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How it works

From URL to certified in six steps.

Most founders see their first score in under two minutes. Here's what happens at each step, what's automated, and what's up to you.

Score my siteSee an example report
  1. 01~90 seconds

    Scan

    Enter your URL. A headless browser loads the page the way a first-time visitor would, and Google's Lighthouse runs alongside it.

    You
    Paste one URL. No account needed.
    Automated
    Page load, DOM facts, Lighthouse audits, robots.txt and 404 probe.
  2. 02instant

    Score

    31 rule-based checks across 8 dimensions produce one score out of 100 and a launch verdict.

    You
    Read the verdict and the dimension bars.
    Automated
    Every check, every weight, the verdict bands and the blocker cap.
  3. 03instant

    Prioritise

    Findings are ordered by severity, then impact, then effort: launch blockers first, then high-impact fixes, then quick wins under an hour.

    You
    Decide what to do today.
    Automated
    Severity (P0–P3), impact and effort per finding; the fix-first list.
  4. 04you set the pace

    Fix

    Each finding says why it matters, how to fix it, and the technical detail underneath — written for the person who decides, with the detail for the person who implements.

    You
    Make the changes on your site (or hand the Markdown export to whoever will).
    Automated
    Nothing. We never touch your site.
  5. 05~90 seconds

    Rescan

    Run it again on the same standard and see exactly what moved. Score history is kept per site so improvement is provable, not a feeling.

    You
    Click rescan. Mark things as fixed if you like.
    Automated
    Before/after comparison, what changed between scans.
  6. 06when you clear the bar

    Certify

    Score 90 or more with zero blockers and you can opt in to a public certificate page and an embeddable badge that links to your breakdown.

    You
    Opt in. Add the badge to your site if you want.
    Automated
    Certificate page, badge SVG, listing on the certified sites page.
Privacy

What the scanner reads — and what it never touches.

  • The one public page you submit, plus its HTML, metadata and linked assets — exactly what a browser downloads.
  • A Lighthouse run from Google's PageSpeed Insights API (performance, accessibility, SEO, best practices).
  • Your robots.txt, and one request to a random path to confirm you return a real 404.
  • Up to 10 MB per page, with a hard time limit. Our crawler identifies itself as LaunchGradedBot.
We never log in, submit forms, create accounts, or read anything behind authentication. We don't crawl your whole site, and we respect robots.txt — how to allow or block LaunchGradedBot.
When things go wrong

Error states we handle honestly.

A scan that can't complete tells you why and what to do next. It is never silently scored as a zero.

Site unreachable
DNS fails, the server times out or refuses the connection. We say so and suggest checking the URL or trying again.
Blocked by robots.txt
If your robots.txt disallows LaunchGradedBot we stop, tell you, and explain how to allow us.
Password-protected or behind a login
We only read public pages. If the URL redirects to a login we report that rather than scoring the login screen.
Page too large or too slow
Pages over 10 MB or that don't finish loading in time are reported as such, not scored badly.
Lighthouse unavailable
If Google's PageSpeed API is down we retry, then report the performance checks as unavailable rather than failing them.

Ready when you are.

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No account for your first scan · Usually under 2 minutes · We only read public pages