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Clorox

thecloroxcompany.com · Consumer goods · CLX

Ranked 26 of 2,047 companies in the study

49Overall score
  • Visibility45
  • Citations18
  • Sentiment79
  • Site quality73
  • AI readiness29
What this means for Clorox

AI assistants name Clorox in 25% of answers, which is much more often than the typical company in the consumer goods sector at 3.3%. Clorox has an overall score of 49 out of 100, ranking 26th of 2,047 companies and 3rd within its sector. Its website passes 4 out of 14 technical checks for readiness with AI tools.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about the consumer goods market: none named Clorox. AI assistants named it in 15 of 60 answers (25.0%). The typical consumer goods company is named in 3.3% of answers. By how often it is named, Clorox ranks 14 of 118 in its sector.

Named by AI in
25.0%
15 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
75.0%
compared with 5 rivals
AI readiness
4/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 3
Rank in its sector
3 of 118
by overall score, where the typical consumer goods company scores 30
How Clorox compares with all 2,047 companies

Every dot is a company in the study. Hover one to see it; click to open its report.

This companySame sectorEvery other companyNever named

What makes up the score

Five parts, each scored out of 100.

Visibility
45

How often AI assistants name the company

Citations
18

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
79

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
73

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
29

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Compared with consumer goods

118 companies in this sector. The line on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score49
Ranks 3 of 118. Typical company: 30
Named in answers25%
Ranks 14 of 118. Typical company: 3%
AI readiness29
Ranks 24 of 118. Typical company: 21
What Claude actually said

An answer that names the company

“What is the typical price range for high-quality household disinfectant sprays in the US?”

I don't need to search for this as I have good knowledge about typical household product pricing. Based on general market conditions, high-quality household disinfectant sprays in the US typically range from about $3 to $8 per bottle, depending on several factors:

Factors affecting price:

Brand reputation: Well-known brands like Lysol, Clorox, or Tilex tend to be in the mid to upper range ($4-$8)

Bottle size: Standard 22-32 oz bottles are common; larger sizes may be more economical per ounce

Type of disinfectant: All-purpose cleaners are usually on the lower end, whi …

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

Share of mentions

How the mentions in these answers were split between this company and its rivals

Clorox
100.0%
Procter & Gamble
0.0%
Colgate-Palmolive
0.0%
SC Johnson
0.0%
Reckitt
0.0%
Henkel North America
0.0%
Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Perplexity
5/15
Claude
4/15
Gemini
4/15
OpenAI
2/15
Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and buy from, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 1: Basic web presence. Two of robots.txt, a sitemap and Link headers are in place.

To reach level 2:
  • Content Signals
Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
77 of 100
  • robots.txtPassed

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

    study: 92.0%
  • SitemapPassed

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

    study: 86.8%
  • Link headersNot met

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

    study: 0.3%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 5.5%
Content accessibility
0 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

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

    study: 1.9%
  • llms.txtNot met

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

    study: 25.1%
Bot access control
32 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

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

    study: 93.4%
  • Content SignalsNot met

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

    study: 1.4%
  • Web Bot AuthNot present

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

    study: 0.2%
APIs, auth and MCP
0 of 100
  • API CatalogNot met

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

    study: 0.3%
  • OAuth discoveryNot met

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

    study: 11.8%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceNot met

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

    study: 10.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.0%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

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

    study: 0.2%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

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

    study: 0.1%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

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

    study: 0.2%
  • WebMCPCould not check

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

    study: 33.7%
  • ARD manifestNot met

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

    study: 0.1%

Score 25 of 100 · 97% of checks could run · checked on October 5, 2026 · thecloroxcompany.com · 2,047 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

The checks behind the AI readiness score

4 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks
Discoverability
  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.0%
  • PassedXML sitemapstudy: 73.2%
  • PassedHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 29.0%
Content Accessibility
  • Not metMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 8.3%
  • Not metllms.txt publishedstudy: 21.7%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 95.2%
Bot Access Control
  • Not metExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 13.0%
API / Auth / MCP
  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 0.2%
  • Not metOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 10.1%
  • Not metOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 9.3%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metWebMCP toolsstudy: 4.2%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.0%
What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets no rules for any AI crawler by name, like 84% of the websites whose rules we could read. Every AI crawler follows its general rules.

Training AI
  • GPTBotpartly
  • ClaudeBotpartly
  • Anthropic-AIpartly
  • Google-Extendedpartly
  • Applebot-Extendedpartly
  • Meta-ExternalAgentpartly
  • FacebookBotpartly
  • Bytespiderpartly
  • CCBotpartly
  • Diffbotpartly
  • Omgilibotpartly
AI search
  • OAI-SearchBotpartly
  • Claude-SearchBotpartly
  • PerplexityBotpartly
  • Applebotpartly
  • Amazonbotpartly
  • YouBotpartly
Answering questions
  • ChatGPT-Userpartly
  • Claude-Userpartly
  • Perplexity-Userpartly
  • DuckAssistBotpartly
  • MistralAI-Userpartly

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

target.com
15
amazon.com
13
nytimes.com
12
nbcnews.com
11
consumerreports.org
11
reddit.com
10
epa.gov
10
justdial.com
10
cdc.gov
9
branchbasics.com
7

In the study as S&P 500.

Every question, and where the company came up (7 of 15)
QuestionOpenAIClaudePerplexityGemini
  • What is the typical price range for high-quality household disinfectant sprays in the US?
  • Alternatives to bleach-based cleaners for people with chemical sensitivities?
  • Is it better to buy cleaning products in bulk or as single units for regular household use?
  • How to remove lingering odor from reusable cleaning cloths?
  • Most trusted disinfecting wipes for everyday cleaning at home?
  • Which eco-friendly cleaning sprays are effective for kitchens and bathrooms?
  • Personal care wipes vs traditional soap and water for quick hygiene on the go?
  • What to do if disinfecting wipes dry out before you can use them all?
  • Are premium all-purpose cleaners worth the extra cost for tough stains?
  • What are the best household cleaning products for families with kids and pets?
  • Do natural cleaning products really work as well as conventional ones?
  • Powdered vs liquid laundry detergents: pros and cons for sensitive skin?
  • What types of cleaning products are best for deep cleaning bathrooms before guests visit?
  • Which disinfectants are safe to use on children’s toys and play areas?
  • Multi-surface cleaner vs disinfectant spray: which is better for daily use?
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. The AI assistants often disagree. Across the study, on 40% of the questions where a company is named, only one of the four names it.

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