# Distill (distill.io): agent-readiness 57/100, grade D

> Rank 599 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-10-09T19:50:14.355Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/distill-io  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/distill-io

## Summary
Category: Software and SaaS
{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "Distill.io is a web page change detection and monitoring service that helps users track updates on websites. It notifies users through various channels like email, push notifications, and app integrations when changes occur on monitored pages.",
  "offerings": [
    "Website change monitoring",
    "Customizable alerts (email, push, Slack/Discord)",
    "Tracking specific page elements",
    "Change history and comparison",
    "Browser extensions"
  ],
  "audience": "Individuals, businesses, marketers, and researchers who need to track specific content changes on competitor sites, product pages, news updates, or regulatory information.",
  "geography": "Global",
  "strengths": [
    "Effective for tracking website content changes",
    "Multiple notification options (email, push, app integrations)",
    "Offers a free tier for basic monitoring needs",
    "User-friendly setup and management of monitors",
    "Browser extensions simplify integration and usage"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific details on enterprise-level feature sets",
    "Exact number of active users or company revenue",
    "Company's precise geographical headquarters",
    "Detailed information on advanced API capabilities",
    "Specific compliance certifications (e.g., ISO, SOC2)"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "Visualping.com",
    "ChangeTower.com",
    "FollowThatPage.com",
    "Sken.io",
    "Versionista.com"
  ],
  "business": "Distill.io provides a website monitoring service that alerts users to changes on web pages, for individuals and businesses globally.",
  "competitors": [
    "Visualping.com",
    "ChangeTower.com",
    "FollowThatPage.com",
    "Sken.io",
    "Versionista.com",
    "Wachete.com",
    "OnWebChange.com"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 22/24
- Content legibility: 17/26
- Discovery surface: 3/20
- Identity & policy: 7/12
- Agent-facing performance: 8/8
- Agent protocols: 0/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] No API or feed to read
- [blocker] No heading hierarchy
- [blocker] No MCP endpoint to call
- [improvement] No machine-readable contact

## AI mentions and rivals
Named in 1 AI assistant answers.
- changetower.com: not measured
- followthatpage.com: not measured
- sken.io: not measured
- versionista.com: not measured
- wachete.com: not measured

## FAQ
Q: Is Distill readable by AI agents?
A: Distill (distill.io) scores 57 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade D, measured yesterday, on 09.10.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 4 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using distill.io?
A: The heaviest problems are: No llms.txt; No API or feed to read; No heading hierarchy; No MCP endpoint to call; No machine-readable contact. 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 Distill agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of distill.io 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 09.10.2026.

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