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Zumiez

zumiez.com · Consumer goods · ZUMZ

Ranked 735 of 2,047 companies in the study

36Overall score
  • Visibility20
  • Citations2
  • Sentiment68
  • Site quality80
  • AI readiness21
What this means for Zumiez

AI assistants name Zumiez in 16.7% of answers, far more often than the typical company in its sector. Zumiez has an overall score of 36 out of 100, ranking 735th of 2,047 companies. Its website passes 3 out of 14 technical checks that measure how ready it is for AI tools.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about the consumer goods market: none named Zumiez. AI assistants named it in 10 of 60 answers (16.7%). The typical consumer goods company is named in 3.3% of answers. By how often it is named, Zumiez ranks 23 of 118 in its sector.

Named by AI in
16.7%
10 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
25.6%
compared with 5 rivals
AI readiness
3/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 3
Rank in its sector
28 of 118
by overall score, where the typical consumer goods company scores 30
How Zumiez 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
20

How often AI assistants name the company

Citations
2

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

Sentiment
68

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
80

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
21

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 score36
Ranks 28 of 118. Typical company: 30
Named in answers17%
Ranks 23 of 118. Typical company: 3%
AI readiness21
Ranks 53 of 118. Typical company: 21
What Gemini actually said

An answer that names the company

“What are the best streetwear shops for teens and young adults in the US?”

For teens and young adults in the U.S., a wide variety of streetwear shops and brands cater to different styles and budgets. Here's a breakdown of some of the best options:

Popular & Accessible Streetwear Brands & Stores:

Pacsun: This store is frequently mentioned for its graphic tees, hoodies, and joggers, making it a go-to for many teens.

Hollister: Having recently surged in popularity again, Hollister is known for its stylish and trendy clothes, including low-rise jeans, hoodies, sweatpants, and mini skirts.

Nike & Adidas: These brands are consistently …

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

Also named
Vans10PacSun4CCS3Tillys1
Share of mentions

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

Vans
35.3%
Zumiez
29.4%
PacSun
17.6%
CCS
8.8%
Tillys
5.9%
Active Ride Shop
2.9%
Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

OpenAI
4/15
Gemini
3/15
Perplexity
2/15
Claude
1/15
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
Can an AI agent buy here?

Not by itself. Zumiez publishes none of the purchase protocols we look for. An agent would have to click through the checkout like a person.

  • UCPNot present
  • ACPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present

The shop runs on Magento.

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 · www.zumiez.com · 2,047 companies scanned

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

The checks behind the AI readiness score

3 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%
  • Not metHTTP 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

reddit.com
18
highsnobiety.com
16
tactics.com
15
skatewarehouse.com
14
skateboarding.com
13
complex.com
13
youtube.com
12
zumiez.com (its own website)
11
hypebeast.com
10
skateboardershq.com
10

In the study as Consumer brands.

Every question, and where the company came up (5 of 15)
QuestionOpenAIClaudePerplexityGemini
  • Streetwear vs. athletic wear: Which is more versatile for everyday use?
  • What are the best streetwear shops for teens and young adults in the US?
  • Are exclusive skateboard collabs actually higher quality than regular releases?
  • How can I find deals on back-to-school streetwear and skate gear?
  • What are some alternatives to traditional brick-and-mortar streetwear shops for finding unique brands?
  • What should I do if my skate shoes wear out within a few weeks of use?
  • What other ways can I get discounts on skate shoes besides shopping in-store sales?
  • How does shopping at action sports retailers compare to general apparel stores for skate gear selection?
  • What type of skateboard setup works best for beginners learning tricks?
  • How can I tell if a snowboard jacket is actually waterproof and warm enough?
  • Where else can I shop for affordable action sports gear online?
  • Best clothing options for staying comfortable at a local skatepark all day?
  • What is the typical price range for a complete skateboard at a specialty shop?
  • Where can I find the latest skate shoes and apparel drops for summer?
  • Is it worth investing in premium skateboards from specialty retailers?
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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