As of 14 August 2026, Goodreads (goodreads.com) scores 40 out of 100 for AI visibility on the Faro AI visibility scan, a grade of D. Faro detected 1 of 8 agent-facing capabilities on the site, and lists it in the Faro Agent Registry.
What this means
Faro's scan of goodreads.com on 14 August 2026 found a public API. Its public API lets other software connect to Goodreads directly.
Faro couldn't confirm that both ChatGPT's and Claude's crawlers may read goodreads.com. Where they can't, what they say about Goodreads comes from other sites. No structured business data turned up, so an assistant has to work out Goodreads's basic facts from ordinary page text.
AI assistants answer questions about a business from what its site publishes. This page is Faro’s record of what they can find on goodreads.com.
Agent capabilities
1 of 8 detected
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
Open to AI assistants ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity are allowed to read this site rather than blocked from it. | Not detected |
Structured business data Key facts about the business are published in a form software reads exactly, so they are less likely to be garbled. | Not detected |
Published pricing Prices are stated openly on the site instead of hidden behind a contact form. | Not detected |
Publishes an llms.txt The site tells AI assistants where its important pages are, in a file written for them. | Not detected |
Public API Other software can connect to this business directly, not just through its website. | ✓ Detected |
MCP server AI agents can use this business's tools directly, rather than only reading about them. | Not detected |
Agent-to-agent card Other AI agents can discover what this business does and how to work with it. | Not detected |
Open Knowledge bundle A packaged summary of the business that an agent can read in a single request. | Not detected |
What Goodreads does well
robots.txt exists and accessible
robots.txt is live. AI crawlers know the access rules.
ClaudeBot (Anthropic) allowed
ClaudeBot is allowed. Claude can use your content when users ask about your space.
PerplexityBot allowed
PerplexityBot is allowed. You can appear in Perplexity search answers.
Google-Extended (Gemini) allowed
Google-Extended is allowed. Gemini and AI Overviews can include your content.
XML sitemap
Sitemap found. Agents can efficiently discover all your pages.
Actual prices visible to AI
Price numbers detected. Agents can compare your plans.
All buttons have an accessible name
Every <button> in the raw HTML has either visible text or an aria-label/title. An agent can name every button it finds.
Sitemap declared in robots.txt
Sitemap URL in robots.txt. Agents find it immediately.
Score by category
How the 40/100 is made up, across the areas Faro measures.
Agent Permissions
24/36
Content Discoverability
13/18
Structured Data
1/32
Pricing Transparency
6/18
Agent Infrastructure
10/34
Agent Operability
7/25
Trust & Identity
14/26
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This entry is part of the Faro Agent Registry, also available as machine-readable JSON.