# Bern (bern.ch): agent-readiness 46/100, grade D

> Rank 764 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-29T07:30:17.192Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/bern-ch  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/bern-ch

## Summary
Category: Public sector and nonprofit
{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "bern.ch is the official website for the City of Bern, Switzerland. It serves as a central platform for public services, administrative information, and local news for residents, businesses, and visitors.",
  "offerings": [
    "Municipal administrative services",
    "Information on local government and politics",
    "News and events in Bern",
    "Tourist information and cultural guides",
    "Public transport schedules and information",
    "Resident and business resources"
  ],
  "audience": "Residents of the City of Bern, people and businesses considering moving to or operating in Bern, tourists, media, and researchers interested in the city's affairs.",
  "geography": "City of Bern, Switzerland.",
  "strengths": [
    "Official and authoritative source of information for the City of Bern",
    "Comprehensive resource for municipal services and administrative processes",
    "Reliable for local news, events, and community updates",
    "Essential for residents and visitors to navigate city life and services",
    "Clear and unambiguous identification as the official city portal"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific details of its digital service integration or e-government platform",
    "User satisfaction metrics or website traffic data",
    "Budget allocation for digital infrastructure or specific departments",
    "Availability of services in multiple languages beyond German",
    "Detailed breakdown of visitor demographics"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "be.ch",
    "admin.ch"
  ],
  "business": "Official municipal portal providing administrative services, public information, and local news for the City of Bern, Switzerland, serving its residents, businesses, and visitors.",
  "competitors": []
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 24/24
- Content legibility: 6/26
- Discovery surface: 5/20
- Identity & policy: 3/12
- Agent-facing performance: 8/8
- Agent protocols: 0/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] The site does not say who it is
- [blocker] No API or feed to read
- [blocker] No heading hierarchy
- [blocker] No MCP endpoint to call

## FAQ
Q: Is Bern readable by AI agents?
A: Bern (bern.ch) scores 46 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade D, measured yesterday, on 29.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 5 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using bern.ch?
A: The heaviest problems are: No llms.txt; The site does not say who it is; No API or feed to read; No heading hierarchy; No MCP endpoint to call. Each one is scored from a public HTTP response, and the fix for each is listed in the signed-in report.

Q: How is the Bern agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of bern.ch as an AI agent would and runs the core checks every site gets across 6 groups: Machine access, Content legibility, Discovery surface, Identity & policy, Agent-facing performance, Agent protocols. Checks are weighted by how much an agent loses when they fail, and the score is expressed out of 100.

Q: How often is this score updated?
A: Public scores are re-checked when the site is re-scanned; tracked domains are re-scanned weekly and their owners are alerted when a check regresses. This page shows the scan from yesterday, on 29.09.2026.

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