# Ndr (ndr.de): agent-readiness 62/100, grade C

> Rank 418 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-10-21T11:50:41.004Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/ndr-de  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/ndr-de

## Summary
Category: Media and publishing
{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) is a public broadcasting corporation in Germany, serving the northern states. It provides a wide range of content including news, current affairs, culture, sports, and entertainment across its radio and television channels and online platforms.",
  "offerings": [
    "Radio programming",
    "Television programming",
    "Regional news and current affairs",
    "Documentaries and educational content",
    "Cultural programs",
    "Sports coverage"
  ],
  "audience": "Residents of northern German states (Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg) seeking regional and national news, information, and entertainment.",
  "geography": "Northern Germany (states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the city-state of Hamburg).",
  "strengths": [
    "Reliable source for regional news and information in Northern Germany.",
    "Comprehensive public service broadcasting mandate.",
    "Strong regional focus and coverage tailored to its service area.",
    "Operates multiple radio and television channels.",
    "Part of the ARD network, a major German public broadcasting consortium."
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific internal budget allocations across different program types.",
    "Detailed audience demographics beyond geographic reach.",
    "Internal organizational structure or specific department responsibilities.",
    "Specific technological infrastructure used for content delivery.",
    "Exact number of employees in each department."
  ],
  "alternatives": [
    "ard.de",
    "zdf.de",
    "wdr.de",
    "br.de",
    "rbb-online.de"
  ],
  "business": "Public service broadcaster for the northern German states providing news, information, culture, and entertainment across radio, television, and online platforms.",
  "competitors": [
    "zdf.de",
    "wdr.de",
    "br.de",
    "rbb-online.de",
    "mdr.de",
    "hr.de",
    "swr.de"
  ]
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 18/24
- Content legibility: 25/26
- Discovery surface: 8/20
- Identity & policy: 3/12
- Agent-facing performance: 8/8
- Agent protocols: 0/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] robots.txt turns AI crawlers away
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] The site does not say who it is
- [blocker] No MCP endpoint to call
- [improvement] No stated policy for automated access

## AI mentions and rivals
Named in 1 AI assistant answers.
- zdf.de: not measured
- wdr.de: not measured
- br.de: not measured
- rbb-online.de: not measured
- mdr.de: not measured

## FAQ
Q: Is Ndr readable by AI agents?
A: Ndr (ndr.de) scores 62 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade C, measured 2 days ago, on 21.10.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 4 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using ndr.de?
A: The heaviest problems are: robots.txt turns AI crawlers away; No llms.txt; The site does not say who it is; No MCP endpoint to call; No stated policy for automated access. 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 Ndr agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of ndr.de 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 2 days ago, on 21.10.2026.

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