Vercel | Is Agentic Highlights Checks for Different Sites
Vercel updated Is Agentic reports on September 16, 2026, adding views tailored to different kinds of websites. The feature changes which checks receive emphasis, helping a team interpret an audit through its site's purpose without changing the underlying score.
The same report can answer different website questions
Reports offer Docs & content, Business, App, and Commerce views. Switching an existing report does not require a rescan and does not change the score; it changes the highlighted checks.
A documentation site and an online store serve different visitor tasks. An audit is easier to use when its presentation helps the team identify the checks relevant to those tasks. Keep the full report available so a useful category does not become a reason to ignore another important issue.
Choose a default that matches the site's purpose
A meta tag named is-agentic-site-type can set the initial view, using content, business, app, or store. Without a declaration, the tool infers a type and identifies its choice.
For a mixed website, decide which part the report is intended to assess. A public marketing page may need a different interpretation from the application behind a login. Record that scope when sharing the result so another reviewer understands what the audit was meant to illuminate.
A score should lead to specific review work
Do not add a tag expecting it to improve a rating. Use the view to choose a concrete issue to inspect, then identify the page, endpoint, or document involved and the person responsible for it.
For content sites, that might mean making a resource easier to discover and interpret. For an application, it may mean clarifying how an external client interacts with a service. The useful work comes from examining the relevant behavior, rather than treating the total as a substitute for that investigation.
Keep a record of decisions after the audit
When a highlighted check prompts a revision, explain what changed and why it suits the site. Some checks may be outside the project's current purpose; record that judgment rather than silently treating every suggestion as mandatory.
Review the visitor experience alongside agent-oriented access. A website still needs clear navigation, understandable content, and reliable interactions for people. The audit should support the wider product review without becoming the only definition of a successful interface.
REMEMBER: The site-type tag chooses the default report view. It adds no points and does not change the audit score.{alertSuccess}
Daisuki's Take: What This Means for Web Designers
We see tailored views as an interpretation aid. They can make a large report easier to turn into a focused discussion about a site's actual function.
We would share the chosen scope with the report and prioritize specific findings. That makes it easier to distinguish a relevant action from a check that belongs to another type of website.
The practical outcome should be a clearer maintenance decision. Use the score as context, then evaluate the concrete behavior and the needs of the visitors the site is meant to serve.
Sources and Recommended Links
- Is Agentic now tailors its audit by site type | Vercel Changelog Official Site
