# Nau (nau.ch): agent-readiness 63/100, grade C

> Rank 283 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-29T09:00:15.947Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/nau-ch  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/nau-ch

## Summary
Category: Media and publishing
{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "Nau.ch is a prominent Swiss online news portal that delivers a broad spectrum of news content. It focuses on current events, sports, politics, and lifestyle topics, primarily targeting a Swiss audience.",
  "offerings": [
    "Online news articles",
    "Sports match center and live updates",
    "Video news and reports",
    "Opinion and commentary pieces",
    "Regional and local news coverage",
    "Entertainment and people news"
  ],
  "audience": "General public in Switzerland, including readers interested in national and international news, sports enthusiasts, and those following Swiss politics and celebrity news.",
  "geography": "Switzerland",
  "strengths": [
    "Comprehensive coverage of Swiss national news and events",
    "Strong focus on sports, including live match updates",
    "Accessibility via a modern, mobile-friendly platform",
    "Diverse content range appealing to a broad audience",
    "Timely updates on breaking news in Switzerland"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific details of their ownership structure and corporate governance beyond general information",
    "Precise revenue breakdown between advertising, subscriptions, or other sources",
    "Market share or specific readership demographics compared to other major Swiss news outlets",
    "In-depth details of their editorial policy or specific political leanings",
    "Extent of their original investigative journalism compared to other major newspapers"
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "blick.ch",
    "20min.ch",
    "watson.ch",
    "srf.ch",
    "tagesanzeiger.ch"
  ],
  "business": "Online news publisher providing national and international news, sports, and entertainment content primarily for the general public in Switzerland.",
  "competitors": [
    "blick.ch",
    "20min.ch",
    "watson.ch",
    "srf.ch",
    "tagesanzeiger.ch",
    "nzz.ch",
    "lematin.ch"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 24/24
- Content legibility: 25/26
- Discovery surface: 5/20
- Identity & policy: 3/12
- Agent-facing performance: 6/8
- Agent protocols: 0/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] No API or feed to read
- [blocker] No MCP endpoint to call
- [improvement] No stated policy for automated access
- [improvement] No machine-readable contact

## AI mentions and rivals
- blick.ch: 57/100 https://qomvia.com/site/blick-ch
- 20min.ch: 65/100 https://qomvia.com/site/20min-ch
- watson.ch: 66/100 https://qomvia.com/site/watson-ch
- srf.ch: 60/100 https://qomvia.com/site/srf-ch
- nzz.ch: 54/100 https://qomvia.com/site/nzz-ch

## FAQ
Q: Is Nau readable by AI agents?
A: Nau (nau.ch) scores 63 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade C, measured yesterday, on 29.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 3 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using nau.ch?
A: The heaviest problems are: No llms.txt; No API or feed to read; No MCP endpoint to call; No stated policy for automated access; 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 Nau agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of nau.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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