pricing.md is machine readable. Plans are published as Offer structured data.

2 observations recorded.

The human door

73 of 100

What a first time visitor meets between landing and first value.

Steps to first value

How far a new visitor travels before something useful happens.

80Strong

The primary call to action is 'Start free' on the homepage. The signup form is 2 steps away. The form contains 4 fields with 0 required. A visitor can enter an email and password or sign in with Google without friction.

1 observation recorded.

Required fields

How much you ask for before you give anything back.

98Strong

The signup form contains 4 fields with 0 required. One sign in option is offered: Google. Of 13 total inputs on the form, 0 carry validation rules such as minlength, pattern, or required attributes.

1 observation recorded.

Verification walls

How many gates stand between intent and access.

80Strong

No verification requirement appears on the signup page itself. Single sign on via Google avoids email verification entirely. The form does not ask for phone, credit card, or proof of identity.

1 observation recorded.

Error recovery

What happens when someone gets it wrong.

35Weak

Of 13 inputs on the signup form, 0 carry validation rules. No inline error containers are present. 3 live regions are present on the page. A visitor who enters invalid data will not receive client side feedback before submission.

1 observation recorded.

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