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Merck

merckgroup.comHealth and pharma
DAX 40
Level
1
Basic web presence
Agent readiness score
28
AEO score
26
AI mention rate
0%

Merck attains agent readiness score level 1 with 28 points, above the industry median of 24. AI engines name the brand in 0% of answers (AEO score 26, 7th of 12). Link header, markdown negotiation, llms.txt, content signals, and an API catalogue are not yet in place.

The next three steps
  1. 1Content Signals

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    A step toward level 2

  2. 2Markdown negotiation

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

  3. 3llms.txt

    Publish an llms.txt with a short summary and the key links.

Compared with Health and pharma
  • Agent readiness28
    Industry median 24 · rank 3 of 11
  • AEO score26
    Industry median 27 · rank 7 of 12
  • Mentions in AI answers0
    Industry median 3 · rank 10 of 12
  • Visibility30
    Industry median 30 · rank 6 of 12
  • Citations0
    Industry median 1 · rank 9 of 12
  • Sentiment50
    Industry median 62 · rank 7 of 12
Agent readiness level
  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5
To reach level 2:
  • Content Signals
Areas
  • Discoverability80
  • Content accessibility0
  • Bot access control32
  • APIs, auth and MCP0
Every check
Discoverability
  • robots.txtPassed

    A valid robots.txt with crawl rules at the site root.

    Top sites: 98%
  • SitemapPassed

    An XML sitemap listing the pages, ideally referenced from robots.txt.

    Top sites: 88%
  • Link headersNot met

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    Top sites: 0%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryPassed

    SVCB or HTTPS records under _agents that advertise agent endpoints.

    Top sites: 5%
Content accessibility
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    Top sites: 2%
  • llms.txtNot met

    Publish an llms.txt with a short summary and the key links.

    Top sites: 15%
Bot access control
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

    Add explicit robots.txt groups for the main AI crawlers.

    Top sites: 99%
  • Content SignalsNot met

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    Top sites: 2%
  • Web Bot AuthNot present

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    Top sites: 0%
APIs, auth and MCP
  • API CatalogNot met

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    Top sites: 0%
  • OAuth discoveryNot met

    Publish OpenID Connect or OAuth server metadata under /.well-known.

    Top sites: 1%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceNot met

    Serve protected resource metadata at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

    Top sites: 1%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    Top sites: 0%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    Top sites: 0%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    Top sites: 0%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    Top sites: 0%
  • WebMCPCould not check

    Register key actions such as search or cart as WebMCP tools.

    Top sites: 1%
  • ARD manifestNot met

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    Top sites: 0%
AI crawler rules (robots.txt)
Training
  • GPTBotallowed
  • ClaudeBotallowed
  • Anthropic-AIallowed
  • Google-Extendedallowed
  • GoogleOtherallowed
  • Applebot-Extendedallowed
  • Meta-ExternalAgentallowed
  • FacebookBotallowed
  • Bytespiderallowed
  • CCBotallowed
  • AI2Botallowed
  • Cohere-AIallowed
  • Claude-Weballowed
  • Omgilibotallowed
  • Diffbotallowed
Search
  • OAI-SearchBotallowed
  • Claude-SearchBotallowed
  • PerplexityBotallowed
  • Applebotallowed
  • Amazonbotallowed
  • YouBotallowed
  • Timpibotallowed
Assistant
  • ChatGPT-Userallowed
  • Claude-Userallowed
  • Perplexity-Userallowed
  • DuckAssistBotallowed
  • MistralAI-Userallowed
Agentic commerce
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present
  • UCPNot present
  • ACPNot present
  • AP2Not present

Protocols that let AI agents shop and pay by themselves. They don't count toward the level.

Agent readiness score 28 · coverage 97% · checked on 21/09/2026 · www.merckgroup.com

Mentions per AI engine
  • AIOpenAI0/15 · 0%
  • CClaude0/15 · 0%
  • PPerplexity0/15 · 0%
  • GGemini0/15 · 0%
Spotlight: Gemini
0%0 of 15 answers name Merck
„Wie setzen sich die Preise für High-End-Analytiksysteme im Bereich Life Science zusammen?“
Die Preise für High-End-Analytiksysteme im Bereich Life Science (wie z. B. High-End-Massenspektrometer, Next-Generation-Sequencing-Plattformen oder konfokale Mikroskope) setzen sich aus einem komplexen Gefüge aus Technologie, Entwicklung und Service zusammen. Hier ist die detaillierte Aufschlüsselung der Kostenfaktoren: 1. Forschung, Entwicklung und Patente (R&D) Hohe Vorinvestitionen: Die Entwicklung neuer …

AI answer as returned, unverified and shortened.

Gemini names instead
  • High-End-Massenspektrometer
  • Next-Generation-Sequencing-Plattformen
  • GxP
  • FDA
  • Enterprise-LIMS
  • Elektronische Laborbücher (ELNs)
  • eLabFTW
  • Labguru
Sources: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, vfa.de, fortunebusinessinsights.com, materials.zone, intuitionlabs.ai, senaite.com
Most cited sources
  1. 1.vfa.de10
  2. 2.pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov8
  3. 3.de.wikipedia.org7
  4. 4.zeiss.de6
  5. 5.bionity.com5
  6. 6.sigmaaldrich.com4
  7. 7.labuniq.com4
  8. 8.news-medical.net4

Own domain's share of all citations: 0%

Every question and answer
Question (original German)AIOpenAICClaudePPerplexityGGemini
Wie setzen sich die Preise für High-End-Analytiksysteme im Bereich Life Science zusammen?
Welche Alternativen gibt es zu klassischen Laborinformationsmanagementsystemen für akademische Forschung?
Was kosten digitale Monitoring-Lösungen für moderne Fertigungsanlagen in Deutschland?
Wie geht man mit unerwarteten Störungen bei Laborautomatisierungssystemen um?
Sind multifunktionale Medien für Zellkultur im medizinischen Umfeld ihr Geld wert?
Was sind innovative Technologien für den Elektronikbereich in der Halbleiterfertigung?
Lohnt sich die Investition in fortschrittliche Forschungsausrüstung für kleine Unternehmen im Bereich Life Sciences?
Wie unterscheiden sich Forschungslabordienstleistungen von Diagnostiklösungen im Gesundheitswesen?
Für welche Anwendungen eignen sich Lösungen zur personalisierten Medizin besonders gut?
Wie können Gesundheitsdatenplattformen im klinischen Alltag eingesetzt werden?
Welche Maßnahmen helfen bei Problemen mit Reagenzienstabilität im Labor?
Welche sind die besten Lösungen für analytische Forschung im Life-Science-Bereich?
Labortechnologien vs. digitale Forschungstools – welche Vorteile bieten sie jeweils für Wissenschaftler?
Welche Schlüsseltechnologien treiben aktuell die Entwicklung im Bereich Gesundheit, Wissenschaft und Elektronik voran?
Was sind gängige Optionen neben Standard-Diagnostiktests im Bereich der Präzisionsmedizin?
  • Brand named, positive
  • Brand named, neutral
  • Brand named, critical
  • Only competitors named
  • Brand not named
  • No answer
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Agent Readiness Stufe 1, KI-Check Deutschland 2026
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Audit completed on 19 September 2026. Methodology

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