# Donedeal (donedeal.ie): agent-readiness 22/100, grade F

> Rank 953 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-30T06:00:45.827Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/donedeal-ie  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/donedeal-ie

## Summary

{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "Donedeal.ie is a prominent Irish online classifieds website. It primarily facilitates the buying and selling of second-hand goods, with a strong focus on vehicles, particularly cars and agricultural machinery.",
  "offerings": [
    "Car and vehicle classified listings",
    "Agricultural machinery and livestock listings",
    "Property for sale and rent listings",
    "General household items and electronics classifieds",
    "Jobs and services classifieds",
    "Advertising opportunities for businesses"
  ],
  "audience": "Individuals and businesses in Ireland looking to buy, sell, or trade used items, vehicles, farm equipment, property, and services.",
  "geography": "Ireland",
  "strengths": [
    "Leading market position in Irish online classifieds",
    "Extensive database and selection of used cars and agricultural equipment",
    "High brand recognition and trust within the Irish market",
    "Broad range of categories beyond core vehicle and agri offerings",
    "User-friendly platform for posting and browsing advertisements"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific current market share data across all categories",
    "Detailed financial performance metrics beyond public reports",
    "Recent specific changes in ownership or corporate structure",
    "Exact current user demographics and engagement statistics",
    "Upcoming unannounced platform features or technological developments"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "adverts.ie",
    "carzone.ie",
    "autotrader.ie",
    "daft.ie",
    "ebay.ie"
  ],
  "business": "Online classifieds platform for buying and selling a wide range of second-hand goods, especially vehicles and farm equipment, for Irish consumers and businesses.",
  "competitors": [
    "adverts.ie",
    "carzone.ie",
    "autotrader.ie",
    "daft.ie",
    "myhome.ie",
    "farmireland.ie",
    "gumtree.ie"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 9/24
- Content legibility: 5/26
- Discovery surface: 0/20
- Identity & policy: 0/12
- Agent-facing performance: 8/8
- Agent protocols: 0/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No discoverable sitemap
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] The site does not say who it is
- [blocker] Content is buried in boilerplate
- [blocker] Bot protection blocks declared agents

## AI mentions and rivals
- carzone.ie: not measured
- gumtree.ie: not measured

## FAQ
Q: Is Donedeal readable by AI agents?
A: Donedeal (donedeal.ie) scores 22 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade F, measured today, on 30.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 9 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using donedeal.ie?
A: The heaviest problems are: No discoverable sitemap; No llms.txt; The site does not say who it is; Content is buried in boilerplate; Bot protection blocks declared agents. 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 Donedeal agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of donedeal.ie 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 today, on 30.09.2026.

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